Detroit Pershing: Tops in Class A

Detroit Pershing proved its worth by shutting Detroit Southeastern's offense down for the last twelve minutes of the game.

In what started off as a very low-scoring game (Pershing scored the first bucket at the 4:39 mark) Detroit Southeastern held an early 12-11 lead after the first quarter. Michigan State verbal commit 6'1 gd Keith Appling '10 didn't enter until the mid-way point and the scoring that many expected soon took form.

Pershing's other big, 6'7 Tevin Conrad '09, started the second quarter for Michigan State commit 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and added four quick points giving Pershing the lead. But, 6'5 gd Brandan Kearney '11 banked a turn around jumper from the elbow and dished off to 6'6 pwr frwd William Gholston for the Jungaleer lead. With time dwindling in the second quarter, Southeastern came up short on six of eight free throws and Pershing took the halftime lead, 28-26.

The third quarter was tight and Southeastern gained a four point lead after a three by 6'1 guard Kimani Boynton '09. 5'10 point guard Deon Dismuke '09 answered the call and scored seven in the final minutes of the second quarter including a three at the buzzer giving the Doughboys a 44-38 lead.

Pershing outscored the visitors 26-10 in the final quarter as Conrad, Dismuke, 6'5 wing Juwan Howard, jr. '10, 6' guard Dennis Perry '09, Nix, and Appling all scored in the fourth. The final was 70-48 as Southeastern dropped their first game of the 2008-09 season while Pershing remains undefeated while gaining their seventh win.

Appling scored 22, Nix 15 and 11 rebounds, Dismuke 14

Boynton led SE with 14, 6'6 power forward Kyle Bryant '09 added 11, 5'10 Chris Carter '10 added 9.

Pershing is very good and Nix is better with every pound he sheds. The Doughboys are IPS' #1 team in Class A.

Southeastern had 27 turnovers and was 14-27 from the free throw line. They also had 27 turnovers in a win against Saginaw last week. Help is on the way as 6' point guard Anthony Fields joins the squad on January 20.