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VYPE U: Tompkins Sneaks in Late Victory Over Davis in Holiday Hoops Classic
The Tompkins Falcons showed out Friday in their first game at the 2019 VYPE-Aldine ISD Tournament Presented by the United States Marine Corps in a late come from behind win over the Aldine Davis Falcons. Davis stayed ahead for most of the game until Tompkins was able to find the spark they needed to capitalize on a comeback. Sophomore guard BB Knight led Tompkins to victory, scoring 26 points.
Davis led Tompkins throughout most of the first half and was helped by senior guard Greg Crawford on the offensive end. Davis was able to build a double digit lead, but Tompkins was able to cut into the lead with a pair of three pointers from BB Knight and Bryson Morehead. Davis still led 27-20 after the first quarter.
Davis, however, would not let Tompkins get any closer in the second quarter. A timely three by Greg Crawford and a ferocious dunk by 6'6" senior forward Ju'Quan Irvin were enough to fuel the team to a 33-25 halftime lead. Crawford led the way with 11 points and one made three.
Tompkins was able to make things interesting in the third, cutting the lead to as low a three points at one point. However, with 1:20 left in the third quarter, Davis got its second dunk of the game when Ja'Quan Lewis intercepted a pass and took it all the way to the basket, allowing Davis to go up by eight heading into the final quarter.
Tompkins caught its lucky break when Crawford, Davis's leading scorer with 22 points, fouled out with 3:38 left in the game. This turned out to be a weakness for Davis because Tompkins was still within reach of Davis's score and was not completely out of the game yet. With 1:51 left in the game, Tompkins tied the game at 64 with a clutch three by Knight.
Senior forward Hank Sanders would then help seal the game for Tompkins, first hitting a go ahead three to take a 67-64 lead before getting a defensive rebound on the other end right after. Davis would not be able to score again leaving Tompkins with the win 71-64.
They will advance to play Sam Houston, while Davis will face St. John XXIII in the consolation bracket. Sanders is already thinking ahead for Tompkins's next game against Sam Houston and plans to help Tompkins get more rebounds. "I'm going to try and get more rebounds than I just got. I feel like that would help," said Sanders in a post-game interview after playing Davis.
The 2019 VYPE-Aldine ISD Holiday Hoops Classic Presented by the United States Marine Corps championship game will be played at 4:30 PM on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center.
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: VYPE-Aldine ISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps Scores, Highlights, Photos
Welcome to the 2019 VYPE-Aldine ISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps!
VYPE, Aldine ISD and the United States Marine Corps is excited to bring you this two-day spread of basketball action! There is tons of talent on the floor and this will be your one-stop shop for all the info you need.
Game Schedule/Scores (Saturday, December 28)
Girls Thorne Division Championship - George Ranch 56, Lutheran North 40 (POG: Savannah Velazquez - 12 pts / Gabrielle Owens 13 pts)
Girls Campbell Division Championship - Heights 70, Clear Springs 64 (POG: Heights: Gracelynn Alvarez - 32 pts / Clear Springs: Jermia Green 23 pts)
2019 VYPE-Aldine ISD Holiday Hoops Classic Girls Championship Game - George Ranch 67, Heights 58 - WATCH LIVE BROADCAST - CLICK HERE
Girls All-Tournament Team
MVP: Gabrielle Owens, George Ranch
All-Tourney Team
- Kylie Minter, Clear Springs
- Geonna Waddell, Lutheran High
- Gracelynn Alvarez, Heights
- Savannah Velazquez, George Ranch
- Jaedyn Dunn, George Ranch
Boys Campbell Division Championship - Cy-Fair 46, Langham Creek 30
Boys Thorne Division Championship - The Woodlands Christian Academy 69, Tompkins 66
2019 VYPE-Aldine ISD Holiday Hoops Classic Boys Championship Game - Cy-Fair 71, TWCA 46 - WATCH GAME
Boys All-Tournament Team
Title Game MVP: Evan Butts, Cy-Fair
All-Tourney Team
- Jordan Henderson, The Village School
- RJ Crawford, Langham Creek
- BB Knight, Tompkins
- Bakari LaStrap, TWCA
- Malik Nash, Cy-Fair
Other Games
Village 74, FBCA 65 (POG: Village: Jordan Henderson 27 pts, Trace Boling 15 pts, FBCA: Zion Granville 16 pts)
Nimitz 63, Aldine 50 (POG: Ashton Smith - 13 pts, Kentrelle Royston 15 pts, Zavian Crosby 12 pts)
3rd Place Campbell Division: Nimitz 46, MacArthur 20 (POG: Tyra Davis 21 pts)
Girls Campbell Division Consolation: Duchesne 51, Aldine Davis 45 (POG: Catherine Van Pelt - 18 pts / Marissa Lundvall 13 pts)
Game Schedule/Scores (Friday, December 27)
9 a.m.St. John's 67, Cy-Fair 60 (POG: Jackson Peakes - 31 pts)
Cy Fair 48, Village School 46 (POG: Jack Witmer - 14 pts / Evan Butts - 11 pts)
Clear Springs 73, MacArthur 35 (POG: Kenna Gibson - 14 pts)
Heights 66, Duchesne 37 (POG: Gracelynn Alvarez - 17 pts / Tierra Simon - 15 pts)
10:30 a.m.
