Uniontown wraps up 3-0 Florida trip
Uniontown鈥檚 boys basketball team wrapped up its trip to the KSA Events Classic in Kissimmee, Fla., with a perfect 3-0 record.
The Red Raiders followed up wins over Central Tuscaloosa, Ala.,(63-41) on Tuesday and Salem, Mass., (62-37) on Wednesday with a 66-38 victory over McGuffey in the final on Thursday.
It was another balanced effort from coach Rob Kezmarsky鈥檚 squad as Calvin Winfrey III and Notorious Grooms led the way with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Uniontown also got eight points apiece from Taevian Richardson and Bakari Wallace as 10 different players scored for the Red Raiders.
The Highlanders (5-4), another WPIAL team that also made the trip down south, were paced by Jantzen Durbin with nine points.
The Red Raiders improved to 7-1 with their sixth straight win.
鈥淭his is the fourth time we鈥檝e done this trip since 2013 and the first time we鈥檝e gone 3-0,鈥� said Kezmarsky, who was pleased with more than just his players鈥� performance on the court.
鈥淚鈥檓 more proud of the kids the way they handled themselves off the court on this trip than on. They got to have a great experience that, hopefully, they remember the rest of their lives.鈥�
Uniontown raced out to an 18-4 lead in the first quarter and cruised from there. The Red Raiders led 41-15 at halftime and 50-26 after three quarters.
鈥淲e played at least nine players every game,鈥� Kezmarsky pointed out. 鈥淭oday all 13 got in. We have been getting really balanced scoring. It seems like every day its somebody different leading us.鈥�
The Red Raiders will take a break for Christmas then be back at it next week.
鈥淭uesday and Wednesday will be at the Southern Garrett tournament,鈥� said Kezmarsky who was happy with what he saw in Florida.
鈥淎gainst Tuscaloosa that鈥檚 probably the best I鈥檝e seen our kids play since I鈥檝e been coaching this group. Our defense, our ball handling and execution really impressed me this week. Bakari Wallace played three really good basketball games for us, offensively and defensively. K鈥橝drian McLee played well also and threw in some outstanding dunks.
鈥淭here鈥檚 still things we want to work on though. We鈥檙e still trying to get better every game.鈥