Flight Notch Second Straight Win

Terrance Roberson led the Flight with 12 points, while Lonnie Harrell tallied 11 points and six boards. Flight forward Kelvin Price added six points and six rebounds.

“We told them to close out and not let Asheville drive and then (Asheville) started missing shots and that made the difference in the game,” said Flight head coach Bob Thornton.

The Huntsville Flight jumped out to a first quarter 24-20 lead over the visiting Asheville Altitude. Jeremy Veal and Terrance Roberson combined to lead the Flight with 12 points going 4-for-5 from the field and 4-for-6 from the line.

The Altitude fought back from a four-point first-quarter deficit with a 11-5 run to take the lead at 5:06 in the second quarter. The Flight had to battle back from as much as four down to tie the game, 37-37, on a Kelvin Price dunk with 54.9 seconds left in the half. With 20 seconds left on the clock, Shelly Clark missed two free throws that could have given the Flight the lead and Tyson Patterson scored on a reverse layup to reclaim the lead for the Altitude to end the half at 39-37.

The Altitude started the second half with an 8-2 run extending the lead to 45-39. The Flight responded, tying the game four times over the next three minutes of play before taking the lead at the 2:10 mark on a Tyrone Ellis jumper. The Flight held a 56-53 advantage after three quarters.

The Flight broke out on an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and extended their lead to 11 points (64-53) just four minutes into the quarter. The Altitude battled back and cut the Flight lead to five points (69-64) at the 2:12 mark as Jason Hart hit his third jumper of the quarter.

The Flight improved to 2-3 while Asheville fell to 2-3.

The Flight host the Columbus Riverdragons on Friday, Nov. 30 and the North Charleston Lowgators on Saturday, Dec. 1. The Altitude travel to Fayetteville for league play on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Dec. 1.

Quotes

Huntsville Flight

Bob Thornton: We told them to close out and not let Asheville drive and then (Asheville) started missing shots and that made the difference in the game.

We were looking for someone to step up and take the point guard spot and tonight Doc Martin did that and we are pleased with his performance.

Terrance “Doc” Martin: As long as we come out with a win, I am satisfied. Our team rebounded a lot better and I am glad to see that the team is on the same page.

Asheville Altitude

Joey Meyer: We had a bad stretch in the third quarter and lost (the game) at the free throw line.

Johnny Hemsley: We’re still getting into the flow of our offense and defense. The task now is to not get down on ourselves and to keep learning from our coaches.