by Stephen M. Lewis
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A feeling of disrespect carried Monacan to a 20-win season.
Isn’t it ironic that Monacan’s pregame behavior gave homestanding John Marshall the same thoughts?
The Justices were fueled by the Chiefs’ exuberance, and took it out on their visitors for a 93-68 victory in the Central Region quarterfinals Tuesday evening in a packed, toasty gym at John Marshall.
“They were in the back screaming all loud and I felt [disrespected],” said JM PG Tahir Little, who scored 19 points and controlled the game with his quickness and penetration. “This is our house. We protect our house.”
The Justices won every quarter, forcing Monacan timeouts it seemed like every minute as Chiefs coach Bill Roberson looked for answers.
A hot start by Willie Mangum (eight straight points to start the game, 18 total) put the Justices off to a good start. Little scored in the lane to force a Monacan timeout with 3:13 left, up 37-20.
Then Monacan’s Derrick Cates picked up his third foul on a Travis McKie drive, a huge loss for Monacan.
McKie had his way inside with 30 points and 14 rebounds as Monacan cut the lead to 15 at one point but would get no closer.
Sean Armstrong led Monacan with 22 points.
Monacan 12 14 22 20 – 68
J. Marshall 25 20 27 21 – 93
Monacan (20-4): Conner 13, B. Riester 2, Armstrong 22, A. Brown 5, Cates 0, Each 0, Myers 15, Graves 2, Kier 9, Wilkins 0, Roberston 0. Totals: 21 23-29 68. 3-point goals: Conner 2, Myers.
John Marshall (21-4): Payne 7, Mangum 18, Little 19, McKie 30, Lampkin 6, Jenkins 0, Conyers 3, Bell 6, Vaughan 0, Clark 2, Fuller 2, Tunstall 0, Bullock 0. Totals: 34 19-22 93. 3-point goals: Mangum 2, McKie, Payne.
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