Langham Creek 64, Aldine 58 (POG: RJ Crawford - 30 pts)
Manvel 69, Fort Bend Christian Academy 59 (POG: Manvel: Azari Woods - 30 pts, FBCA: Jared Bohny - 18 pts)
Lutheran High North 68, Clements 36 (POG: LHN: Victoria Noack - 19 pts / Geonna Waddell 12 pts, Clements: Jenna Ferguson 16 pts)
George Ranch 69, La Marque 28 (POG: GR: Savannah Velazquez - 16 pts / Jaedyn Dunn 13 pts, LM: Krishana Boyd 16 pts)
Noon
Tompkins 71, Aldine Davis 64 (POG: Tompkins: BB Knight 26 pts, Hank Sanders 22 pts, Aldine Davis: Greg Crawford 22 pts)
Sam Houston 99, St. John XXIII 41
Clear Springs 73, Aldine Davis 43
Nimitz 62, Duchesne 36
1:30 p.m.
Eisenhower 73, Klein Collins 58 (POG: Patrick Punch 24 pts)
The Woodlands Christian Academy 70, MacArthur 57 (POG: Austin Benigni - 21 pts, 6 assists, 4 reb / Bakari LaStrap - 15 pts, 6 reb)
Lutheran High North 37, Aldine 27 (POG: Geonna Waddell 10 pts)
George Ranch 75, Eisenhower 31 (POG: Gabrielle Owens 16 pts, Savannah Velazquez 13 pts, Jaedyn Dunn 12 pts)
3 p.m.
Cy-Fair 54, St. John's 42 (POG: Malik Nash - 16 pts)
Village School 61, Nimitz 47 (POG: Nimitz - Ashton Smith - 13 pts, Village School: Jordan Henderson - 17 pts, Trace Boling - 13 pts)
MacArthur 49, Aldine Davis 42 (POG: MacArthur: Bianca Rodriguez - 20 pts, Maria Ruiz - 9 pts, Davis: Armani Stamps - 11 pts)
Heights 59, Nimitz 40 (POG: Heights - Gracelynn Alvarez - 29 pts, Tierra Simon 17 pts)
4:30 p.m.
Langham Creek 58, Manvel 57 (OT)
Fort Bend Christian Academy 61, Aldine 38 (POG: Owen LaRocca - 24 points/Jared Bohny 10 pts)
Clements 40, Aldine 29 (POG: Sara Kurji - 16 pts)
Eisenhower 54, La Marque 44 (POG: Da'Shanique Hall - 19 pts / Za'nii Tatum - 14 pts)
6 p.m.
Tompkins 61, Sam Houston 50 (POG: Jason Clark 15 pts, BB Knight 13 pts)
Aldine Davis 80, St. John XXIII 47 (POG: Lewis 12 pts, Benton 11 pts)
7:30 p.m.
The Woodlands Christian Academy 64, Eisenhower 59 (POG: Bakari LaStrap - 25 pts / Austin Benigni 15 pts)
Klein Collins 93, MacArthur 54
HEAD COACH/PLAYER INTERVIEWS DAY 2
VYPE-@AldineISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by @USMC Player of the Game (@RSHouston_USMC) @VYPEU_A Will Turboff (@willturboff) caught up with @GRHSABC leading scorer Savannah Velazquez (@savannah_better) after their win over Lutheran North. pic.twitter.com/u9Ih12hVqd
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) December 28, 2019
VYPE-@AldineISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by @USMC Player of the Game (@RSHouston_USMC) @VYPEU_A Will Turboff caught up with @HeightsGBBall Player of the Game Gracelynn Alvarez after her 32 point performance this morning. pic.twitter.com/Qjx3CBjtlh
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) December 28, 2019
HEAD COACH/PLAYER INTERVIEWS DAY 1
VYPE-@AldineISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by @USMC Player of the Game (@RSHouston_USMC) @VYPEU_A @RobertGonsoulin catches up with @stjohnsmavs player @JacksonPeakes who had 31 points for the Mavericks in a win over Nimitz. pic.twitter.com/bEpCPMiWdH
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) December 27, 2019
VYPE-@AldineISD Holiday Hoops Classic presented by @USMC Player of the Game (@RSHouston_USMC) @VYPEU_A @RobertGonsoulin catches up with @langhamcreekhs star RJ Crawford who had 30 pts in a win for the Lobos. @ahverdejo @CyFairJoel @CFISDAthletics pic.twitter.com/6BLggIZafx
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) December 27, 2019