Thanks in large part to strong tournament
showings in South Carolina and Massachusetts, Jon Severe, whose talent and
toughness have long been appreciated in these parts is finally getting some long
overdue national attention. And as his
star rises, the Royals are also ascending as a team.
Yesterday, in the traditional Sunday
afternoon tilt at Xaverian and with a visitor from Alabama in the house to see
Severe, the Royals showed the home folks here in New York what the folks in
South Carolina and Massachusetts got a glimpse of and throttled the Clippers
62-50.
The Clippers got out of the gate
quickly using their penetration and kick game to take an early 14-5
advantage. And it wasn't Severe but
smooth shooting reserve Isaiah Cothbert who got the Royals' offense started with his three point shooting, and
what Cothbert started Severe emphatically finished. His 17 first half points
triggered a 32-8 Royals burst and sent them to the locker room at the
intermission with a 15 point halftime advantage. While torching the nets for
those first half points and 28 for the game Severe demonstrated all the things
that make him a big time scorer and prospect; the explosion to the basket on a breakaway
dunk, the easy lift on the jumper that helped him bury four first half triples
and a tough contested one that helped end a Xaverian rally in the second half,
and the efficiency that comes not only because of his great skill but because
of his shot selection.
While the Royals' inside trio of
Maynard Grant, Adonis DelaRosa and Jordan Fuchs were fairly quiet offensively,
they contributed to a great team effort on defense, taking away driving lanes
and allowing their guards to stay on Xaverian's normally reliable shooters. The
team effort led to a great win for the Royals, and served notice that their
championship aspirations are well within reach.
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