When Tyner coach Gerald Harris surmized how his team won its District 6-AA boys’ high school basketball home game Tuesday, he noted how the Rams’ full-court pressure turned things in their favor in the second half.
They took the lead for good when Reggie Gilmore made two free throws with 1:16 remaining, then the play lifted Tyner to a 74-69 victory over Red Bank came on basically a one-player press.
Guard Travis Jones ended up alone in the backcourt with a Red Bank ball-handler and the player that inbounded to him. Jones came up with a steal after poking the ball away and converted a layup with a defender draped all over him.
Tyner coach Gerald Harris said there are times when opposing teams are going to try to take away what his point guard does best, and the Lions may have been one of those for the majority of Tuesday’s game. But it was Jones who took charge late, scoring 10 of his 16 points in the final six minutes.
“He made a big basket at the end,” Harris said. “That was an acrobatic shot. You can’t replace that.”