Baltimore County Championship: Intriguing Prospects
Last night at SECU Arena located on the campus of Towson University, the New Town Titans battled the Woodlawn Warriors for the Baltimore County crown. This would be the Titans second-straight trip to the county championship, as they defeated Franklin…
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Continue ReadingLast night at SECU Arena located on the campus of Towson University, the New Town Titans battled the Woodlawn Warriors for the Baltimore County crown. This would be the Titans second-straight trip to the county championship, as they defeated Franklin in the 2018-19 game. The Warriors came out playing rugged defense and hitting shots to help build a double-digit lead early, but once New Town found their footing in the second quarter, they’d pull within three points heading into halftime.
Following the break New Town came out with tremendous energy and determination to gain a lead and never look back. The Titans would prevail by a final score of 69-52, improve to 21-1 on the season and win their second-straight Baltimore County title.
Here were some intriguing prospects from the game:
Twan Carter | 5’9 | New Town ’20
Carter has quietly had an outstanding senior season shooting from three. The 5-foot-9 guard gets great lift on his jumper to counter his lack of size and he showcased that last night by nailing six three’s on his way to a game-high 20 points. On multiple occasions, he hit shots while being contested by a taller defender, but one make that stuck out was in the second half when he came off of a double pin-down screen, caught the ball at the top of the key and converted on a catch-and-shoot three with perfect footwork. Carter is still an unsigned senior that college programs may want to check out.
Jordan Allen | 6’1 | Woodlawn ’20
Allen provided an early spark for the Warriors that got them out to a lead with his outside shooting. New Town came out in a zone, which Allen buried two three-pointers against. He gets nice lift on his jumper and uses maximum arc on his release. Once New Town started chasing Allen off the three-point line, he used one or two dribbles to free himself up in the mid-range before knocking down a 15 footer. Allen also was effective in getting out in the lanes in transition where he finished a lay up and drew two fouls. Allen led Woodlawn with 15 points.
Andrew Mills | 6’5 | New Town ’20
Like New Town as a team, Mills faced struggles in the first quarter finding his shot, but once the second quarter came around he starting imposing his size on the smaller Woodlawn players by posting up on the block or the pinch post area. From there, he had a couple occasions where he backed his defender down and finished a turnaround jumper or hook shot over his left shoulder. He was key in the Titans hitting their stride in the second half where he continued to be a presence scoring in the paint, but this time off of offensive rebounds. Seven of his 13 points came in the fourth quarter and his loudest bucket came late in transition when he rose up with two hands to put the cherry on top as the New Town faithful erupted. Mills was effective on the defensive side of the ball as well by using his size to disrupt shots and rebound out of his area.
Kameron Downs | 6’1 | Woodlawn ’20
Downs made everything go for the Warriors last night. The 6-foot-1 lefty fills the role of a combo guard that is an effective slasher and can find open teammates off of his penetration. Although he’s been a top scorer for majority of the season, he struggled to find the bottom of the net from the field. He didn’t allow that to keep him from being effective on offense, though. Downs attacked the seams of the New Town zone defense in the first half and drew many fouls, eventually going to the line where he scored six of his 10 points. Defensively, Downs was active both on and off the ball using quick hands and anticipation to cause turnovers.
Martaz Robinson | New Town | 6’2
Robinson got called for two early charging fouls that put him on the bench for the majority of the first half. The Delaware State commit stayed strong mentally once the third quarter came around and immediately made his presence felt. He made big time plays off the dribble and converted on mid-range pull ups, got to the rim off of ball-screen situations and using his advanced court vision to set up teammates for easy looks. Robinson finished with 14 points, 12 of which came in the final two quarters and showed the crowd why he’s a top point guard in the Baltimore area.