Clark's performance boosts Clayton over Moss Point By Zach Mayo<\/p>\n
Published: 2013-12-27 11:26:00 Updated: 2013-12-27 13:59:39 <\/p>\n
Updated at 1:59 p.m. <\/p>\n
The Clayton Comets bounced back from a first-round loss in the HighSchoolOT.com Holiday Invitational's Shavlik Randolph bracket, beating the Mississippi Moss Point Tigers 77-64 on Friday morning. <\/p>\n
Cincinnati recruit and Clayton star Gary Clark helped lift the team past the Tigers for its first win in the tournament. Clark came a block away from a triple-double, finishing with the monstrous stat line of 35 points, 22 rebounds and nine blocks. <\/p>\n
\"It really feels good to play at that level all game and see the outcome of it,\" Clark said. <\/p>\n
After losing to the Apex Cougars on Thursday afternoon, Moss Point jumped to a quick with a three-point shot from Kentucky recruit Devin Booker. Terrance Trussell added another deep shot and the Tigers led 8-0 in the opening minutes. <\/p>\n
Clayton battled back later in the quarter and trailed 19-12 at the end of the first eight minutes of play. <\/p>\n
The Comets pulled closer in the second quarter, holding Booker scoreless through the first five minutes and only allowing him five points in the quarter. Clayton trailed 30-28 at halftime. <\/p>\n
\"I thought we started the game pretty well,\" said Moss Point head coach Micoe Cotton. \"We tried to pack it inside and have a few bodies on Clark, but the second half we didn't come out and execute defensively.\" <\/p>\n
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