FREDERICK, Md. - Kullen Robinson (Alexandria, Va./Alexandria City) drops 26 points to lead the Blazers past the Gators of Notre Dame of Maryland 79-71 in the semifinal game of the Rotary Club of Frederick Tip-Off Tournament on Friday night.
 
Inside the Box Score

Kullen Robinson (Alexandria, Va./Alexandria City) along with his 26 points snatched seven rebounds.

Garrison Linton (New Market, Md./Oakdale) scored 19 along with nine rebounds, five assists and five steals.

Jack Fricka (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) finished with 12 rebounds on the night.
 
How it Happened

The first five minutes only saw 10 points between squads as the opening game of the season brought jitters and aggressive attempts at the basket in coverage.

"With it being our opener, we got caught being a little sloppy and out of our identity," said head coach Chad Dickman. "They controlled our tempo and that dictated how we wanted to move around our offense."

With that being said, the offense had to utilize tough buckets near the basket to keep pace. Javon Yarbrough was able to find daylight in his match up after checking in with a reverse layup to put the Blazers up 30-25 before weaving through two defenders on the next possession to score again.

Blazer defenders double teamed corner threats forcing opponents to move to the top of the key and throw into traffic which kept the Blazers out of murky waters.

Although Hood kept the lead most of the game, Notre Dame pulled within three points within three minutes to go looking to take the game.

The full court press became tough for Hood, but via fastbreak the Blazers sped away including a Linton layup that hit over the square and fell down and in to bring Hood up seven points after the foul and made shot to put it away.

Analysis

Hood outpaced Notre Dame of Md. In fastbreak points 32-17.

The Gators scored 49 points off the bench.

For the Opponent

Anthony Wright had 24 points with five rebounds.

Jahbreco Dacosta had nine rebounds and eight points.

Up Next

Hood takes on Randolph-Macon in the championship game set for 4 p.m. tomorrow at Woodsboro Bank Arena.