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STEVENSON, Md. - J'Air Brady scored 20 points
and Hood scored 42 of its 66 points in the paint while holding
Stevenson to just 31.7 percent shooting from the floor en route to
a 66-50 CAC victory Monday night at Student Union Gymnasium.
The win elevated the Blazers (9-5, 4-1 CAC) into a first place
tie atop the CAC standings with York (Pa.) and St. Mary's (Md.),
half-a-game ahead of Mary Washington. It was also Hood's first
win at Student Union Gymnasium since Stevenson joined the CAC prior
to the 2007-08 season, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Brady, who just missed a double double with nine rebounds,
led three players in double figures as Tyler Snoots had 11 and Reco
Siler added 10. Tory Wilson totaled a game-high 10 rebounds while
the Blazers out-rebounded the Mustangs, 43-35.
Hood never trailed in the game and after back-to-back baskets by
Brady, the team took the lead for good, 9-4 with 14:09 left in
the first half.
Stevenson (1-12, 1-3 CAC) would pull within one at 13-12 with
10:01 remaining before an 8-0 run gave the Blazers nine-point
advantage with under seven minutes to play.
Hood held its nine-point lead before a three-pointer by junior
guard Andy Shelly (York, Pa./West York) cut the
Mustangs' deficit to six at halftime.
A three-pointer by freshman forward Clifton Jones
(Bowie/Archbishop Spaulding) pulled Stevenson within five,
33-28 with 13:26 remaining, but that would be as close as it would
get as the Blazers responded with another 8-0 run to push their
advantage to 13.
Hood led by as many as 20 before a meaningless layup by Ryan
Joyce with one second left provided the final 16-point margin.
Jones and Shelly each finished with eight points for the
Mustangs while freshman forward Danny Murphy (Severn/Glen
Burnie) led the team with nine off the bench. Murphy also
totaled three of Stevenson's five blocks.
Senior guard Irvin Jones (Landover/Riverdale
Baptist) and freshman center Andrew Bishop
(Lothian/Southern) had five rebounds apiece.
Stevenson hosts a CAC contest with Marymount (Va.) on Wednesday
beginning at 8:00 p.m.
