BOSTON – It took time beyond regulation for Tech Boston to advance to the finals however the excellent news, as head coach Malcom Andrews pegged, it was nonetheless ‘Javonah Time.’
Javonah Coston scored 14 of her 19 factors within the second half of the semifinals however saved her finest for final because the freshman sensation netted 29 factors, with 26 coming within the second half of the Boston City League championship, in a 66-52 victory over New Mission (13-9) at Madison Park.
Coston’s efforts included the ultimate eight factors of the third quarter together with 10 rebounds for the double-double to place the Bears (17-5) up huge, 49-27. The win provides Andrews his first Boston City League title in his 10-year tenure on the helm for Tech Boston.
“Javonah put a ton of time in, she works with us, and works additional time with workouts and training and if I’m being honest – those things shine,” stated Andrews. “The thing that was exciting for me was the shift that we made was around defense. We used the transition and (Javonah) got a lot of the layups from her teammates.”
It was touch-and-go within the first quarter as Jourdan Ferreira hit the primary three of the sport to place the Titans up within the first jiffy. Both groups appeared just a little anxious across the rim as loads of alternatives fell quick as Tech Boston squeaked out a 10-8 lead after the primary eight minutes.
Andrews dialed up the opposite aspect of the ball and the protection of Empress Nordeus, who was simply pretty much as good on offense with 21 factors, and Kenisha Delva created havoc round midcourt. Ferreira hit her second three-pointer inside two minutes to go to the break for New Mission however Nordeus matched it on the opposite finish, because the Bears broke out to a double-digit lead, 29-17, with 1:34 left.
“Congratulations to Tech Boston as they earned this and worked their tails off. It’s a great program, good coach, and this was an up-and-coming thing for them and for anybody in the city – this should not be a surprise,” stated New Mission head coach Brandon Wilbur. “Tough day for us, tough day shooting, we had some opportunities but I think the consistency piece is what we lacked.”
The pivotal quarter was the third with an 11-4 opening run because the Coston present was on full show. Nordeus had 13 within the first half however turned the facilitator for Coston, who labored laborious for each level within the paint.
“We knew this year that we had to come through and win and we may not have won all of our games but we fought to the end,” stated the senior Nordeus. “We knew this was a must win. I tried my best on defense and offense and as long as we do both and work hard on both ends of the court, we are good, we came out and got it.”
Coston completed the third quarter together with her personal private 8-0 run to finish the third stanza. A 19-point third quarter for Coston alone put issues and the championship trophy to mattress for Tech Boston.
Tamia Darling, one other up-and-coming freshman within the BCL, did her finest with 12 of her team-high 25 factors within the fourth quarter making an attempt her finest to maintain the Titans in issues however the sport was nicely in hand with an all-around effort for Andrews and his squad.
“When we started this year, the vision was mine and they trusted me. Now they know what I’m going to say, they have a little coach in their head, so all I was doing was reminding them of things I’ve been saying,” added Andrews. “That’s the hope with coaching as I’m coaching myself out of a job because at some point all of these girls will be athletes some place else. So a lot of my reminding in coaching was to stick with the fundamentals, stick with the concepts, stick with the basketball IQ and that’s one thing our team has in spades.”
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