by Stephen M. Lewis
DigitalSports Richmond
slewis@digitalsports.com
ASSIST Student Athletes 75, Change 64
* In its second year in the Tri-City Summer League, ASSIST Student Athletes got their first victory Thursday night to keep Change winless. It took a while, but ASSIST founder and coach William Duron Carter sees progress.
“It is like an adventure,” Carter said. “Just getting the young guys together. Getting them motivated and letting them be competitive in this grueling, this tough Tri-City Summer League.”
Aaron Mitchell (Matoaca) led ASSIST with 22 points, and Ed Young (George Wythe) dropped 20 points for the second straight night. Dazmond Starke (Highland Springs) added eight points. For Change, Trey Mines put in 20 points, Virginia Union product Buster Perkins scored 12 and Donte Hammonds (Wythe) and Anthony Sally (Chesterfield Community) put in 10 each.
ASSIST 8 15 24 28 – 75
Change 14 17 14 19 – 64
ASSIST (1-1): Watson 2, Granger 5, Young 20, Starke 8, Grant 4, Mitchell 22, Patterson 2, Doggett 4, Okoth 2, Washington 6. Totals: 30 14-21 75. 3-point goal: Young.
Change (0-3): Sally 10, Mines 20, King 4, Perkins 12, Hammonds 10, Giggetts 0, Lonon 5. Totals: 27 9-13 64. 3-point goals: Mines 2.
T&C Productions 76, BYC Entertainment 63
* Mike Anderson scored 21 points to lead T&C. David Gonzalvez (17 points), Tim Black (15) and Glen Dandridge (11) also reached double figures for T&C. BYC’s leading scorer was Karon Johnson, who scored 22 points. Petersburg alum Herb Jones added 14 and former TJ star Mario Turner had seven.
BYC Entertainment 25 18 20 – 63
T&C Productions 33 19 24 – 76
BYC (1-1): Smith 2, Harper 2, McKie 2, Kee 2, Smyre 1, Wilson 2, Ward 2, Jones 14, Turner 7, Thornton 3, Johnson 22. Totals: 24 14-20 63. 3-point goal: Turner.
T&C Productions (2-0): Black 15, Giddings 2, Thondique 4, Smith 6, Gonzalvez 17, Dandridge 11, Anderson 21. Totals: 29 16-21 76. 3-point goals: Dandridge, Gonzalvez.
Wallace Express 98, McDonald & Associates 87
* Tarik Wallace struggled in the first two games from the field, but got back to his normal self Thursday, erupting for a game-high 28 points to lead Wallace Express. Bo Jones Jr. stayed hot, putting in 22 points. He’s been over 20 in every contest for 3-0 Express. T.J. Grimes (Hampden-Sydney alum) scored 21 points, Robert Johnson had 12 and Len Williams 10.
Ted Berry led McDonald & Associates with 27 points, Avis Wyatt added 23 points with some monstrous dunks and blocks, and Luqman Jaaber had 12.
Wallace Express 26 27 19 26 – 98
McDonald & Associates 24 22 19 22 – 87
Wallace Express (3-0): Jones 22, Johnson 12, Williams 10, T. Wallace 28, Grimes 21, Warrent 5. Totals: 39 12-17 98. 3-point goals: Johnson 3, Grimes 2, T. Wallace 2, Jones.
McDonald & Associates (1-1): Jaaber 12, Wyatt 23, Berry 27, Whinnett 3, Renkin 3, Pettiford 8, Richardson 7, Bell 6. Totals: 36 10-18 87. 3-point goals: Berry 2, Bell, Jaaber.
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