2013 PB Showdown Final Day

South Side of Jackson (Tenn.) won the 27th annual Poplar Bluff Showdown in double-overtime, 106-98, Saturday night at Peters Gym.

Forrest City's R.J. Glasper hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left to force a second overtime but South Side scored the next nine points to win the title in its first appearance.

Jaylen Barford sank a free throw with 19 seconds left in regulation to tie it for South Side, which rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarer deficit.

Joseph Tripp's two free throws with 1:02 left in regulation put Forrest City ahead 78-77.

Glasper, who scored 37 points for the Mustangs, got a steal with 38 seconds left but Barford was fouled on a rebound off a missed field goal by Forrest City, which was 4-for-13 from the field in the fourth quarter.

Barford missed his first free throw but made the second to tie the game. The South Side senior scored 36 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks.

A last-second steal by South Side forced the first overtime.

Forrest City's Trey Thompson had 13 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with 1:36 left in regulation on an offensive foul. Terion Smith, who also fouled out, scored 13 points and had 12 rebounds.

Chris McNeal added 30 points and nine assists for South Side while Malik Hicks scored 25 and had 15 rebounds, five steals and four blocks.

Barford and McNeal each played 40 minutes.

The Hawks scored the first six points of the first overtime and led 86-82 with 47 seconds left.

Glasper answered with a 3 before Barford hit two free throws with 31 seconds left. After the teams exchanged free throws, Glasper hit a 3 to tie it while McNeal missed a last-second shot.

McNeal hit two free throws to start the second overtime, Hicks followed with a block and Barford scored before Hicks got a steal and layin for a 95-89 lead just 48 seconds after tipoff.

The margin grew to nine but Glasper's 3 with 2:17 left cut the deficit to five but the Mustangs hit just 3-of-13 shots from the field during the second overtime.

Forrest City scored 23 points off turnovers and hit 10-of-22 shots from 3-point range but shot 36.7 percent in the second half from closer in.

The teams combined for 52 points in the first quarer and the Mustangs took a 35-24 lead with 5:46 left in the first half and led 48-40 at halftime.

South Side pulled even at 54 with 4:25 left in the third quarter but trailed 67-62 to start the fourth.

Forrest City's lead grew to 10 with 7:13 left but South Side answered with a 13-2 run, taking the lead with 3:01 left.

It's the third time in 27 years the championship game needed overtime but the first to need a second.

Douglas of Oklahoma City won the 1988 title 66-62 in overtime while the 1998 final went to overtime before Christian County (Ky.) won 66-62. There have been three triple-overtime games in the Showdown while the last overtime game came in the first round of the 2009 tournament.

The All-Tournament team: Trey Thompson, Forrest City (Unanimous); Joniah White, Grenada (Unanimous); Malik Hicks, South Side; Jaylen Barford, South Side; RJ Glasper, Forrest City; Jermarcus Franklin, Booker T. Washington; Pat Tillman, Poplar Bluff.

From earlier:

Welcome to Peters Gym at Poplar Bluff High School where the 27th annual Poplar Bluff Showdown ends tonight.

Unfortunately, because I have two jobs tonight I will not be able to provide updates during the games, or even be at the championship. I will update as frequently as possible.

Saturday's Schedule
Seventh place: Liberty Tech 59, Soldan 56
Fifth place: Union City 70, Booker T. Washington 65
Third place: Poplar Bluff vs. Grenada, 7 p.m.
Championship: South Side 106, Forrest City 98, (2OT)

Here's the bracket.

Read about Day 2 here.

Read about Day 1 here.

