Centennial hoops claw back, take down Roswell
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 4:03PM By Ryan Peck
rpeck@neighbornewspapers.com
ROSWELL – The Centennial Knights overcame a sluggish start and got a big pick-me-up from their senior class to rebound and defeat home-standing Roswell 79-72 on Friday night at J. Tom Zachary Court.
Centennial’s six seniors combined for 70 points, led by 21 from Eric Lynch off the bench, as the Knights (6-5, 2-1 6AAAAA) broke a 33-33 halftime tie early in the second half and never looked back, picking up a big region road win.
After opening up a double-digit second half lead, the Knights saw the Hornets get within two points in the final minutes before the visitors iced the game from the free throw line.
“It’s always tough coming over here and playing. Every time we play Roswell it’s a battle, so you kinda know going in it’s gonna be a tough game. They just hang around and they make it tough,” said Centennial coach Joe Eineker. Read more...