Manchester Deals Vermont Second Loss
December 6, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
The Vermont Frost Heaves suffered their second loss of the season tonight, falling to the Manchester Millrats 115-109.
Anthony Anderson scored 29 points, including six three-pointers, as Manchester stormed back from a 27-point deficit late in the first quarter.
Vermont had four players in double digits with Terrance Green bringing home 33 points, four assists and eight steals. B.J. Robertson, Issa Konare and Antonio Burks all scored in double figures. John Bryant took down 12 boards in the effort.
Green netted 17 of his points in the first quarter, when Manchester was hit with three of its five technical fouls, including two on coach Larry Lessett, who was ejected.
Anderson added six assists and four steals for the Millrats, who improved to 9-1.
Vermont (6-2) will return to the Barre Aud on Saturday Dec. 8 to take on the Quebec Kebekwa at 2:05 p.m.
Tickets for any Frost Heaves home game may be purchased at the door beginning one hour before tipoff. They're also available by going to flynntix.org; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by stopping by the Flynn's main box office at 153 Main Street in Burlington. Tickets for games in Barre are also at First in Fitness in Montpelier and all Allen Lumber locations. Groups of 20 or more may call the Frost Heaves' office 802-860-0082 for discounted rates.
All Frost Heaves games, home and away, are broadcast on WSNO AM 1450 in Barre; WJOY AM 1230 in Burlington; and on the Web at vermontfrostheaves.com. Vermont home games are Webcast live and archived for rebroadcast and can be seen at vermontfrostheaves.com. In addition. affiliates of the Vermont Access Network in Barre, Burlington, Cavendish, Hartford, Hyde Park, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Montpelier, Newport, Plymouth, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Windsor and Woodstock will rebroadcast Frost Heaves home games over local cable systems, and Burlington Telecom will make them available to subscribers as a video-on-demand option.
The Frost Heaves Official Team Sponsors are the Vermont State Employees Credit Union and the Vermont Army National Guard. For more information go to vermontfrostheaves.com.
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