Erks 88 Forest 51
Copyright 2001 Kieran Galvin
John Sargent hit 10 points.
Copyright 2001 Kieran Galvin
Della Agbolegbe scored 6 points in the last minute!
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Erks completed a routine win over valiant schoolboys Forest, with youngsters
Alan Parker and Peter Lee getting plenty of valuable court time and in
Alan's case plenty of shots. Lee Atkinson started with clear intent to rack
up more points than veteran colleague and coach Dave Bromfield and the sharp
shooting Atkinson racked up 12 points before Broms had even registered on
the score sheet. Webmaster Pete Horrell was also enjoying himself early on
with 8 first half points, but some careless fast break play kept the Erks
lead to 36-25 at half time.
The second half was to prove a different story as several Erks made a run at
Atkinson's scoring crown. First up was Chims, who stroked a 3 off the front
of the rim and the top of the backboard before swishing a shot from the
corner and scoring a rare fast break lay-up to move to 11 points, just one
behind Atkinson who was looking on anxiously from the bench. Young Alan
Parker then made a strong challenge, demonstrating a shot selection that
Shakey would have been proud of and a flat shot that even the great ex-Erks,
Ware and current Colchester forward can't match. By launching the ball
everytime it came near him, Alan moved to 10 points and with Chims and Lee
now resting on the bench, he looked in pole position to claim the scoring
honours.
However, he was to reckon without player-coach Dave Bromfield who had
started picking up his man full court and was looking to run with every
opportunity. In a devastating burst, Broms picked up 7 points in little over
30 seconds, utilising all his experience to drive to the basket and hang
back just enough to pick up the and-1, then stealing the inbounds pass for a
quick deuce and following up with a strip and a coast to coast lay-up.
A shaken Lee Atkinson managed to enter the game briefly to pick up a couple
of quick lay-ups, but it was clearly going to be touch and go. When Chims
entered the game with 2 minutes remaining, the battle reached epic
proportions, however an airball whilst spotting up for another 3 put paid to
his challenge and Dela's late run, with 6 points in the final minute left
Lee Atkinson as a worthy top scorer.
The Erks improve to 2-0 with the next game a rematch with Lakers in
mid-November.
ERKS SCORERS:
Atkinson 16, Bromfield 15, Parker 14, Williams 11, Sargent 10, Horrell 10,
Agbolegbe 8, Lee 4
Report posted: 27/10/01
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