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FLYIN' TO THE HOOP WRAPUP

By Thom Jones
ThoJo22@aol.com
January 22, 2003

Here's more of our coverage from Monday's action at the Flyin' to the Hoop Invitational in Vandalia, Ohio:

While Centereach (NY) Our Savior was dusting off Newark (NJ) St. Benedict's in the championship game, other action concluded in consolation play as well as the four-team Wright Brothers bracket, which consisted of four Ohio high school teams.

Baltimore (MD) Archbishop Spalding captured third place with a 68-60 win over Houston (TX) Heritage Christian. Maryland-bound 6-11 C Will Bowers had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and 6-7 JR WF Rudy Gay pitched in with 17 points. Heritage wing Von Wafer led the losers with 17 points.

The fifth-place game went to Montreal (Quebec) Champlain St. Lambert, which bounced back from a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Brooklyn (NY) Bishop Loughlin 74-72. Champlain was paced by active 6-5 SR scorer Negus McKenna, who had 19 points, while unsigned 6-1 SR G Kojo Mensah continued his fine play with 27 points in a losing cause for Bishop Loughlin.

Laurinburg (NC) Institute built a huge first-half lead, then held off a furious late rally by Lexington (KY) Catholic to capture the seventh-place contest 79-75. Rugged 6-6 unsigned SR F Hazel Andrews had 23 points for Laurinburg in their win.

In the title game of the Wright Brothers bracket, hometown Vandalia (OH) Butler remained unbeaten and pushed their record to 15-0 with a 63-49 win over Zanesville (OH) High. Leading the way was 7-0 JR C Seth Gorney, who had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Butler.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Juan Diego Palacios (MVP)- 6-8 JR F -Centereach (NY) Our Savior
Rudy Gay- 6-7 JR F- Baltimore (MD) Archbishop Spalding
Kojo Mensah- 6-1 SR G- Brooklyn (NY) Bishop Laughlin
J.R. Smith- 6-6 JR WF/WG- Newark (NJ) St. Benedict's
Vakeaton Wafer- 6-6 SR WG/WF- Houston (TX) Heritage Christian
Seth Gorney- 7-0 JR C- Vandalia (OH) Butler