KF Summer League pits teammates against each other

One Bulldog basketball squad was going to advance and one would be done for the season on Tuesday during the first night of tournament play in the King’s Fork Summer Boys Basketball League.

In the end, there was no surprise about which was which. King’s Fork A, mostly made up of returning varsity veterans, beat its younger running mates, King’s Fork B 64-35.

Of course the whole point of the summer league, even during the tourney during the last two nights of the league, is about gaining experience ahead of the upcoming high school season. It’s then easy to argue the younger Bulldogs gained more out of the contest.

On the scoreboard, though, the first few minutes proved enough to decide who’d keep playing in the tournament to find the best out of the 14 teams who‘ve been playing at KF for the last six weeks.

King’s Fork A finished fifth in the regular season. Nansemond River finished third in the regular season and had a bye through the first round of the bracket. Play continues and the final will be played Thursday evening.

After Seveante Williams hit a deep three-pointer to bring King’s Fork B within a 4-3 deficit, King’s Fork A rolled off 19 straight points during the next eight minutes.

The bigger Bulldogs had too big of an advantage on any rebounds, offensive or defensive. With each loose ball or steal, King’s Fork A could simply outrace King’s Fork B to the other end of the court for a number of fast break baskets.

Swing player Akanni White led King’s Fork A with 10 points, two three-pointers and two lay-ins, in the first half. Returning guard Jacorey Smith added eight points. Rod Parrott, normally a jump shooter from beyond the arc, scored three buckets in the paint in the first half.

Williams and Isaiah Cotton hit two treys each for King’s Fork B. King’s Fork A led by as much as 36-10 before a 10-2 run by King’s Fork B to finish the half.

White finished with 13 points. Donte Ralph scored 11 points and Smith finished with 10 for King’s Fork A.

Williams led King’s Fork B with 15 points. Cotton scored 11 points and point guard James Glover added seven points.