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DeMatha could rely on two high-level seniors last season. Whenever it needed a key bucket or game-changing play, Rodney Rice and Tyrell Ward could be counted on to deliver.
But Rice is now at Virginia Tech and Ward at LSU.
St. Paul VI has such a player in DeShawn Harris-Smith. On Jan. 12, the Maryland signee scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the first half of PVI’s 76-61 victory at DeMatha’s Looney Convocation Center on Jan. 10.
The Panthers, who came into the game ranked third in the area and sixth in the nation, turned a four-point, first-quarter lead into a 16-point advantage by halftime. They improved to 14-1 and 5-0 in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.
Harris-Smith had 10 points in the second period, including two 3-pointers and a fastbreak slam dunk. PVI led by at least nine points after the break.
“We knew we had to be disciplined and we had to be consistent in our approach, and we were really good at some stages of the game, but then we just had letups,” Stags Coach Mike G. Jones said. “This year’s team, to be frank, just doesn’t have the experience.
“It’s my job as a coach to be patient, to really teach every single day in practice to get our guys to understand the magnitude of just being disciplined and consistent every single second you’re on the court. I think we’ll get there.”
Read more here: https://streetcarsuburbs.news/dematha-basketball-coach-seeks-consistency-while-building-a-winner/
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