STERLING The Newman Comets matched up with the Aquin Bulldogs for the second time this season Saturday night. The result was similar as the Comets defeated the Bulldogs 70-63 to capture the KSB Newman Christmas Classic. <\/p>\n
Right off the bat, Newman (12-0) came out swinging. Senior John Payan, who scored 33-points Friday night, hit back-to-back 3s to give the Comets an early 8-2 lead. <\/p>\n
Aquin (10-3) junior Aiden Chang, who was the Tournament MVP, rallied for eight straight points to help the Bulldogs secure a 16-11 lead after the first quarter. Chang finished with 28 points. <\/p>\n
\"I thought we did a nice job of keeping our composure,\" Newman coach Ray Sharp said. \"We started out pretty good, and then they went on a nice run and took the lead on us. After that I think we settled down. We were rushing and weren't executing our offense, but once we started executing it really helped us.\" <\/p>\n
In the second quarter a balanced Newman attack brought the Comets back into the game. <\/p>\n
In a 5-minute stretch in the middle of the quarter, senior A.J. Sharp and sophomore Noah McCarty combined to score 11 points.Payan also chipped in a pair of 3s to add to the Comets' cause. <\/p>\n
WIth time winding down before halftime, Aquin dialed up a man-to-man press. <\/p>\n
Sharp received the ball and proceeded to wave everyone so he could go one-on-one to bring the ball up. <\/p>\n
At half court, he dribbled behind his back to get around one defender, just in time to see another Bulldog flying at him. Once again, a smooth behind the back dribble got him around that defender. Finally, a spin move to get around a third defender led him to find an open man in the corner. <\/p>\n
Payan was the open man, who hit nothing but net on the 3. Payan finished with 21 points. He made seven of his nine 3-point attempts. <\/p>\n
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