December 29, 2007

Picayune sweeps Fontainebleau to close out Holiday Tournament

by Carey Meitzler

The Lady Tide jumped out to a 10-0 lead and led by as many as 16 points in the second half in defeating

Fontainebleau (LA) 39-31 in the Picayune Holiday Tournament played at Kelly Wise Memorial Gymnasium.

Monique Brown paced the Lady Tide (10-6, 1-2) with 16 points.  Karly Moran and Ebony Jones each added 7 points. 

Autumn Jackson had 5 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

Jennifer Beehler had 15 points for the Lady Bulldoges (7-12).

Monique Brown (33) drives past Fontainebleau's Jennifer Beehler (24).

Ebony Jones (right) brings the ball up the court as Karly Moran (left) runs ahead.

Maroon Tide 68   Fontainebleau 54

Brandon Fortenberry poured in 24 points for Picayune (14-3, 4-0) in their 68-54 win over Fontainebleau. 

Picayune never trailed in the game, but the Bulldogs twice came within a basket of tying the game.

Picayune built a 10 point lead in the second quarter at 28-18 with 5:13 left, but the Bulldogs cut the lead

to 32-30 with 1:15 left on a short jumper by Taylor Hanby.  Fortenberry scored with 1:01 left and then

dished out one of his five assists to Justin Smith for a lay up to give Picayune a 36-30 lead at intermission.

David McClain (3) shoots as Ben Daly (44) screens Fontainebleau's Quinn Cooper.

Fontainebleau cut the lead to 44-42 on two free throws by Matt Orlando with 1:20 left in the third

quarter, but Fortenberry scored the next seven points of the game to make it 51-42.  Jason Green

scored for Fontainebleau to make it 51-44 at the end of the third quarter. 

Picayune pulled away midway through the quarter on two consecutive three point plays by Fortenberry.

Chris Dees added 13 points for Picayune and Justin Smith had 8 points.

Fontainebleau (3-14) was led by Hanby's 15 points.  Quinn Cooper had 12 points, Matt Orlando

had 11 points, and Green finished with 10 points.