Floyd County Rage Defeat Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels 147-141
May 12, 2007 - World Basketball Association (WBA) News Release
In an Eastern Division opening matchup the Floyd County Rage opened with an impressive comback win against the explosive Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels 147-141. The Rebels got off and running early, scoring 43 points in the first quarter behind the sharp shooting of Wayne Arnold (6'4''-G-84, college: Tennessee St.) and Rodney Kirtz (6'3''-G, college: Mercer).
In an Eastern Division opening matchup the Floyd County Rage opened with an impressive comback win against the explosive Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels 147-141. The Rebels got off and running early, scoring 43 points in the first quarter behind the sharp shooting of Wayne Arnold (6'4''-G-84, college: Tennessee St.) and Rodney Kirtz (6'3''-G, college: Mercer). The Rage depended on an attacking style of play from Karl Hollingsworth (6'5''-F/G-82) to stay close through 2 quarters. Floyd County down by 12 in the middle of the 3rd looked to explosive guard Mike Dean (6'2''-G-82, college: Middle Tenn.St. ) to lead them back. With a display of long range jumpshots and slashing moves to the paint he led the Rage to an impressive 147-141 season opening win.
When asked about the game Floyd County Rage Head Coach Sean Perkins said "We haven't had the practice time together that we would of liked but our offensive firepower really showed as the game went on. Mike Dean and Karl Hollingsworth really inforced their will in the second half and we were able to pull it out for our first win. Gwinnett has a great team, we got out of their by the skin of our teeth."
Leading the way for the Gwinnett Ravia-Rebels was Evan Brock (6'9''-F-84) with 31 pts, Robert Cox (G/F) 28, Wayne Arnold 18, and Joe Hamilton (6'6''-F-79, college: Virginia Tech) with 17.
The Floyd County Rage were led by returning WBA Co-Player of the Year Mike Dean who starred in the NBA's D-League this past season. Dean, who is looking for the opportunity to show this summer that he deserves to play at the next level, led all scorers with 43 points and 8 assists. Karl Hollingsworth had 34 and 9 rebounds, Latece Williams (6'8''-F-79, college: Marshall) 22 with 8 rebounds, and TheAnthony Haymon (6'7''-F/C-78, college: Austin Peay St.) 13 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
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