BOYS' BASKETBALL: MADDOX EXPLODES IN FOURTH FOR O.P. RIBET CAN'T HANDLE 6-FOOT-6 FORWARD O.P. 63, RIBET 47.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News OAK PARK -- The message coming from the Ribet Academy of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. bench after halftime was clear. "Get a body on that (Kareem Maddox) kid," Ribet coach William Middlebrooks implored. "He's killing us." It wasn't a bad strategy, considering the Oak Park boys' basketball standout had torched the Fighting Frogs in the first half. It wasn't an unrealistic strategy, considering Ribet's box-and-one defense The Box-and-one defense is a particular type of defense used in basketball. The box-and-one is a hybrid between a man-to-man defense (in which each defensive player is responsible for marking a player on the other team) and a zone defense (in which each defensive player is on the 6-foot-6 forward was immediately effective. The game plan ultimately fell apart, however, as Maddox finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds, and the Eagles exploded in the fourth quarter for a 63-47 Southern Section Div. III-AA quarterfinal victory Friday night. The Eagles (23-6) turned a one-point fourth-quarter deficit into a runaway win after a 20-2 rally spanning the first five minutes of the final period. Maddox had nine points in the pivotal quarter, and Nick Saliano contributed seven of his 11 points in the fourth. The Fighting Frogs (16-12) limited Maddox to two points in the third quarter after he scored 17 in the first half, but the box-and-one defense collapsed when role players Saliano and Blake Davenport Davenport, city (1990 pop. 95,333), seat of Scott co., E central Iowa, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1836. Bridges connect it with the Illinois cities of Rock Island and Moline; the three communities and neighboring Bettendorf, Iowa, are known as the Quad Cities. (seven points) hit key baskets down the stretch. Andy Winningham deflated de·flate v. de·flat·ed, de·flat·ing, de·flates v.tr. 1. a. To release contained air or gas from. b. To collapse by releasing contained air or gas. 2. Ribet Academy with 6:20 remaining, when his 3-pointer from the top of the key put Oak Park ahead 47-40. "Teams can try and key on me all they want, but I have all the faith in the world in my teammates," said Maddox, who has committed to Princeton. "We're too talented as a team to fall apart down the stretch. We all trust one another." Mardig Kiladjian had a game-high 17 points for Ribet Academy, the Div. V-A V-A abbr. ventriculoatrial runner-up last year, while his 3-pointer with two seconds left in the third quarter gave the Fighting Frogs their first lead of the game at 38-37. Kiladjian scored 10 points in the third quarter as Ribet Academy outscored the Eagles 20-9 in the period. No. 4-seed Oak Park advances to face top-seed Campbell Hall Campbell Hall can refer to:
Campbell Hall boasts Justin and Jrue Holiday, brothers who are considered major NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I prospects. "We're definitely aware of Campbell Hall," Maddox said. "We expect them to be good, really good. "But I'll take my team any day." kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818)713-3607 |
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