THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 1997 TAG: 9702190580
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY REA McLEROY, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 57 lines
To a Norcom defender, Toni Harrell must have looked like a blur.
Every time Norcom turned around, Harrell was popping out of the crowd to hit a jumper or sneaking behind the defense to slam a dunk.
When his Titans went cold in the second quarter, Harrell stayed hot, scoring 12 of Lake Taylor's 16 points to keep the Titans up by one. By game's end he had netted 13 points to pace the third-seeded Lake Taylor to a 67-46 Eastern District boys basketball quarterfinal win over Norcom.
``It was a good game,'' Harrell said. ``At first we jump-started and got into it. Then for a little while, we were less intense - we were energized at first, then the energy went down. In the second half, the energy came back and we came together as a team.''
The Titans will face Maury, an 82-46 winner over Wilson, Thursday night at 6:00 at Wilson.
Eighth-ranked Lake Taylor (16-6) was hot early, but the Greyhounds caught up at the end of the first quarter and took a four-point lead in the second quarter, their largest in the game.
But Harrell took control and put the Titans up 27-25 at the half.
``We came out and the intensity was pretty good,'' Lake Taylor coach John Kelly said. ``They got into their game plan and we were lucky to take the lead at the half. Toni Harrell really stepped up, then Toot Young really got active in the game.''
Harrell went 12 of 14 from the floor for the game, including 5 of 6 in the second half, and 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
In the second half, Lake Taylor's passing game took off. The Titans worked the offensive end, slipping the ball behind defenders for layups and forcing turnovers with a pressing man-to-man defense.
Young scored 19. Norcom was led by Carlton Bowens with 16.
In other tournament games:
Maury 82, Wilson 46: The Presidents were scoreless for 7 1/2 minutes over a two-period stretch to end their chances. Tim Sweeney led the 11 Commodores with 12 points. Kiyam Holloway, David Johnson and Ryan Williams tipped in 10 each for third-ranked Maury (15-6). Wilson (6-15) was led by Terrance Winston with 15.
Booker T. 87, Churchland 70: Sadiki Tingling's season-high 40 points were not enough for the Truckers. Kentrell Hines came off the bench to score 17 points and grab 10 rebounds and Adrean Newton added 16 points for the second-ranked Bookers. Demetrius Lee had 12 points for Booker T., which plays Norview Thursday at 6 at Wilson.
Norview 69, Granby 55: The No. 5 Pilots sank 14 of 16 free throws in the fourth quarter to seal it. Trailing by two after a quarter, Norview outscored Granby 18-7 in the second period, sparked by a pair of 3-pointers by Carl Martin. The Pilots went up by 13 in the third quarter before Granby pulled to within four at the end of the period. David Martin had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Keith Willis had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Norview.