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Flowers's Bryant Carries the Load
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
In a girls' basketball game that stayed in fast motion, C.H. Flowers junior Keyona Bryant looked fresh in the fourth quarter. But she wasn't happy about it. After committing her third foul early in the second quarter, Bryant sulked to the bench.
After the game, Bryant was thankful for the rest. She scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to lead Flowers to a 60-50 road win over Prince George's foe Bowie last night.
C.H. Flowers Coach Patrice Frazier purposefully doesn't tell her players how many fouls they have because she doesn't want them to become less aggressive. Bryant (18 points) never relented, especially in key moments. It's a simple equation for Frazier: Get the ball to the 6-foot Bryant on every possession.
"That's just automatic," Frazier said. "When you can depend on a big [player] like that and they produce, it's just automatic. Why not" always give it to her?
After Flowers (8-2, 6-2) took a 16-7 lead in the first quarter, Bryant drew her third foul. Bowie (8-3, 5-3) went on an eight-point run to take a brief lead while Bryant sat frustrated on the bench. She came back at the end of the quarter and scored six straight points to give Flowers a 24-19 cushion.
Flowers closed to within four midway through the fourth quarter before Bryant hit three of Flowers's next four field goals. She iced the game with a layup while being fouled to give Flowers an eight-point lead with 42 seconds remaining.
"I was kind of upset when she took me out, but I understand why she did because I'm an end-of-the-game player," Bryant said. Coach Frazier "kept saying to go down low to me in the post. It put the heat on me, but it felt good."
Flowers had its best season in school history last year, going 17-8. Bryant said the team's goal is to break that record. She said Flowers is better this year because it plays more as a team, but last night proved that goal will fall largely on her shoulders.
C.H. Flowers 60, Bowie 50 Feeling Better: Bowie sophomore Robin Keke scored 18 points despite being ill throughout the school day. She was matched up on Bryant and held her own offensively. Pressing Matters: Each team used a full-court press for most of the game, causing an abundance of turnovers on both sides, including 29 by Bowie.
