{"id":1506,"date":"2018-06-06T21:55:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2018-06-06T21:55:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T21:55:07","slug":"herbert-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1506","title":{"rendered":"Herbert again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Noelita Lawrence<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; <em>Staff Reporter<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>ISSA U-14 B&#8217;ball<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><strong>Bogue school lifts another Basketball title<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>It was a different formula but the same script as for the fifth straight year, Herbert Morrison Technical High (HMTHS) are again Western Conference Champions of the ISSA Schoolboys Under-14 Competition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the championship game played on Monday, June 4, against fierce longtime city rivals Cornwall College at the Montego Bay Cricket Club, Herbert saw off their opponents 37-25 in one of the most competitive meeting between the sides in years.<\/p>\n<p>The Dave Black-coached Herbert trailed by as many as five at one stage late in the third quarter before rallying to overhaul their flagging rivals who wilted under the pressure.<\/p>\n<p>The teams were competitive early on with the Bogue-based school getting the slight edge 10-9 after the opening quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Cornwall\u2019s second unit then capitalized on a flurry of mistakes and missed chances by the defending champions, going on a surge against their opponents\u2019 second unit, jumping to a 7-5 victory as just a point separated the two going into the break, (16-15).<\/p>\n<p>Cornwall again pressed in the early stages of the third quarter, but then with their nemesis on a charge and upping their defensive displays, they wilted under the sustained pressure and went for just two points in over five minutes as Herbert took charge of the match-up to open up a slender gap.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheldon Pearson-coached Cornwall team were also dreadful at the free throw line, missing eight of 12 shots taken, falling further behind in the affair.<\/p>\n<p>Establishing a 12-point lead from a position of five behind, Herbert, now sensing victory and yet another grip on the title, went on a charge, scoring on cuts and fast breaks before a couple of neat lay-ups and the odd three pointers.<\/p>\n<p>They totally outplayed and Cornwall in the closing stages, 13-3, to pull off the sensational come-from-behind victory, maintaining their strangle hold and prolonging the drought of the red and gold Orange Street-based Cornwall.<\/p>\n<p>Diontae McBean with 6 points and 7 rebounds and Shemar Martin, also with 6 points and 9 rebounds, led the way for the CC team.<\/p>\n<p>The charge of the champions was led by the hard-working Dalmar Clarke, 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, while the tournament\u2019s MVP, Kyle Fraser, supported with 6 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, effected 10 steals and also had 7 assists.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists Herbert Morrison Technical High and Cornwall College will now participate in the All-Island playoffs scheduled to get underway in Kingston later today at the National Stadium Courts beginning at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIRD PLACE BATTLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holland High copped third place, storming past Muschett 46-21 in the battle for minor placing.<\/p>\n<p>Flawless Travers, 18 points and seven steals, was the mastermind of the Holland victory With Jermaine Hall adding 9 points and grabbing 7 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Reanoy Thompson, 8 points and 4 rebounds, and a similar number from David Brown highlighted Muschett\u2019s scorecard.<\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup>\u00a0<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noelita Lawrence &#8211; Staff Reporter ISSA U-14 B&#8217;ball Bogue school lifts another Basketball title It was a different formula but the same script as for the fifth straight year, Herbert Morrison Technical High (HMTHS) are again Western Conference Champions of the ISSA Schoolboys Under-14 Competition. 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