Championship

Forrest City 28 20 19 11 11 9 -- 98

South Side 24 16 22 16 11 17 -- 106

FORREST CITY -- Glasper 14-23 (8-13 1-2 37. Tripp 2-5 (1-1) 2-2 7. Whitfield 2-4 1-2 5. Smith 6-15 (0-1) 1-1 13. Thompson 6-9 1-2 13. Johnson 0-1 (0-1) 0-0 0. Steen 3-5 0-2 6. Jordan 1-6 0-0 2. Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Randle 2-5 (1-4) 0-0 5. Coulter5-12 (0-2) 0-0 10. Totals: 41-86 (10-22) 6-11 98.
SOUTH SIDE -- Barford 15-21 6-11 36. McNeal 8-15 (1-4) 13-17 30. T.Smith 2-7 (1-4) 2-4 7. Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Hicks 7-11 (0-2) 11-17 25. Crews 0-0 0-1 0. T.Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Brown 0. Henning 0. Reed 4-5 0-0 8. Heavner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 36-62 (2-10) 32-50 106.

Rebounds: Forrest City 44 (Smith 12. Thompson 11.) South Side 43 (Hicks 15. Smith 7.
Barford 7.) Assists: Forrest City 22 (Jordan 5. Glasper 4.) South Side 16 (McNeal 9.) Steals: Forrest City 14 (Coulter 3. Jordan 3.) South Side 13 (Hicks 5. Barford 4. McNeal 3.) Blocks: Forrest City 3 (Smith. Jordan. Steen.) South Side: 8 (Hicks 4. Barford 2. Smith 2.)

Third Place

Grenada 13 22 10 14 -- 59

Poplar Bluff 13 17 15 23 -- 68

GRENADA -- Dorris 4-8 (0-1) 7-7 15. Jones 1-6 (1-3) 1-2 4. Spencer 4-9 (1-5) 2-2 11. White 6-9 3-4 15. Allen 3-10 (0-1) 4-7 10. Martin 0. Bradley 0. Dorsey 0-3 (0-2) 0-0 0. Black 2-4 0-0 4. Totals: 20-49 (2-12) 17-22 59.
POPLAR BLUFF -- Eyler 7-11 (2-2) 3-5 19. Metcalf 1-5 (1-2) 0-0 3. Tillman 7-13 (3-3) 7-7 24. Gipson 4-9 3-5 11. Stocks 0-3 (0-1) 4-4 4. Tibbs 0-4 (0-1) 0-0 0. Brittingham 0-3 (0-3) 3-4 3 Stuckenschneider 0-1 0-0 0. Woods 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 21-51 (6-12) 20-25 68.
Rebounds: Grenada 34 (White 13.) Poplar Bluff 31 (Tillman 6. Eyler 5.) Assists: Grenada 9 (White 3.) Poplar Bluff 11 (Eyler 3.) Steals: Grenada 12 (Allen 6.) Poplar Bluff 10 (Eyler 3. Gipson 3.) Blocks: Grenada 9 (White 9.) Poplar Bluff 4 (Eyler. Tibbs. Brittingham. Gipson.)

Fifth Place

Malik Stockdale scored 22 points and Donte Simpson added 18 to lead Union City to a 70-65 win over Booker T. Washington of Memphis.

Stockdale hit 7-of-10 shots from the field, including all three of his 3-pointers, to go with six rebounds while Simpson sank 9-of-10 free throws including two with 35 seconds left for an 8-point lead.

Tyree Beason led BTW with 17 points while Jermarcus Franklin had 16 points, seven assists and three steals. Angelo Smith added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, who finished fourth last year.

Union City led 61-57 before Will Sisco sank two free throws with 1:31 left. Jamie Hyde added two more free throws following a turnover by the Warriors.

There were five lead changes and four ties while the largest lead was eight by Union City in the closing minute.

Union City led 22-18 after one quarter and by the same margin at halftime.

