English hosts Madison Park

To Jamaica Plain I went, to see the Bulldogs host the Cardinals. MP hasn't been doing too well this season. Not only were they currently last in the North but some of the Central division teams who aren't the powerhouse they are, were beating them. Would the same fate happen with another under the radar team?

In the first quarter, an English timeout was called (6:48) after MP's Terrell Matthews put up a quick 5 pts. That was followed by MP's David Stewart, who had 7 first quarter points, had a steal which led to 2 pts after making his free throw from the previous foul. Matthews who finished with 11 points that quarter and Jordan Gomes however racked up a couple early fouls apiece. ENG's junior guard Shaun Miller hit 2 3s that kept his team ahead.

English 23  Madison Park 20

In the second, MP hit the bonus (7:13). Trouble seemed imminent. This quarter showed a lot of turnovers where the ball was passed to someone who wouldn't move to it. Stewart and his post teammate Marcos Silveira headed to the bench when both racked up 2 fouls as well, but not before Stewart added 10 second quarter points. They wouldn't be the only ones headed there as ENG fell into the bonus (4:35) when freshman F Adam Torres received his 3rd foul. His teammates, senior F Frantz Francois and sophomore G Stanley Davis already had 2 fouls apiece. When the half had expired, ENG G Ernie Chatman had 10 points that quarter including 6/7 FTs. Miller added another 2 3s in his 7 point quarter.

English 44 Madison Park 41

After a lack of action in the first half of the 3rd, MP's Stewart and ENG's Davis got their 4th fouls. MP called a timeout (3:09) after the gap opened to 6. ENG was up 57-51. But here come the Cards when junior G Shaq Robinson hit a 3 to pull within 1.(2:02)  ENG's Francois then picked up his 4th. Matthews scored to stay within 1. He followed that with a steal and assist to Robinson who scored and gave them their first lead.(26.2) The MP Machine had come alive on the road.

Madison Park 62  English 61

In the 4th, ENG's senior C Braxton Gulley-Mabry hit a FT to tie it at 62.(7:29) Chatman then got 2 steals in a row, the first of which he made the go ahead bucket. The second one with the assist to Davis put them up 4. Next, MP's Matthews got his 4th foul. ENG's Davis's rebound off the missed FTs allowed him to make the next basket putting them up 6. MP took a timeout.(6:32) Following that, MP's Gomes picked up his 4th foul. But after, ENG's G Jerome Penn picked up his 4th foul, MP came within 3.(2:22) ENG hit the double bonus.(1:06) MP was within 4.(53.7) It was then they hit the double bonus. MP took a timeout still down 4.(20.0) Stewart fouled out.(3.2) ENG held their composure up 3 as Penn made a FT. The game was over and MP had lost to another big Central division foe.

English 81  Madison Park 77

English Bulldogs - 81

Ernie Chatman 22 (9/13 FTs), Shaun Miller 18 (4/6 FTs), Braxton Gulley-Mabry 14 (4/6 FTs), Stanley Davis 10 (1/4FTs), G. Williams 6, J. Penn 5, F. Francois 4, A. Torres 2

Madison Park - 77

Terrell Matthews 23 (2/3 FTs), David Stewart 21 (7/9 FTs), Jordan Gomes 12 (0/1 FTs), Shaq Robinson 10 (1/4 FTs), J. Bowden 5, D. Fernandez 2, K. Williams 2, M. Silveira 2