Challenge to the Championship

2011-2012 Prince George's County Boys and Girl's Basketball Championships

By James Proctor

In the Boy's Championship Game it was Gwynn Park that had the size advantage; not the whole team but one player Marcel Boyd: Boyd is 6' 9" and his 13 points did not reflect his true impact on the game. He drew attention while Gwynn Park was on offense and C.H. Flowers had to be cognizant of his shot blocking when they were on offense. Gwynn Park seemed to be pulling away from Wise late in the 4th Quarter but as characteristic for this year's team they let their opponent back in the game.

Gwynn Park has held substantial leads in games this season only to end up in tight games or even end up losing games. Robert Flint hit two clutch free throws with under 30 seconds to go to ensure that Gwynn Park came up a victor in this game.

Gwynn Park is a perennial 2A State title contender so Flowers should not be overly concerned with their 57- 51 loss. Still, there were lessons to be learned for them and Gwynn Park too if they envision capturing State Title in their respective classifications.