Blue Jags Take Down Rams in League Play

                                  Photo by Dave Edwards

By: Mike Edwards

Jason Scully dropped in 24 points and added 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks to lead the SMUS Blue Jags to an 84-46 victory over the Mt. Douglas Rams in Victoria Tier 1 League action Thursday night. The Blue Jags pulled away in the second half after a tight first 20 minutes to take home their sixth straight win overall.

The Blue Jags came out with good energy, starting the game on a 13-2 run. Mt. Douglas had a strong push back, however, cutting the SMUS lead to 20-16 after the first quarter of play. Scully led the way with 12 points in the opening frame.

The Jags cooled off shooting the ball in the second, allowing the Rams to stay in the game. At recess, SMUS had a 38-28 lead. Despite the team’s poor shooting half, Jake Wilmott stepped up for the Jags with 17 points on 5-for-7 shooting from behind the arc to go along with 4 rebounds and 4 steals in the first half.

The Blue Jags started strong to open the third, taking control of the game and expanding their lead to take a comfortable 66-33 advantage to the final frame. SMUS coasted through the fourth to close out the 84-46 victory.

Aside from Scully’s team high 24 points, Wilmott finished with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Liam Catto contributed 9 points and 6 rebounds and Callum Montgomery chipped in 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Meanwhile, Lucas De Vries hauled in 8 rebounds to go along with a team high 5 blocks and Graeme Hyde-Lay had a great defensive performance with a team leading 6 steals that more than made up for an uncharacteristically rough shooting night.

“I was able to score efficiently tonight and my teammates did as well.” said Scully after the game, “That will be important for us the rest of the season and especially at Provincials.”

With the win, the Blue Jags improve to 6-1 in Victoria Tier 1 League play with four league games left on the schedule. Next up for the Jags is a key date at home versus Lambrick Park on February 10, followed by a meeting with Belmont a week from today.