King 45 vs. Cass Tech 38 (Girls)- The Crusaders of Martin Luther King won their second PSL Girls Basketball Championship out lasting Cass Tech in a tough hard-fought game. The Technecians came out and surprised the entire city by only allowing King two points in the entire first quarter. But in the third quarter is where King made their move. Outscoring Cass 17-9 in the quarter. In the fourth is where things got interesting. Cass was able to cut into the lead by as much as six points at 34-28. But were unable to get any closer. LaQuita Heart had 16 points for King, and senior Antania Hayes had 11 and 14 rebounds. Lauren Elliot had nine for Cass.
Pershing 80 vs. Cass Tech 61- Pershing needed to come out and make a statement after last year’s disappointing performance in the PSL Championship. And they did just that. Oakland commit Kahlil Felder nailed two-three pointers in the first two minutes of the contest setting the tempo for the rest of the game. The Doughboys lead 37-26 at half thanks to a Martez Walker three-point shot as time expired to send the teams into over time. In that second half, Pershing senior Lorenzo Collier came out and set the tempo early scoring eight of his teams first 13 points in the quarter, a deficit Cass was never able to overcome giving Pershing their 3rd city title in five years.
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Game 2: For Pershing, Collier and Justin Tillman finished up with 17 points. While Martez Walker had 20 for the Doughboys. This is Pershing’s first city title for coach Wydell Henry, who replaced A.W. Canada at the beginning of the season. For Cass, it was D’Andre Johnson leading them in scoring with 13 points. The senior seemed to have no support from his teammates, resulting in him trying to take the game over and pressing a little bit. Kahlil Felder did not score many points, but you can tell that he is a big time player. When the pressure is up on Pershing, that is where Felder steps his game up. This is the one game, I have seen Pershing put together for foursolid quarters, And not wait until the second half to make their run.
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King hung its twenty first PSL banner. They displayed great character. King should run the table. As for Pershing, they are the team to beat in march madness. @J0#king82