Boys Basketball 2A State Title: Frederick Douglass vs. City College

This is James ‘Trey’ McCray live at the University of Maryland’s Comcast Center as the 2A State basketball championship is set to begin.
This contest puts the Frederick Douglass Eagles-P.G. against the City College Knights.

*Pre-game*
Both teams are in warm-up lines. The clock stopped running, so no true time as to when the game will begin.
Apparently their was a confusion in jersey colors as both teams had on light-colored jerseys. The clock is running again, 6 minutes, 20 seconds until game time.
Player introductions are going on now.

*1st Quarter*
7:02 Douglass Justin Mays scores the opening basket, Douglass leads 2-0.
6:04 City Charles Tapper scores, game tied at 2-2
5:40 Douglass Timmone Whatley scores inside, Douglass leads 4-2
5:25 City Maurice Johnson hits a three-pointer, City leads 5-4.
4:00 Douglass Eric Washington hits a jumper, Douglass leads 6-5
2:43 City Johnson base-line jumper, City leads 7-6
1:50 Douglass Mays finishes a basket, Douglass leads 8-7
1:09 City Taray Turner drives and finishes, City leads 9-8
0:35 City Tapper converts two free throws, City leads 11-8
0:20 Douglass Kavon Glover hits a lay-up, City leads 11-10
*End 1st* Both teams are using full-court pressing defenses and look to have similar styles of play. The Knights hold the slight one-point edge at the end of one.

*2nd Quarter*
7:50 Douglass Solomon Fennell scores from the low post, Douglass leads 12-11
7:00 City Tapper scores on a rebound and put-back, City leads 13-12
6:40 City Johnson scores, City leads 15-12
6:13 Douglass Whatley converts one of two free throws, City leads 15-13
6:00 City Johnson scores two, City leads 17-13
5:23 Douglass Mays hits two free throws, City leads 17-15
4:08 Douglass Mays steal and basket, game tied at 17
3:02 Douglass Whatley hits one of two free throws, Douglass leads 18-17
2:10 City Nardi Bogues scores, City leads 19-18
1:48 Douglass Mays hits a lay-up, Douglass leads 20-19
56.0 City Tapper scores inside, City leads 21-20
14.5 Douglass Mays hits a jumper, Douglass leads 22-21
2.3 City Tapper scores inside and is fouled, misses the free throw, City leads 23-22

*Halftime*
Both teams are evenly-matched and this has the makings of a great game. Defenses are scrappy and both teams have good inside presence.
City holds the lead 23-22 heading into the locker rooms.

*3rd Quarter*
Douglass hits the first two shots of the half, a Washington three and a Whatley jumper, Douglass leads 27-23.
5:16 City Tapper knocks down two free throws, Douglass leads 27-25
5:00 City Daquan Cook ties it up at 27
4:11 City Jordan Lathan hits one of two free throws, City leads 28-27
4:02 Douglass Fennell hits one of two free throws, game tied at 28
3:08 City Johnson hits a jumper, City leads 30-28
1:14 City Lathan hits one of two free throws, City leads 31-28
1:04 Douglass Pennell Murray hits one of two free throws, City leads 31-29
:30 City Johnson hits a baskets, City leads 33-29
*End 3rd* Both teams continue to be scrappy on the defensive ends, bodies flying and arms flying, City leads 33-29

*4th Quarter*
7:10 City Bogues hits a jumper, City leads 35-29
6:33 City Turner hits two free throws, City leads 37-29
6:25 Douglass Fennel hits a basket, City leads 37-31
6:05 City Lathan hits a lay-up, City leads 39-31
5:40 Douglass Whatley scores underneath, City leads 39-33
5:25 City Lathan slams home two, City leads 41-33
5:10 Douglass Fennell hits a basket, City leads 41-35
4:37 Douglass Washington hits a three-pointer and is fouled, hits the free throw, City leads 41-39
4:30 City Bogues hits two free throws, City leads 43-39
4:10 Douglass Mays his a jumper, City leads 43-41
3:19 City Bogues hits two free throws, City leads 45-41
2:43 City Bogues hits two free throws, City leads 47-41
1:55 City Johnson hits a basket and is fouled, hits the free throw, City leads 50-41
1:46 Douglass Whatley hits one of two free throws, City leads 50-42
1:20 City Cook hits a basket, City leads 52-42
50.2 City Bogues hits two free throws, City leads 54-42
34.5 City Cook hits one of two free throws, City leads 55-42