6 years ago today...

William Emerson, seen above, went on to play at Western Kentucky and Mercer. He was a physical dude, but he was nothing compared to Jermaine. We held him to just 8 points.

Why this was such a big win for us:

In the week leading up to the game, John Walden, in his only practice of the year, put me in the hospital with a concussion, and Franky almost broke Matthew's jaw with a right hook. Expectations were high- but- we had no identity, little chemistry, and found ourselves in a familiar place for Benedictine basketball, down by double digits at the half.

Before TC could even make his way down to the locker, we got together and talked about what the hell was happening. We knew we were going to be good, but I think all the pressure of being a good basketball team at BC had gotten to us. We had to prove to ourselves and to all the fans that we could live up to all the hype.

So we did. We went man-to-man for the entire second half except for the last possession of the game. In the second half, Franky controlled the game. Murray and Keenan hit some big 3's. BG and Matthew came off the bench and played good defense. Brady dominated down low. Matthew and Franky proved that they'd be fine playing together.

We didn't tie it up until there was less than a minute to go. With about 20 seconds to go we had the ball out of bounds at half court. During the timeout TC drew up a bad ass play that we had put in during practice the day before. It worked to perfection. They had a chance to tie it up or win it at the end, but we stopped them- going back to zone for the first time since the 2nd quarter.

Afterwards, I remember going to Rachel's house for her birthday party. Also, I've never seen a play work so perfectly at the end of a game. Just proves that TC knows his stuff and can be a good coach-when he feels like it.

This was one of the 3 (?) times fans rushed the court that year.

Here's what the Savannah Morning News had to say:

Benedictine 63, Camden Co. 61

Camden County led 15-5 after a quarter and by 12 points at halftime, but BC came back and won when senior forward Brady Cannon converted a layup with 20 second remaining in the Joe Greene Tournament. BC's comeback was headed by Cannon and post player Donnie Bell, who scored 12 of his game-high 17 in the latter minutes of the third quarter and the fourth quarter.

CAMDEN CO. (61)

Charles Williams 10, Johnson 9, Holloway 9, Massey 9, Emerson 8, Small 6, Green 6, James 2.

BENEDICTINE (63)

Donnie Bell 17, Brady Cannon 13, Frankie Jackson 12, Keenan Summerlin 10, Murray 8, Gray 3.

Halftime--Camden Co., 35-23. Records--BC 1-0; Camden Co. 0-1.