February 26, 2011
After shooting 4-for-25 from the field in the first half (0-for-7 from three-point range), Quabog came racing back as they connected on 7-of-15 three-point attempts in the final 16 minutes.
Thomas Jankins led the Cougars with 19 points and four assists, while Ryan Plante added 13 points and five rebounds.
Inibong Udofia totaled five points, ten rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (18-3).
For Uxbridge, Mark DeVries added 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Corey Gomes chipped in with ten points and five rebounds.
Both teams will return to action next week with games in the district tournaments. Uxbridge, seeded No. 1, in the Central Massachusetts Division II, will face the winner of the game between eighth-seeded Oxford and ninth-seeded Bartlett on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Quabog, the top seed in Central Massachusetts Division III, will await the winner of No. 17 Valley Tech and No. 16 Murdock. The Cougars will host on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m.
Release provided by Kevin Anderson (Sports Information Director)
Uxbridge Wins 2011 Small School Championship
Box Score
Worcester, Mass. – Powered by 18 points
and 13 rebounds from senior Daniel Tessier,
second-seeded Uxbridge held on for a wild 54-50 win over top-seeded
Quabog in the 2011 Small School Championship on Saturday
evening.
The Spartans led by as many as 21 points in the third
quarter before the Cougars mounted a furious rally behind hot
three-point shooting, cutting the Uxbridge lead down to one, before
the Spartans regrouped and claimed their fourth Clark Tournament
title and first since 1993.
After shooting 4-for-25 from the field in the first half (0-for-7 from three-point range), Quabog came racing back as they connected on 7-of-15 three-point attempts in the final 16 minutes.
Both teams shot better than 50 percent in the second half, but
it was the Spartans who took advantage of their size inside and
went 12-for-16 in the second half on free throws.
Thomas Jankins led the Cougars with 19 points and four assists, while Ryan Plante added 13 points and five rebounds.
Inibong Udofia totaled five points, ten rebounds and three blocks for the Cougars (18-3).
For Uxbridge, Mark DeVries added 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Corey Gomes chipped in with ten points and five rebounds.
Both teams will return to action next week with games in the district tournaments. Uxbridge, seeded No. 1, in the Central Massachusetts Division II, will face the winner of the game between eighth-seeded Oxford and ninth-seeded Bartlett on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Quabog, the top seed in Central Massachusetts Division III, will await the winner of No. 17 Valley Tech and No. 16 Murdock. The Cougars will host on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:00 p.m.
Release provided by Kevin Anderson (Sports Information Director)
