Bucs edge Centreville for district win

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Bowling Green went into Centreville last night looking to pick up a win to stay within one game of district leading Central Private and the eighth ranked Buccaneers got it, but it wasn’t easy. Sophomore Patrick Roublow scored 19 points to lead Bowling Green to a 48-41 win in a game that produced 12 lead changes and 10 ties.

Bowling Green got out to an early 5-3 lead on Austin Knight’s 3-pointer from the wing at the 5:26 mark of a tight opening quarter but Centreville would put together an 8-2 run over the next three minutes to take an 11-7 lead.

(Above) Bowling Green's Patrick Roublow (#2) gets a 2nd half basket

Bowling Green reclaimed the lead at 15-13 on a driving lay-in from Mac McElveen with less than one minute remaining in the quarter but Centreville answered with a Cale McKey basket in the paint to send the game into the second quarter tied at 15-15.

Neither squad mounted an offensive spurt in the second quarter as both teams traded three baskets each to end the first half tied at 21-21.

Bowling Green looked to take control midway through the third quarter after Centreville had taken a 27-25 lead on Chance Humphrey’s 8 foot basket off the glass. Drew Varnado drained a 3-pointer from the wing and a steal and lay-in from Patrick Roublow gave the Bucs a 30-27 lead and some momentum with 2:33 left in the quarter but Centreville would stay close.

With Bowling Green holding on to a 32-28 lead Centreville finished the quarter with two Chance Humprey’s buckets to pull to within two points at 34-32.

After Bowling Green pushed their lead back to four points one minute into the final quarter at 36-32 on a Patrick Roublow fast break bucket Centreville mounted a 5-0 run on a Michael Keith basket, plus one, and Jake Darden’s lay-in at the six minute mark to retake the lead at 37-36 but that would be the Tigers last lead.

(Above) Corey Gaulden (#11) of Centreville with a shot off the glass in the 1st half

Bowling Green finished the last five minutes of the contest with a 12-4 run as four different Buccaneers contributed down the stretch to seal up a hard fought 48-41 District 6-AA road win.

Sophomore Patrick Roublow led Bowling Green with 19 points, Mac McElveen and Jarrell Mark each had 7, Austin Knight and Drew Varnado  5 apiece, Keith Dufrene 3 and Alex Keaton 2.

Chance Humprey led Centreville with 16 points, Corey Gaulden added 8, Jake Darden 7, Michael Keith 5, Dustin Williams 3 and Cale McKey 2.

Bowling Green improves to 14-6 overall and 4-1 in district play. Next action for the Bucs will be Oak Forest on Tuesday in Franklinton.

Centreville slips to 0-5 in district and will host Silliman Tuesday.

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