![]() ![]() “I still think we have a ways to go defensively. A lot of things we have seen before,” Coach Wright added. “We’ve got eight seniors on this basketball team. ![]() A win there would put them in the championship against either King’s Fork or Nansemond River. Lakeland puts its five-game winning streak on the line Friday against Class 6 John Champe from Northern Virginia, in the King’s Fork Holiday Classic. “We’re trying to focus on rotating and help defense. This year, we play more man-to-man,” Wright Jr. There is room for improvement between now and then, though. Then Clint shoots it well, and when he’s in a zone, he’s in a zone.”Īt 5-1 overall, Lakeland has a distinct chance to claim one of the top playoff seeds come February in Region 3A. “Keimari Artis is our physical finisher who does a lot of the intangibles that don’t show up in the stat book. Colleges have had interest in him wanting to play shooting guard, so he’s playing more off the ball,” Wright said. Ray, being our primary ball-handler and facilitator, has an idea of what he wants to do. “These guys have been in the program for about three years now. StretchLabs team of highly trained Flexologists® will give you a deeper stretch than you could ever achieve on your own. iced it with free throws with 27.7 seconds to play. Seniors Raymond Bellamy and Keimari Artis combined for 23 points, each scoring timely buckets in the final possessions before Wright Jr. “Their guy (Tywon) McKenzie I think is probably the best post player in the area. We do see it in the Southeastern District, but not consistently for the full game like we do when we play an Eastern District team,” Wright remarked. They definitely bring that edge defensively with the bumps. “I love playing Eastern District basketball teams. The Truckers nearly erased an 11-point deficit and tied the game with under two minutes to play. Coach Wright was pleased with how his team performed against a Churchland squad that last season reached the Class 4 state tournament. ![]()
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