THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, April 6, 1995 TAG: 9504060506
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BILL LEFFLER, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Medium: 76 lines
Alabama's Jason Caffey came to the 43rd annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament to prove he ``can do the dirty work.''
The 6-foot-8 All-Southeastern Conference forward really wasn't even interested that he had contributed 16 points in helping K-Plus to a 96-93 victory over the Naval Shipyard in the opening game Wednesday night at Churchland.
``How many rebounds did I get?'' Caffey asked. He pulled down 13, seven on offense.
``That's what I came here to prove,'' he said. ``I want to show I can play power forward in the NBA and doing the dirty work is how I intend to get there.
``Scoring points is a bonus for me. We have a team full of guys who can score.''
In the second game, Beach/Barton Ford bested Sales Systems Ltd., 88-80, behind 20 points from Texas-El Paso's Antoine Gillespie.
The winners advance to Friday's semifinals. The two losers vie this afternoon at 3:15 p.m. in the consolation bracket.
Wake Forest's Scooter Banks, a last-minute replacement for Purdue's Cuonzo Martin, sparked the K-Plus scoring with 17 points.
``I want to show the scouts I can hit the jumper,'' Banks said. ``I didn't have to do that at Wake Forest, and I hear that's what I must prove to the pros that I can do.'' He made four jumpers.
Old Dominion's Petey Sessoms, given what might have been the PIT's largest standing ovation in pre-game introductions, showed well for the Naval Shipyard. He scored 20 points, snagged eight rebounds, blocked two shots, had one assist and made one steal.
But he was unhappy that his team didn't win. And he wasn't pleased with six turnovers.
Troy Brown of Providence led the Shipyard scoring with 22.
Texas Tech's Mark Davis was the scoring leader in the second game, canning 24 for Sales Systems.
K-PLUS 96, NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD 93
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD: Sessoms 5-13 9-11 20, Brown 10-20 2-2 22, Ratliff 2-3 2-2 6, Ontjes 1-3 0-0 2, Feaster 4-16 5-5 13, Rencher 4-8 6-7 14; McMahan 2-9 0-0 5, Whitfield 3-5 5-7 11. Totals 31-77 29-34 93.
K-PLUS: Caffey 6-11 4-10 16, Lang 5-9 5-7 15, Maroney 0-3 2-4 2, Ollie 6-10 4-4 16, Culuko 3-8 3-4 10, Clagett 4-7 1-1 11, Whisby 4-18 1-2 9, Banks 7-13 2-2 17. Totals 35-89 22-34 96.
Halftime-K-Plus 58, Norf. Naval Shipyard 44. 3-point goals-K-Plus 2-10; (Sessoms 1-1, Ontues 0-1, Feaster 0-5, McMahan 1-3), Norf. Naval Shipyard 4-9; (Lang 0-1, Ollie 0-1, Culuko 1-3, Clagett 2-3, Banks 1-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-K-Plus 49 (Brown 11), Norf. Naval Shipyard 51 (Caffey 13). Assists-K-Plus 14 (Rencher 8), Norf. Naval Shipyard 28 (Ollie 9). Total fouls-K-Plus 25, Norf. Naval Shipyard 24. A-3,399.
BEACH/BARTON FORD 88, SALES SYSTEMS 80
BEACH/BARTON FORD: Jackson 3-10 7-10 14, Rowe 6-14 1-2 13, Meek 4-6 1-4 9, Gillespie 6-13 6-9 20, Miller 3-8 1-2 7, Burks 2-5 3-4 8, Drapeau 3-8 3-4 9, Parker 2-5 4-6 8. Totals 29-69 26-41 88.
SALES SYSTEMS: Riddick 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 10-17 2-5 24, McNaull 4-9 4-6 12, Sykes 4-12 0-0 10, Brunson 4-9 0-0 9, Hawkins 3-5 0-1 8, Williford 5-11 0-5 10, Ast 2-11 0-0 5. Totals 33-76 6-17 80.
Halftime-Beach Baron Ford 48, Sales Systems 44. 3-Point goals-Beach Baron Ford 4-8; (Jackson 1-1, Gillespie 2-3, Miller 0-2, Burks 1-2), Sales Systems 8-21; (Davis 2-5, Sykes 2-3, Brunson 1-3, Hawkins 2-3, Ast 1-7). Fouled out-Riddick. Rebounds- Beach Baron Ford 47 (Meek 9), Sales Systems 49 (McNaull 11). Assists- Beach Baron Ford 14 (Miller 5), Sales Systems 16 (Brunson 5). Total fouls-Beach Baron Ford 15, Sales Systems 26. A-5,3078 ILLUSTRATION: RICHARD L. DUNSTON
Staff
Jarvis Lang, a 6-foot-7 forward from UNC Charlotte, had 15 points
Wednesday.
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