KFDM COOP Posted April 14, 2007 Author Report Posted April 14, 2007 Donahoe 13Netherly 12Richard 12Brown 12
KFDM COOP Posted April 14, 2007 Author Report Posted April 14, 2007 Gamble Stars work overtimeBy Dave Rogers The Port Arthur News West Orange-Stark’s Richard Netherly and Jamal Fenton of Houston Chavez provided fireworks, Ozen’s Kris Richard and two timeout-loving head coaches provided plenty of drama, and Kountze’s C.J. Busby brought down the curtain in the most exciting Port Arthur News/Gamble Game yet. Busby put back a Ryan Donahoe miss with one second left in the second overtime to give the 11 finalists for the 2007 James Gamble Awards a thrilling 89-87 win over the South Texas Slam before a near-capacity crowd at the Carl Parker Center. “My whole intention was to get my teammate an open shot by any means necessary,†Donahoe, the Class 3A player of the year for Hardin-Jefferson, joked about his late miss that set up Busby’s game-winner. “I aimed it to the back of the glass where Busby was waiting.â€Donahoe’s was the first shot of the second three-minute overtime. Gamble, the coaching legend and event namesake, had his team of Southeast Texas’ shooting and dribbling stars hold the ball for the entire period.The South Texas Slam, a team featuring some of the top talent in Houston and getting help from a quartet of locals, was content to sit back in its zone while Donahoe stood with the ball near midcourt, and the Gamble Stars readied for their one shot at avoiding a third OT.“We were already being outrebounded when we lost Richard Netherly,†Gamble said of the 6-7 senior who led the locals with 18 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 11 seconds left in the first overtime.“After we lost Richard, we lost our inside presence. We felt it would be to our advantage to play for one shot.â€The Gamble Stars ran their record to 4-0 in this annual game, a warmup to tonight’s 6:30 p.m. James Gamble Awards Banquet, which will honor the area’s top two high school players, Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside. Finalists for Mr. Outside include Donahoe, East Chambers’ Tramain Thomas, West Brook’s Roman Antoine, Memorial’s J’Covan Brown and Richard, who is also last year’s winner.Mr. Inside finalists are Netherly, Busby, West Brook’s Jeremy Pitre, Terrence Jones of Silsbee and Ozen’s Jacoby Joseph. Five Gamble Stars scored in double figures, with the 6-6 Busby following Netherly with 17 points. Richard and Brown scored 12 points each and Donahoe finished with 11. Jones scored eight points, Antoine five, Joseph four and Thomas two. Adrian Fontenot of Baytown Sterling led the Slam Stars with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Fenton, the super soph point guard, scored 19 and 6-10 Anthony Jones, a junior at Houston Yates, added 15 points to his eight rebounds. Memorial High senior Jeffrey Joseph, playing for the Slam, scored nine points and grabbed eight rebounds. Kelly High junior Kheeston Randall contributed seven points and three boards to the Slam.The team coached by Marks, an associate of Memorial High head coach Terrul Henderson when Henderson was running a Houston AAU program, won the battle of the boards 66-58.
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