Nelson/McClure in Glaxo Report

Nelson's Sheldon High School team competed in the consolation bracket of the 8-team tournament against Georgetown Prep. Sheldon came away with their 2nd straight loss by a 59-50 margin. Nelson scored 14 points, had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, & 3 turnovers. He shot 5-16 from the field, 2-3 from the charity stripe, & 2-6 from beyond the arc. The loss dropped Sheldon to 8-3 on the season. Coach K & Chris Collins were in attendance for Nelson's game.

David McClure's Trinity Catholic High School team took on West Brunswick in the championship game of the 4-team portion of the tournament. West Brunswick is led by NC State commitment Cedric Simmons. McClure was matched up with Simmons for most of the night & came out ahead in the individual match up, as well as the team match up. Trinity Catholic defeated West Brunswick by a 66-44 margin as McClure was named the tournament MVP. He scored 18 points, had 9 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals, & 1 block. McClure shot 8-14 from the field, 1-3 from the free throw line, & 1-1 from the arc. Simmons ended up with 12 points, 7 rebounds, & 5 blocked shots, including 2 blocks on McClure. Trinity Catholic is now 4-0 on the season. Coach K & Chris Collins were also in attendance for McClure's game.

I was able to speak to McClure before tonight's game about his foot injury. There had been some concern that it could be a stress fracture of the foot. However, he had an MRI performed today which showed no fracture & the injury is simply a deep bruise. McClure said that he had a lot of swelling in the foot & the doctors told him he would just have to play through the pain until the swelling is lessened.

Oak Hill defeated Archbishop Moellar of Ohio in the 8-team championship game that was fiercely contested. Josh Smith, Brian Johnson, & Rajon Rondo were impressive for Oak Hill, while NC State signee Andrew Brackman was impressive for Archbishop Moellar.