LIVE from Fort Myers — Kinston vs. Taft

Kinston will be playing a team that it might face in next week’s GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational — Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft. I’ll be updating the game here when it begins at 3:30 p.m.

3 p.m.: The other consolation semifinal is being played now, with Scott County (Kent.) and Columbus (Miss.) New Hope playing. Scott leads 59-53 with 2:40 left. Kinston will be playing one of these two teams tomorrow.

3:15 p.m.: Scott County wins, 71-60. If Kinston wins today, the Vikings will play Scott County at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday; if they lose, they will face New Hope.

Kinston and Taft are warming up right now.

3:35 p.m.: Game underway

SPECIAL THANKS TO JONATHAN TRIBULA, WHO IS UPDATING IN-GAME FOR YOU!

Kinston takes the first lead of the game.  5-4 with 4:37 left in first quarter.

Sutton 3pts, Bullock 2pts

7-4 Kinston.  Sutton 5pts

9-4 Kinston.  Sutton 5pts, Bullock 4pts.  2:33 left in first quarter. Kinston 4-7 from the field.   4pts off Tafts 6 turnovers.

12-4 Kinston.  Mister Height 3 pointer!

15-8 Kinston.  AK Sutton has 8 points.

End of 1st quarter, Kinston 15, Taft 14.  Sutton 8pts, Bullock 4pts, Height 3.  Taft finished the first quarter on a 6-0 run in the last minute of the 1st quarter.

17 to 14 Kinston.  Victor Holloway layup!

19-14.  Bullock 15ft jumper.

22 to 14.  Dallas Best hit first free throw, missed second.  Next possession, Dallas Best made layup and 1, missed free throw.  5:13 left in the 2nd quarter.

24 to 17.  Bullock layup, 8pts.

24 to 22 Kinston. 2:38 left in 2nd quarter.

25 to 22.  Victor Holloway hits 1 of 2 free throws.  Vikings 3-10 from free throw line.

Another missed free throw.  Hines hits 2nd free throw.  26-24.  Kinston only has two turnovers, both on offensive fouls so far in the 1st half.

27 to 26 Kinston at half.  Victor Holloway just finished the half by doing a MONSTER pin against a Taft player going up for a layup at the buzzer.  MONSTER PIN!

Halftime analysis from Hanks:

Thanks again to Jonathan “J.T.” Tribula for updating the in-game action.

Reggie Bullock and Akeem Sutton have eight points each for KHS. UNC-signee Larry Drew leads Taft with nine points.

Kinston has only three turnovers, two of which were charges by Sutton. Kinston has forced nine Taft turnovers.

The Vikings look good, but they really need to start hitting some FTs. KHS is 5 of 14 from the FT line.

Shooting stats: KHS is 10 of 21 from the field, while Taft is 10 of 25.

Third quarter is set to begin. JT will be taking over from here. I’ll jump back on at the end of the game after I get my interviews to provide final analysis.

 

3rd Quarter:

Holloway to the free line.  Hits 1 out of 2.  Kinston 28-26.

Twin with 3 pointer.  Kinston 31-26.

Bullock for three.  34 to 30 Kinston. 6:01 left in 3rd quarter.  Bullock 11 points.

Larry Drew for Taft hits one of two.  Kinston 34 to 31.

Little lag in the game.  No field goals in the last four minutes by either team.  Kinston still up 34-31.

Larry Drew for Taft ends the drought with a layup.  Kinston 34-33. 

Taft takes the lead by a dunk from Eugene Phelps.  Taft 35-34.  1:18 left in 3rd quarter.

Eugene Phelps with a layup. Taft 37-34.

Dallas Best missed two free throws.  Kinston 6-18 from the line.

After three, Taft 37-34.  Kinston scores 7 points in third quarter.  Kinston was 2-11 from the field in third quarter.  Kinston has not scored since 6:01 mark in third quarter.

4th Quarter

Bryce Smith for Taft hits three pointer.  Time out by Kinston.

Taft 42-34.

Bo Ingram scores first basket of the game.  Taft 42-36.  6:04 left.

Larry Drew reverse lay up.  Taft 46-36.

Bo three pointer Taft 46-39.  Taft answers back 49-39.

Taft layup, 51-39.

Bo Ingram five footer.  Taft answers back with layup.  53-41. 

Ingram to the free throw line.  1st one good, no good on 2nd.  Taft 53-42.

Bo Ingram given two points after basket interference.  He has all 10 points for Kinston this quarter.  Taft 54-44.

Ingram reverse layup. 

Miller layup.  Taft 56-48.

Kinston fouls to put Taft on the line.  Taft 1-2 from the line.  57-48.

Another foul, Taft hits both free throws.  59-48 Taft. 47.4 seconds.

Layup by Ingram, Taft 59-50.  Ingram has all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter.

Kinston fouls, Larry Drew to the line.  1st one good, 2nd one good.  Taft 61-50.

Intentional foul called on Mister Height.  Missed both free throws. 

Mister Height fouls out on inbounds play.  1st free throw good, 2nd free throw no good.  Taft 62-50.

Marquze Jones three pointer.  Taft 62-53.  Foul on Kinston, Taft to the free throw line.

Joshea Singleton with lay up.  Taft 63-55.

Taft runs out the clock.  Taft 63, Kinston 55.

End of Game!