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With four fouls and his team teetering on defeat, Derrious Gilmore picked up Lake Clifton for a huge triumph.
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Derrious Gilmore, Lake Clifton, basketball
Derrious Gilmore said he's never gotten four fouls in the first half of a basketball game. That changed Saturday evening when the Lake Clifton High guard was regulated to the bench with a couple of minutes remaining in the second quarter.
But Gilmore was there in the end as the No. 3 Lakers defeated No. 4 Digital Harbor in overtime for the Chick-fil-A Holiday Classic title at Winston Churchill in Montgomery County. The five foot, 10 inch Gilmore helped sparked the east Baltimore school in a compelling final six minutes of action.
Trailing 44-35 with three minutes left in regulation, Lake Clifton rallied with nine straight points as Gilmore converted two free throws with 13.3 seconds to go. In overtime, Gilmore scored two points, but had three assists, the final resulting in a layup by Daniel Horton with five seconds left for the game-winner.
"I tried to stay mentally and physically tough, but it got kind of hard," said Gilmore, who had 17 points and seven assists. "My teammates cheered me on and kept me focused, and told me I had to carry us when I got back in. I did a good job of keeping my team involved and getting through this."
In the Lakers' 77-54 semifinal victory over Prince George's County's Potomac, Gilmore had 16 points. A three-year starter, he's averaging 19 points, eight assists and two steals per game. Lake Clifton coach Herman Harried said Saturday was a microcasm of Gilmore's growth.
"A year ago, he [Gilmore] would've had put head his down and I would have keep trying to get him to keep his head up," said Harried, whose is 7-1 team after reaching the Baltimore City finals last season. "I looked over my shoulder one time, and he was cheering and clapping. When he was called back on, he said he would not foul out this game."
Luckily for Lake Clifton, he didn't.
Derrious Gilmore, Lake Clifton, basketball
Derrious Gilmore said he's never gotten four fouls in the first half of a basketball game. That changed Saturday evening when the Lake Clifton High guard was regulated to the bench with a couple of minutes remaining in the second quarter.
But Gilmore was there in the end as the No. 3 Lakers defeated No. 4 Digital Harbor in overtime for the Chick-fil-A Holiday Classic title at Winston Churchill in Montgomery County. The five foot, 10 inch Gilmore helped sparked the east Baltimore school in a compelling final six minutes of action.
Trailing 44-35 with three minutes left in regulation, Lake Clifton rallied with nine straight points as Gilmore converted two free throws with 13.3 seconds to go. In overtime, Gilmore scored two points, but had three assists, the final resulting in a layup by Daniel Horton with five seconds left for the game-winner.
"I tried to stay mentally and physically tough, but it got kind of hard," said Gilmore, who had 17 points and seven assists. "My teammates cheered me on and kept me focused, and told me I had to carry us when I got back in. I did a good job of keeping my team involved and getting through this."
In the Lakers' 77-54 semifinal victory over Prince George's County's Potomac, Gilmore had 16 points. A three-year starter, he's averaging 19 points, eight assists and two steals per game. Lake Clifton coach Herman Harried said Saturday was a microcasm of Gilmore's growth.
"A year ago, he [Gilmore] would've had put head his down and I would have keep trying to get him to keep his head up," said Harried, whose is 7-1 team after reaching the Baltimore City finals last season. "I looked over my shoulder one time, and he was cheering and clapping. When he was called back on, he said he would not foul out this game."
Luckily for Lake Clifton, he didn't.
