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Thurgood Marshall wins D-II regional title with 74-59 win against Roger Bacon
KETTERING — Jordan Watson scored 32 points as the Thurgood Marshall boys basketball team used a 15-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take control and win a Division II regional final 74-59 against Roger Bacon on Saturday at Trent Arena.
Marshall (21-5) will play either Rocky River or Toledo Rogers in a state semifinal at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. The Cougars are returning to the state semifinals for the second time in three seasons, as they lost the 2009 state championship game. The school won the 1990 state title (as Colonel White).
Edmond Early Jr. added 15 points for Marshall, and Joe Thomasson (12 points) and Mark Alstork (10) also scored in double figures.
After Roger Bacon took a 41-40 lead with 3:24 left in the third quarter, Marshall went on a 15-0 run to go up 55-41 with 7:11 left in the game. Roger Bacon then got its first points in 4:33 with a Jabrial Coaston layup with 6:51 left.
But Marshall stayed in control throughout the fourth quarter. Roger Bacon got its closest within nine points (the last at 59-50 with 3:27 left), but the Cougars used pressure and quick transition to score or make foul shots for the remainder.
Roger Bacon finishes the season 20-6.
Third quarter: Marshall leads 51-41. Marshall pushed ahead by a game-high six points (37-31) with 6:48 left before Roger Bacon scored six straight points on free throws (with the help of a Marshall technical foul). Roger Bacon took the lead briefly at 41-40 with 3:24 left, but Marshall then used a 11-0 run to end the quarter. Sophomore guard Edmond Early led Marshall with seven points in the quarter (he has nine in the game). Jordan Watson has 20 points to lead Marshall in the game.
Halftime: Marshall leads 34-31. During the fast-paced second quarter, the lead changed three times and the score was tied three more times. Jordan Watson, the Marshall senior guard, has made five 3-pointers on his way to collecting a game-high 18 points. Those were part of seven Marshall 3-pointers in the half. Roger Bacon has gotten to the basket more with a mix of drives and deep passes to 6-8 Jared Bryant, who has eight points. Gavin Schumann, a 6-1 senior guard, leads the Spartans will 12 points off the bench. Both teams have led by as many as five points.
First quarter: Roger Bacon leads 16-11. Marshall scored the game’s first five points before Roger Bacon scored on six straight possessions. This is Roger Bacon’s biggest lead of the game, and they’ve gotten a team-high eight points off the bench from senior guard Gavin Schumann. Jordan Watson has seven points for Marshall.
PREGAME: Two unranked teams, Thurgood Marshall and Roger Bacon, will play for the Division II regional title at Trent Arena at 3 p.m.
Marshall (20-5) upset Dayton City League rival and top-ranked Dunbar 54-48 on Thursday night to reach the regional final for the second time in three seasons. Marshall won the 2009 regional title on the way to a state runner-up finish.
The Cougars won the 1990 state title (as Colonel White) and have lost to Dunbar twice, two out of state teams and Cincinnati Aiken this season.
Roger Bacon (20-5) is trying to make its first state appearance since winning the 2002 championship. The Spartans have also advanced in 1982 (another state title) following semifinal appearances in 1938 and ‘39.
Roger Bacon has improved from 5-16 in 2005-06 to go 59-15 in the past three seasons.
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By null
March 19, 2011 5:23 PM | Link to this
Whats the matter samson? Did your sorry suburban team go out in the first round? LOSER!!
By Matt
March 19, 2011 6:19 PM | Link to this
I don’t remember Colonel White HS for the Arts having a bad rep… It (along with Stivers) were the district’s pride and joy.
By PoliSci
March 19, 2011 10:58 PM | Link to this
WOW!!! The TMHS cougars demonstrated how traditions are formed and legends are made. Congratulations to the TMHS administration, the entire coaching staff and players. Bring a state championship ring back to the City!!!
By I love basketball
March 20, 2011 7:54 AM | Link to this
Congrats boys.
By jim
March 20, 2011 11:03 AM | Link to this
AS A LONG TIME CITY LEAGUE ADMIRER AND SUPPORTER I SAY HOORAY AS THE CITY AGAIN PROVES THAT THEY ARE THE BEST YET,SOMEHOW THEY FAIL TO GET THEIR DUE FROM THE PRESS AND OTHERS WHY?
By samson
March 20, 2011 3:23 PM | Link to this
whats the matter null, finally have something to cheer about other than going to the mailbox EVERY month to collect the wellfare check??? i would rather be a loser than, well, Null!!!
By jojo
March 20, 2011 3:28 PM | Link to this
hey null, instead of suburban, just say white you racist POS!!! Idiots like you give the city a bad name!!
By Scout
March 20, 2011 8:42 PM | Link to this
The Alstork kid is develpoing into a top prospect in ohio. Watson and Alstork is carrying this team in the tournament and have a great oppurtunity to win state.
By Scout
March 20, 2011 8:43 PM | Link to this
The Alstork kid is develpoing into a top prospect in ohio. Watson and Alstork is carrying this team in the tournament and have a great oppurtunity to win state.
By A win is a win
March 21, 2011 6:50 AM | Link to this
Your a loser samson. You and your female dog JoJo. You two idiots need to get job and stop posting stupid comments Quit smoking meth boy and get a job.
By dunbar fan
March 21, 2011 8:56 AM | Link to this
hope you print the story of thurgood point gaurd gettin caught stealing from wally world like you print the story about dunbar kids
By Cougar Fan
March 21, 2011 10:20 AM | Link to this
Hey Dunbar fan no need for all that. If we (city league) would learn to work together and not against each other what a wonderful world this would be. I don’t think your bad mishaps or ours should have ever been reported, but that’s how the media is… Don’t help them dear help us!
By Tony
March 21, 2011 3:07 PM | Link to this
It’s not right! As soon as a student at Dunbar get’s locked up, DDN prints a big story about it an makes it seem like DHS is all out of control! But when a student at TMHS get’s Locked up there know report, know big story about it! NOTHING!!!! ITS JUST NOT RIGHT
By saundra
March 21, 2011 8:15 PM | Link to this
There is a big difference between petty theft and drug charges. Can we say misdearmenor vs felony! TMHS all the way! Let’s go Cougars!
By samson
March 23, 2011 12:15 PM | Link to this
You did not even get to play for a state title before YOUR STAR player gets BUSTED!!!! @A win is a win!!! Not stupid comments, just the truth!!! go get your welfare check out of the mailbox, if you have a place to live outside of the shelter!!! LMAO!!!