English sinks late treys, lifts Edge to victory
St. John’s gets its first win of 2018 as it stops Express at Mile One
Carl English was having a tough night shooting Wednesday at Mile One Centre. Then he adjusted his sights just in time.
The St. John’s Edge’s star had missed his first 10 three-point attempts in the Edge’s National Basketball League of Canada game against the Windsor Express, but he made his final two. They proved clutch as they came in the final 67 seconds of what turned out to be a 105-103 win.
The result gave the Edge (9-5) a split of a two-game series against the Express (7-9), who had prevailed 111-103 on Tuesday in St. John’s first home game of 2018.
With the score 100-100, English used a good screen by Jarion Henry to find space and nail his second three-pointer, then followed up with two successful free throws.
English was only 7-for-24 shooting overall, but still led the way for St. John’s with 20 points, adding five rebounds. Desmond Lee, who had replaced an injured Rashaun Broadus in St. John’s starting lineup, had 16 points as did Charles Hinkle.
Shaquille Keith scored a game-high 23 points for the Express, while Logan Stutz contributed 21 and 10 rebounds.
Grandy Glaze and Jarryn Skeete each had a dozen points for St. John’s, while Ramsford Brempong and Tyler Haws, both playing their second games for the home side had nine and seven points, respectively.
Glaze grabbed eight boards to lead St. John’s, while Alex Johnson topped the team with seven assists. English added six helpers in playing an Edge-high 37 minutes. But perhaps the number drawing as much attention from many of the 2,300 who
took in Wednesday’s game were personal fouls; the night after being ejected from the game for two technicals and then sounding off on the officiating, English
was charged with three PFS in the rematch.
The Edge finish up a fourgame homestand Friday and Saturday as they host the KW
(Kitchener-waterloo) Titans. The start time for both games is 7 p.m.