National High School Coahces Association Holiday Festival Day One

Thurgood Marshall Academy is competing in the National High School Coaches Association in Salisbury, MD. Tonight TMA faced off against Washington HS from Maryland and started out shorthanded leadinf 20-12 at the end of the first quarter. TMA lost the lead as the Panthers scored only 11 points in the second quarter as the traveled fatigues the panthers and took energy from their legs. Antoine Hackman picked up three fouls in the first half which saddled the panthers and took away a another impact player. Washington went up five points in the second quarter as the panther scrambled tried to apply pressure on defense. A basket by Khalid Vaughn brought the deficit to three points and allowed the panthers to set their defense as their 3-2 zone was not effective versus Washington's three point shooters. TMA went man to man and caught a steal by Trevor Dillard with seven seconds and pushed the ball to Shane Woney who scored a lay up to bring the deficit to one point closing the half. As the second half started TMA needed a spark and it was provided seniors Trevor Dillard and Jason Givens the full court pressure of the Panthers forced turnovers and took the lead in the game. The lead ballooned to ten as Givens converted two fast break dunks that wowed the crowd. The eventually put Washington HS away with a score 78-54. Givens led all scorers with 26 points 10 rebounds and 4 blocks and Trevor add 14 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. TMA's record has now climbed to 6-2 overall for the season.