Hoodies House Roundup: Providence Day upsets nationally ranked Wheeler (Ga.)

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↓Trying to “buy” fouls: The big thing, lately, in high school ball is to jump into the defense, yell “Aye!” and wait for the whistle. I asked three officials Tuesday if the “Aye!” had any influence. They all smiled and said, “No.” One said the yell might make him less likely to blow the whistle.

↑On-time game times: One staple of the Hoodies House events are good crowds and great talent. Another? The tournament almost always stays on schedule.

↑Grant Williams, Providence Day: Tennessee recruit delivered the winning bucket for the Chargers with 1.4 seconds left in a 62-60 upset of nationally ranked Wheeler (Ga.). Williams finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two assists.

↑Providence Day opportunity: Since the tournament adopted a national bracket in 2001, no local team has won the national field championship. Providence Day will have a shot Wednesday night, facing Georgia power Norcross at 9:15.

Tuesday’s Top Performers

Rayshaun Hammonds, Norcross (Ga.) boys: 17 points, 16 rebounds, two blocks, two assists in a 67-53 win against Providence (Fla).

Idris Akinyemi, June Buchanan (Ky.) boys: 14 points, 18 rebounds in a 63-59 victory over Butler. Teammate Steven Silvers had 25 points and four assists.

Charles Manning, Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) boys: 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists in a 60-49 win against Douglas County (Ga.).

Myles Monroe, SouthLake Christian boys: Son of former N.C. State star Rodney Monroe had 21 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two assists in a 74-59 victory over Charlotte Christian.

Eleah Parker, Northside Christian girls: After going for 31 points, 29 rebounds Monday, Parker had 20 points and 22 rebounds in a 63-46 victory Tuesday over Rocky River.

Darius Perry, Wheeler (Ga.) boys: Junior made five of nine 3-point shots and had a game-high 23 points to go with four assists in a 62-60 loss to Providence Day.

Trey Wertz, Providence Day: Sophomore guard led the Chargers with 14 points and six assists and was tied for the team-high in rebounds with five in the victory over Wheeler.

Boys’ Roundup

No. 1 Providence Day 62, Wheeler 60: Providence Day (14-3) rallied from a 17-4 deficit in the first quarter against the Wildcats, No. 21 in USA Today’s national poll. Wheeler, the 2015 Georgia 6A state champ, has won six state titles since 1994. Tuesday, Wheeler lost its lead but rallied to tie behind Darius Perry, Georgia Tech recruit Romello White, a 6-foot-9 center (12 points, 13 reounds) and 6-8 Division I recruit Al-Wajid Aminu (12 points, five rebounds).

Providence Day got the ball with the score tied at 60 and ran the clock down for a final shot. Williams put a spin move and scored over both Wheeler big men. After a timeout, Wheeler was unable to get a shot off. Four Chargers scored in double figures: Grant Williams, Trey Wertz, Devon Dotson (10 points, five steals) and Isaac Johnson (11, four assists).

Norcross (Ga.) 67, Providence (Fla.) 53: Norcross stopped the 2015 Florida 3A champ in the semifinal, limiting Providence to 30.8 percent shooting. Providence struggled with Norcross’ size and made just nine of 28 3-point attempts. Zackery Bryant led the team with 17 points and four assists. Jordan Goldwire had 17 points and five rebounds for Norcross.

John Carroll (Md.), Northside Christian 29: John Carroll, the 2014 tournament champ, held Northside Christian to 19.6 shooting. Northside Christian scored in single digits in three quarters. John Carroll got 13 points and five rebounds from Immanuel Quickley and 10 points and 11 rebounds from Mike Tertsea.

Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) 60, Douglas County (Ga.) 49: Donatus Kupsas had 11 points and 15 rebounds for Long Island, which busted the game open by winning the second and third quarters 31-15. UNC recruit Brandon Robinson of Douglas County struggled shooting (3-for-15, 10 points). Teammate Khayl Waters had 11 points and three rebounds.

SouthLake Christian 74, Charlotte Christian 59: SouthLake senior Brett Carter scored eight straight points during the second half to push a 52-46 lead to 60-46. Carter, who had 14 points, and SouthLake cruised from there. Freshman J.C. Tharrington led Charlotte Christian with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Girls’ Roundup

Northside Christian 63, Rocky River 46: Despite shooting 35 percent, Northside Christian won easily behind Eleah Parker, Shamani Stafford (16 points) and Kylee Calabrese (14 points). Rocky River made one of 16 3-point attempts and had 19 turnovers. Jordan Soares had 21 points and six rebounds for Rocky River.

Bishop McNamara (Md.) 53, Vance 40: Bishop McNamara shot just 27 percent from the field but forced 20 turnovers and outrebounded Vance 53-33. Kyara Frames had 14 points and four rebounds for Bishop McNamara and Shelbi Harris-Mowatt had 14 rebounds and three steals. Vance was led by 21 points and four rebounds from sophomore Ahlana Smith and 17 points and seven rebounds from freshman Dazia Lawrence.

This story was originally published December 29, 2015 at 11:10 PM with the headline "Hoodies House Roundup: Providence Day upsets nationally ranked Wheeler (Ga.)."