CLEVELAND, Ohio — It's been a long time coming for the John Hay boys basketball team. The Hornets regrouped from a slow start to pull away from Glenville, 68-57, to win the Senate championship Friday night at John Adams. It was the first time since 1993 and the fourth title overall for John Hay in the 74 years of...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — It's been a long time coming for the John Hay boys basketball team.
The Hornets regrouped from a slow start to pull away from Glenville, 68-57, to win the Senate championship Friday night at John Adams. It was the first time since 1993 and the fourth title overall for John Hay in the 74 years of city championships.
"This is the first Senate championship in any sport since the school reopened (in 2006)," John Hay coach Christopher Sanders said. "Hopefully this is the start of something."
The game did not start well for the Hornets, as Glenville jumped out to an 8-0 lead. John Hay did not score until Devin Carter hit a 3-point shot with 3:32 left in the first quarter.
"We came out with a little jitters," Carter said. "We just had to get into the flow of the game, then we started producing."
John Hay took control of the game in the second quarter thanks to senior Chaz Rollins, who scored 15 of his 25 points.
"In big-time games, big-time players show up," Sanders said. "Chaz is a top Division I player. He has the passion and desire to push himself to rise to the occasion. He felt like he had to put the team on his back and he carried us."
Carter, who led all scorers with 30 points, also started heating up late in the second quarter. He scored six of John Hay's last eight points as the Hornets took a 33-26 lead at the half.
Carter hit a foul line jump shot for a 42-31 lead late in the third quarter, but Glenville battled back. Two 3-point goals by Robbie Hyrst (11 points) and a second-shot basket by Akye Henderson gave Glenville a 45-44 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Then it was Carter's turn to take over for John Hay. Carter scored 10 of the Hornets' next 12 points, mostly on fast breaks and drives, to regain a comfortable advantage.
"I knew eventually he was going to get it going," Sanders said. "We just kept the ball in his hands and told him to keep pushing and eventually the shots would start falling for him."
John Hay improved to 12-7 and Glenville, making its seventh straight appearance in the championship, slipped to 8-6. Sean Martin led Glenville with 13 points.
"I knew it was going to be a hard-fought game," Glenville coach Michael Holt said. "I'm proud of my guys. These are the type of games that polish us up and get us ready for the second season, when records and city championships don't count."
Bob Migra is a freelance writer in Westlake.
Source: http://highschoolsports.cleveland.com/news/article/5388686054784561505
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