Hope Center, Macedonia, Eagle's Nest and Men of Vision all emerged as the winners of their respective games as the Baptist Sports Council (BSC) played one of its men's best-of-three playoffs on Tuesday night at the D.W. Davis Gymnasium. Hope Center had to go to overtime before they pulled off a 48-45 decision over Church of the Nazarene; Macedonia knocked off Cousin McPhee 53-42; Eagle's Nest pounded Evangelistic Center 44-29; and Men of Vision had to go to overtime as well for a 53-52 win.
Game two of the four series will be played tonight at the D.W. Davis Gym.
Hope Center 48, Church of Nazarene 45 - Overtime
Jackson Jacob canned a game-high 28 points as the President Division's second place team Hope Center got the initial win. Perry Lubin had 19 in the loss for third place Church of Nazarene.
Macedonia 53, Cousin McPhee 42
Delano Knowles pumped in 15 points as Macedonia held on for the win for the President Division's pennant winners. Shaquille Bain matched Knowles' effort with 15 as well in a losing effort for the fourth place Cousin McPhee team.
Eagles Nest 44, Evangelistic Center 29
Cordero Thompson scored 11 points to pace the Vice President's second place team Eagle's Nest to victory. Deangelo Griffin had a game-high 15 points for the third place Evangelistic Center.
Men of Vision 53, BIBA 52 - Overtime
Jason Cooper scored 13 points, including the game-winning basket with 0.5 seconds left on the clock for the win for the Vice President's pennant winners. The game was tied 42-42 at the end of regulation. Val Williams had a game-high 23 points for BIBA.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
7:00 p.m. - Eagles Nest vs. Evangelistic Center
8:00 p.m. - Men of Vision vs. BIBA
9:00 p.m. - Hope Center vs. Church of Nazarene
10:00 p.m. - Macedonia vs. Cousin McPhee
Saturday, April 12, 2014 (games start at 10 a.m.)
Cousin McPhee vs. BIBA (15-and-under)
St. John's vs. Macedonia (15-and-under)
Eagle's Nest 'B' vs. Macedonia 'B' (19-and-under)
Eagle's Nest 'A' vs. Macedonia 'A' (19-and-under)
Cousin McPhee vs. BIBA (15-and-under)
St. John's vs. Macedonia (15-and-under)
Eagle's Nest 'B' vs. Macedonia 'B' (19-and-under)
Eagle's Nest 'A' vs. Macedonia 'A' (19-and-under)
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