Brothers combine for 43 points in win over Ferriday
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, November 29, 2006
FERRIDAY &8212; Fans who attended Monday night&8217;s Ferriday-Excelsior Christian contest got a ticket to the Dunn show.
Brothers LaceDarius and Davarius Dunn put on a show, scoring 35 and 8 points, respectively, as Excelsior (10-1) rolled to a 76-56 win over the Trojans (1-4).
LaceDarius Dunn is currently rated the 49th-best prospect in the country by USA Today, and has committed to Baylor.
Things started bad for Ferriday early, as Excelsior jumped out to a 14-1 lead and never looked back.
LaDerek Metcalfe led the Trojans with 21 points.
Despite the fact that the Trojans were playing a star-studded team, head coach James Davis said he felt his team could have stayed in the game.
&8220;The thing I felt we didn&8217;t do early was establish our inside game,&8221; Davis said. &8220;We needed to get some good, high percentage shots, and we didn&8217;t do it. The Dunn brothers were something else. They were everything they&8217;re cracked up to be. When you&8217;ve got a player like (LaceDarius) and someone to compliment him like his brother, you&8217;ve got a good team.&8221;
For his part, Excelsior head coach Lionel Mosby felt his team hadn&8217;t played its best game.
&8220;They played average,&8221; he said. &8220;I&8217;m not too happy. We had too many turnovers and too many one-on-ones. We need to play better team ball.&8221;
Matthew Smith scored 13 points for Ferriday, and Montrell Tennessee added 11. Jarrell Scott scored 15 for Excelsior Christian, while LaDarrian Williams pitched in 12.
With a 1-4 start, things are looking down for Ferriday, but Davis said he is confident the Trojans will turn things around.
&8220;We&8217;ll turn it around,&8221; he said. &8220;Right now we&8217;re not playing good defense, we&8217;re not blocking out, we&8217;re missing our free throws and we&8217;re missing layups. If we get those taken care of, we&8217;ll be all right.&8221;
The Trojans will travel to face Tensas High tonight.