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: Ben Hendren For the Forsyth County News
Lambert senior Jordan Mcllwain lays on the court in frustration during the Longhorns’ 56-47 loss to Meadowcreek on Wednesday 'on the second round
of the Class 7A state tournament. : ;
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The game after that is where the
Lambert has been consistently blocked,
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“There’s definitely frustration,
because we know we’re good enough,”
junior guard Mitch Ganote said. “It just
seems like it’s a locked door, and we
can’t get it open.”
The Mustangs, whom Lambert beat in
the first round last year, did that
Wednesday with aggressive defense and
a post presence on both ends that the
Longhorns couldn’t match.
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Longhorns’ No. 1, heavily pressured the
ball and forced Lambert out of the free
flowing offense it typically prefers. The
Longhorns’ full-court press was scarce,
and they often settled into the deliberate
tempo that Meadowcreek prefers.
“You’ve got to make baskets to start
pressing,” Bracco said. “We just had a
tough time in the first half putting the
ball in the hole. Not only (is
Meadowcreek) big, they have great
length and defend hard.”
The Mustangs at times often
employed a lineup with that had both
6-foot-7 Cory Hightower and 6-foot-9
Amari Kelly, a Duquesne signee, while
Lambert at times had 6-foot-4 Damon
Stoudamire as its tallest player on the
floor. That helped Meadowcreek gain a
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rebounding advantage at both ends and
get plenty of second-chance looks.
“At the end of the day, we tried, but I
think they were just too big,” Ganote
said. :
The game’s moderate tempo and a
few big-three-pointers helped Lambert
stay within single digits for most of the
game, only letting the Mustangs’ advan
tage reach double digits for a brief peri
od at the end of the third -quarter. After
Ganote got a steal in the press and fin
ished a layup, the Longhorns trailed just
43-39 with 5:16 left in the game.
Lambert couldn’t get closér than that,
though, and Meadowcreek made enough
free throws down the stretch to avoid a
collapse.. :
The Longhorns ended their season
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with a 22-6 record, and they’ll have to
replace a number of important seniors
next year, like the starting trio of
Stoudamire, Austin Deckard and Jordan
Mcllwain. But with Ganote set to return
‘and sophomores like post Colin Granger
and guard Braxton Beaty getting ample
experience, Lambert looks to be in posi
tion to contend again next year. :
That’s when -Bracco thinks the
Longhorns will finally get through that
door.
“We’ll be back here next year,” he
said. “We’ll go through the box, and
we’ll find the right key. We’re going to
find the key that opens the door to the
elite eight next year.” :