Been Franklin: The Rebels Roll Again
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Franklin visited the senior-laden Brentwood Bruins Tuesday night in a riveting battle of top flight teams. The Rebels won, 46-44, thanks to stout defense and tough buckets in tight and timely late free throws. Matthew Thurman Matthew Thurman 6'7" |…
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Continue ReadingFranklin visited the senior-laden Brentwood Bruins Tuesday night in a riveting battle of top flight teams. The Rebels won, 46-44, thanks to stout defense and tough buckets in tight and timely late free throws.
Matthew Thurman Matthew Thurman 6'7" | PF Franklin | 2021 State TN played particularly well against a sturdy BHS frontline. Thurman used his lower body power to entrench deep numerous times. Though the Bruin bigs challenged, they too often fouled the excellent free throw shooter. Thurman is a wonderful weapon for Franklin and often he can be seen out around the arc. Because Thurman’s composure is solid and his handle is better than the average bear (er, big man) he can help initiate offense and free up Reed Kemp Reed Kemp 6'0" | PG Franklin | 2021 State TN to run off the ball. As an added bonus, Thurman operating out high, or wide as it were, draws out one of the taller defenders and opens the lane a touch for drivers.
Davis White (Brentwood) knocked down a monster three-pointer just before the minute mark, temporarily drawing the surging Bruins within three points. Franklin found a little cushion from the hands of star guard Reed Kemp Reed Kemp 6'0" | PG Franklin | 2021 State TN . Making free throws late is kinda what Reed Kemp Reed Kemp 6'0" | PG Franklin | 2021 State TN does. Kemp, frustratingly for Brentwood, knocked down almost all of his final minute free throws. Davis proved wisely late to set up his teammate for a quick score. It was one of Davis’ best games this season.
player_tooltip player_id=”954811″ first=”Aidan” last=”Smylie”]* (2021) – Aidan was again wonderful in both the mid-range and handling the ball. Smylie’s height and quickness make him a tough matchup. Brentwood pressures from a 2-3 zone and Smylie frequently stabbed to the heart of that zone. From there he created well. Smylie’s game is so lovable. The cuts are sharp. The movement off the ball is meaningful and productive.
Griffin Burke Griffin Burke 5'10" | PG Brentwood | 2021 State TN was a solid player, as he always is. Through much of the game he did not find much space to look to score though. Facing a deeply talented and sizable FHS team, the Bruins desperately needed more from Griffin.
John Windley John Windley 6'4" | PG Brentwood | 2021 State TN took a low-percentage shot late in the thrid quarter and made it. Franklin was not allowing high-percentage shots all night. John took it upon himself to take a chance, something that Brentwood’s offense and defense are certainly not predicated on, and it paid off. Overall, BHS played overly passive and appeared to be somewhat searching offensively. In the final minute, Windley missed an off-balanced long two only to recover his miss and bank home a deuce. Windley came alive late when it mattered.
Partial Rosters w/ *Starters
Franklin
#1 Taylor Spierto* (2021)
#4
Reed Kemp
Reed
Kemp
6'0" | PG
Franklin | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#5
Aidan Smylie
Aidan
Smylie
6'2" | CG
Franklin | 2020
State
TN
* (2021)
#10
Connor Beavon
Connor
Beavon
6'3" | SG
Franklin | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#32 Matt Thurman* (2022)
#35 Mason Jones (2022)
Brentwood
#10
John Windley
John
Windley
6'4" | PG
Brentwood | 2021
State
TN
(2021)
#12
Griffin Burke
Griffin
Burke
5'10" | PG
Brentwood | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#24
Macen Redner
Macen
Redner
6'1" | PG
Brentwood | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#30
Jack Medalie
Jack
Medalie
6'6" | SG
Franklin | 2023
State
TN
(2023)
#32 Joseph Hohn (2021)
#34 Daniel Cochran* (2023)
#44
Dustin Bluhm
Dustin
Bluhm
6'7" | PF
Brentwood | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
#14 Carter Patton (2022)
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