Northland (OH) Advances with Comeback Win Over East Carteret (NC)

After trailing by as many as 13 points in the opening half, Northland (OH) scored a 71-70 come-from-behind victory over East Carteret (NC) in the consolation bracket on day two of the 2014 Beach Ball Classic at the Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center.

In the opening half, East Carteret (7-2; Beaufort, NC) scored 16 of the game’s first 20 points to open a 16-4 advantage with 10:49 remaining on the clock.  The Mariners took their largest lead of the game on a pair of free throws by Trevor Willis with 5:00 remaining in the first half that gave East Carteret a 31-18 lead.  Northland (4-2; Columbus, OH) closed the half by connecting on six of its last eight shots from the field and pulled to within just one point at 35-34 on a free throw by Andy Breckenridge with 12 seconds on the clock.  Jacque Brown drove the length of the court and connected on a jumper just outside of the paint at the buzzer for a 37-34 East Carteret lead at the half.

Northland scored the first seven points to grab a 41-37 advantage just 2:50 into the second half.  The teams would swap the lead eight times over the next 10 minutes before East Carteret appeared to have the contest in hand as the Vikings built a five point lead of 67-62 on a pair of free throws by Brown.  Seth Towns connected on one of two free throws for Northland to start a 6-0 run that would give the Vikings a 68-67 lead with just 37 seconds on the clock.  During the run, Towns scored four straight points before Doug Taylor’s dunk regained the lead for Northland.

Brown responded for East Carteret just 10 seconds later with a long 3-point basket that gave the Mariners a 70-68 advantage.  Following a timeout, Towns handled the ball out front and drove to the basket with time winding down.  Towns connected on an off-balance jumper in the lane and was fouled by Ty Simmons.  Towns connected on what would prove to be the game winning free throw as part of the three-point play with three seconds to play.  Jack Garrison missed a 3-point basket at the buzzer to end the contest.

Northland was led by Doug Taylor’s 17 points and 16 rebounds. DezJuan Wright added 16 points for the Vikings while Towns and DJ Tyre added 15 and 12 points, respectively.

East Carteret was led by Brown’s 32 points as he connected on 11-of-11 from the free throw line.

