BASKETBALL: Crusaders bounce back after defeat.Crusaders (39) 74 Plymouth (40) 81 THE winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" for the Coventry & Warwickshire Crusaders came to an end at the hands of the Plymouth Raiders The Plymouth Raiders, officially called Kularoos Plymouth Raiders by sponsorship, is South-west England's leading basketball team. Based in the city of Plymouth, they play their home games at the Plymouth Pavilions arena and compete in the professional British Basketball . Double winners, last season, Plymouth once again overpowered o·ver·pow·er tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers 1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue. 2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm. 3. the Crusaders and took the victory. Crusaders started out well, hanging in at the end of the first quarter at 19-22 and only one point down at half time 40-39. But in third quarter the Raiders turned up the heat and left Crusaders behind - scoring a mere nine points in 10 minutes of play. Six minutes into the fourth quarter the Crusaders found themselves down by 18 points and not a lot to look forward to. They switched their defence, and put on a full-court press full-court press n. 1. Basketball An aggressive defensive strategy in which one or two players harass the ball handler in the backcourt while the rest of the team maintains a close man-to-man or zone defense. 2. which started to change the tone of the game, as the Raiders' scoring spree was put to an end. Crusaders began to claw claw (klaw) a nail of an animal, particularly a carnivore, that is long and curved and has a sharp end. cat's claw a woody South American vine, Uncaria tomentosa their way back into the game, but at the end of the fourth were still seven points down, to chalk up chalk n. 1. A soft compact calcite, CaCO3, with varying amounts of silica, quartz, feldspar, or other mineral impurities, generally gray-white or yellow-white and derived chiefly from fossil seashells. 2. a. their first loss of the season. Derrick Pope Derrick Trayon Pope (born May 4, 1982 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (222nd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. and Matt Collins led the Crusaders in their offensive assault, and Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Raiders: Loveridge 11, Riley 14, Samuels 22, Cetnar 26 Crusaders: Scott 2, Barrett 5, Borde 6, Blake 7, Weaver 8, Harper 12,Collins 12, Pope 19 Crusaders (51) 100 Cardiff Clippers (32) 77 Crusaders decided to opt for a full court press against Clippers from the outset of the game and to keep it on for the entire 40 minutes of play. Under the system the Clippers had a Crusader player playing defence on them from the moment they got the ball and that no matter where they were on court, there was a Crusader player right there with them playing defence. This tactic is a lot of hard work but it is effective because the defence is right there to create many turnovers often resulting in a quick scoring opportunity. The plan worked beautifully with the Clippers. Although the score was a close 22-23 for the Crusaders at the end of the first quarter, by half time the gap had broadened to 32-51. With fine passing from the Crusaders guard duo, Matt Collins and Chris Harper, Derrick Pope was set up time and time again with opportunities to play his power game inside and score. He proved once again to be unstoppable as Pope top scored for the Crusaders with 31 points. Collins played a key role by his quick defensive work on opponents, recognising that his contribution on the night was not so much to score, which he is more than capable of doing, but of playing defence and passing the ball well. Manny Sharland, who came in off the bench for the Crusaders, played outstanding defence. His hard work defensively also gave him the chance to put 18 points on the board for the Crusaders in what was one of his highest scoring games for the Crusaders. After four road games on the trot trot one of the natural gaits of the horse; a two-beat gait on alternating diagonals. collected trot the head is held well in and the horse is not permitted to fully extend its limbs. Crusaders will be more than ready to play in front of their own home crowd for the next two weekends. The National Trophy competition continues on Saturday as Crusaders face the Oxford Devils in the Coventry Sports Centre sports centre (Brit) sport n → centre sportif sports centre sport n → Sportzentrum nt at 7.30 pm. Clippers: Jones 2, Horrocks 4, Brimmell 6, Lord 7, Rees 9, Cassaglia 12, Gregory 12, Stone 20 Crusaders: Borde 2, Scott 2, Blake 3, Weaver 6, Harper 7, Collins 7, Rhooms 9, Barrett 16, Sharland 18, Pope 31 |
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