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Mt. Vernon Crush Playaz Club Frosh by 40

On Friday, Mt. Vernon faced off against The Playaz Club Freshman from New Jersey in their first games at the legendary iS8/Nike Spring High School Classic in Jamaica, NY.
From the tip-off until the final buzzer, the more experienced Mt. Vernon team came out blazing, leaving the freshman team wondering what they had gotten themselves into. When the offensive blizzard ended the Playaz Club Freshman had lost by forty points
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Offensively, Mount Vernon torched the Playaz Club Frosh as the score ballooned to 22-10 at the end of one quarter. The tandem of West Virginia commit Kevin Jones and junior Sherrod Wright simply overpowered the young Freshmen.
The Playaz were spunky though and pulled to within 6 points but Mt Vernon was not only a seasoned team but a team that also plays together during the regular season. Their team play was evidenced as Vaughn Allen scored easily off the give and go..
Strong moves by Vaughn Gray kept the Playaz close early but Wright was a machine on offensive while the Mt. Vernon defense was intimidating as the half ended with Mt. Vernon up 17.
As the second half started, Mt. Vernon continued where they left off as Jordan Lessane ran the point as their lead swelled to 20.
Glimpses of Playaz Club sunlight emerged as Miles Davis was occasionally effective on offense.
As the third quarter came to an end Mt. Vernon showed no mercy, denying the Playaz first or second chance opportunities. The quarter ended with 2 acrobatic buckets by Ketema Brooks, a Jones facial and Mt. Vernon up 71-42.
In the fourth the Playaz Club came out fired up as Jordan Allen scored followed by Davis & big man Keith Lumpkin but they were still down by 25. Sherrod Wright quickly brought the Playaz freshman team back to reality by nailing an NBA range 3-ball followed by a bucket to push the lead to 30.
Half way through the fourth both teams emptied their bench, unplugging the life support on this game whose final score was 96-56
High scorer for Mt. Vernon was Sherrod Wright with 33 points followed Kevin Jones with 22 points. Mile Davis was high man for Playaz Club Freshman with 18 points.
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