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Dec 28 3:30 PM 2022 BFL Prep (WA)Fort Erie Academy (ON) Dec 18 5:00 PM 2022 Lander 74Wingate University 79 Dec 19 9:30 AM 2022 Bishop O’Connell (VA) 61Socastee (SC) 17 Dec 19 9:30 AM 2022 Marion (SC) 31Myrtle Beach (SC) 23 Dec 19 9:30 AM 2022 Cumberland Valley (PA) 37Paul IV 59 Dec 19 11:15 AM 2022 King’s Fork (VA) 64Keenan (SC) 79 Dec 19 11:15 AM 2022 Military Magnet (SC) 48Westlake (GA) 70 Dec 19 11:15 AM 2022 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (SC) 33Waccamaw (SC) 34 Dec 19 11:30 AM 2022 Crestwood (SC) 57Loris (SC) 38 Dec 19 1:00 PM 2022 Lakeway Christian (TN) 48St. James (SC) 22 Dec 19 1:00 PM 2022 Peachtree Ridge (GA) 36Camden 67 Dec 19 1:00 PM 2022 Brunswick (GA) 50Philip Simmons (SC) 53 Dec 19 1:15 PM 2022 Northside Christian (NC) 28Trinity Collegiate (SC) 41 Dec 19 2:45 PM 2022 First Baptist (SC) 35North Myrtle Beach (SC) 42 Dec 19 2:45 PM 2022 Wilson (SC) 49Socastee (SC) (W) (PI) 54 Dec 19 2:45 PM 2022 Miami Sr (FL) 45Westwood (SC) 25 Dec 19 3:00 PM 2022 Mater Lakes Academy (FL) 30Winter Haven (FL) 57 Dec 19 6:00 PM 2022 UNG 67Wingate University 61 Dec 20 10:00 AM 2022 Myrtle Beach (SC) 26Orangeburg-Wilkinson (SC) 37 Dec 20 10:00 AM 2022 Socastee (SC) 40Military Magnet (SC) 64 Dec 20 10:00 AM 2022 Cumberland Valley (PA) 77King’s Fork (VA) 54 Dec 20 10:00 AM 2022 Loris (SC) 38Northside Christian (NC) 56 Dec 20 11:45 AM 2022 Brunswick (GA) 66First Baptist (SC) 27 Dec 20 11:45 AM 2022 St. James (SC) 30Wilson (SC) 47 Dec 20 11:45 AM 2022 Peachtree Ridge (GA) 40Westwood (SC) 51 Dec 20 11:45 AM 2022 Winter Haven (FL) 67Crestwood (SC) 34 Dec 20 1:30 PM 2022 Marion (SC) 31Waccamaw (SC) 43 Dec 20 1:30 PM 2022 Bishop O’Connell (VA) 55Westlake (GA) 46 Dec 20 1:30 PM 2022 Trinity Collegiate (SC) 61Mater Lakes Academy (FL) 43 Dec 20 3:15 PM 2022 Lakeway Christian (TN) 63Carvers Bay (SC) 39 Dec 20 3:15 PM 2022 Philip Simmons (SC) 33North Myrtle Beach (SC) 31 Dec 20 5:00 PM 2022 Paul IV 48Keenan (SC) 39 Dec 20 6:45 PM 2022 Camden 60Miami Sr (FL) 37 Dec 21 9:00 AM 2022 Myrtle Beach (SC) 33St. James (SC) 30 Dec 21 9:00 AM 2022 Cumberland Valley (PA) 41Westwood (SC) 52 Dec 21 9:00 AM 2022 Socastee (SC) 36First Baptist (SC) 37 Dec 21 10:00 AM 2022 Loris (SC) 35Crestwood (SC) 43 Dec 21 10:45 AM 2022 King’s Fork (VA) 64Peachtree Ridge (GA) 60 Dec 21 10:45 AM 2022 Orangeburg-Wilkinson (SC) 28Wilson (SC) 62 Dec 21 10:45 AM 2022 Bishop O’Connell (VA) 48Philip Simmons (SC) 34 Dec 21 11:45 AM 2022 Northside Christian (NC) 36Mater Lakes Academy (FL) 32 Dec 21 12:30 PM 2022 Marion (SC) 25Carvers Bay (SC) 35 Dec 21 12:30 PM 2022 Military Magnet (SC) 58Brunswick (GA) 66 Dec 21 12:30 PM 2022 Keenan (SC) 59Miami Sr (FL) 56 Dec 21 1:30 PM 2022 Winter Haven (FL) 76Trinity Collegiate (SC) 46 Dec 21 2:15 PM 2022 Waccamaw (SC) 34Lakeway Christian (TN) 42 Dec 21 2:15 PM 2022 Westlake (GA)North Myrtle Beach (SC) Dec 21 2:15 PM 2022 Paul IV 34Camden 48 Dec 27 3:30 PM 2022 Central Pointe (FL) 69J Addison (ON) 62 Dec 27 5:15 PM 2022 Tampa Catholic (FL) 88Myrtle Beach (SC) 51 Dec 27 7:00 PM 2022 Dorman (SC) 65Balboa (CA) 52 Dec 27 8:45 PM 2022 Roman Catholic (PA) 67St. James (SC) 33 Dec 28 1:45 PM 2022 BFL Prep (WA) 32J Addison (ON) 67 Dec 28 3:30 PM 2022 Balboa (CA) 50Fort Erie Academy (ON) 35 Dec 28 5:15 PM 2022 Jonesboro (GA) 50Dorman (SC) 58 Dec 28 7:00 PM 2022 Central Pointe (FL) 46Skills Factory (GA) 60 Dec 28 8:45 PM 2022 George Rogers Clark (KY) 83Socastee (SC) 68 Dec 29 10:15 AM 2022 Myrtle Beach (SC) 38St. James (SC) 67 Dec 29 12:00 PM 2022 BFL Prep (WA) 48Fort Erie Academy (ON) 45 Dec 29 1:45 PM 2022 Jonesboro (GA) 69Socastee (SC) 49 Dec 29 3:30 PM 2022 Skills Factory (GA) 31J Addison (ON) 29 Dec 29 5:15 PM 2022 Tampa Catholic (FL) 38Roman Catholic (PA) 72 Dec 29 7:00 PM 2022 Balboa (CA) 45Central Pointe (FL) 58 Dec 29 8:45 PM 2022 Dorman (SC) 71George Rogers Clark (KY) 62 Dec 30 10:15 AM 2022 Fort Erie Academy (ON) 51Skills Factory (GA) 48 Dec 30 12:00 PM 2022 St. James (SC) 46Jonesboro (GA) 68 Dec 30 1:45 PM 2022 BFL Prep (WA) 39Balboa (CA) 43 Dec 30 3:30 PM 2022 Tampa Catholic (FL) 66George Rogers Clark (KY) 60 Dec 30 5:30 PM 2022 J Addison (ON) 54Central Pointe (FL) 50 Dec 30 7:15 PM 2022 Roman Catholic (PA) 56Dorman (SC) 54