Union City 22 9 13 26 -- 70

B.T. Washington 18 9 14 24 -- 65

UNION CITY -- Hyde 0-5 (0-1) 3-4 3. Simpson 4-5 (1-2) 9-10 18. Sisco 0-2 (0-1) 4-4 4. Stockdale 7-10 (3-3) 5-10 22. Deberry 6-10 (3-6) 3-4 18. Moffatt 0-1 0-0 0. Polk 1-1 (1-1) 0-0 3. Blackwell 1-1 0-1 2. Bumpus 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 19-38 (8-14) 24-33 70.
BTW -- Blakely 1-1 0-0 2. Fitch 1-1 0-0 2. Carwell 3-10 (1-7) 0-0 7. J.Franklin 4-10 8-9 16. A.Smith 6-8 0-0 12. P.Franklin 2-5 (0-1) 0-0 4. Beason 6-9 (4-7) 1-2 17. Gilmore 1-3 (1-1) 0-0 3. Hooker 0. Sumlin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 25-48 (6-16) 9-11 65.
Rebounds: Union City 24 (Stockdale 6. Deberry 4.) BTW 26 (A.Smith 12.) Assists: Union City 11 (Hyde 5.) BTW J.Franklin 7.) Steals: Union City 3 (Polk. Simpson. Deberry.) BTW 6 (J.Franklin 3.) Blocks: Union City 0. BTW 5 (A.Smith 2.)

Seventh Place

Kendell Walker hit two free throws with 11.7 seconds left to give Liberty Tech of Jackson (Tenn.) a 59-56 win over Soldan.

The Crusaders took a 1-point lead on Donte Wilkes' basket in the paint and Soldan missed a one-and-one opportunity before Terry Beauregard scored off a pass from a driving Wilkes with 1:22 to play.

Soldan turned the ball over on an inbound miscue but stole it back and pulled within a point on Ronald Clower's free throws. After the teams traded baskets, Walker was sent to the line where the senior hit both shots.

Cristian Simms' 3-point attempt in the final second got stuck in the rim but the Tigers got possession with the arrow only to come up empty on a second attempt.

Tech, which led by as many as 11, took a 22-19 lead after the first quarter and 33-24 at halftime.

Beauregard led Tech with 19 points and eight rebounds while David Murry had nine assists. Walker finished with 11 points while Wilkes had nine for the Crusaders, who placed second last year.

Cortlen Brooks had 11 points and 10 rebounds while Jervonta Jones had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Tigers.

Liberty Tech 22 11 12 14 -- 59

Soldan 19 5 18 14 -- 56

LIBERTY TECH (5-4) -- Murry 0-2 0-0 0. Willis 1-4 (1-3) 0-0 3. Wilbourn 1-6 (0-1) 0-0 2. Johnson 4-5 0-0 8. Newble 1-3 (1-3) 0-0 3. Leasure 0-2 0-0 0. Wilkes 5-9 0-0 10. Anthony 1-2 (1-2) 0-0 3. Walker 3-12 (2-5) 3-4 11. Ross 0. Beauregard 4-7 11-12 19. Totals: 20-52 (5-14) 14-16 59.
SOLDAN (4-9) -- Brooks 4-6 (0-1) 3-5 11. Simms 2-10 (0-3) 0-0 5. Jefferson 2-7 (0-1) 5-5 0. Jones 5-7 0-0 10. Barlow 3-7 2-4 8. Scott 0-5 (0-1) 1-3 1. Clower 3-6 (0-1) 5-5 11. Cole 0. Rice 0-1 0-0 0. Amos 0. Swan 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 20-52 (0-7) 16-22 56.
Rebounds: Tech 34 (Beauregard 8. Murry 6. Walker 6.) Soldan 36 (Jones 10. Brooks 10.) Assists: Tech 15 (Murry 9.) Soldan 10 (Clower 3. Simms 2. Scott 2.) Steals: Tech 11 (Murry 2. Beauregard 2. Johnson 2.) Soldan 16 (Brooks 4. Simms 4. Clower 3.) Blocks: Tech 5 (Wilkes 2.) Soldan 2 (Brooks. Jones.)

Here are the tournament leaders after two games:

POINTS avg.

Tyrin Jones, Grenada 27.5

Jermarcus Franklin, BTW 21.5

Jaylen Barford, South Side 18.0

Malik Hicks, South Side 17.5

Joniah White, Grenada 17.0

Trey Thompson, Forrest City 16.0

Chris McNeal, South Side 15.5

R.J. Glasper, Forrest City 15.5

Stacy Gipson, Poplar Bluff 14.5

Chris Stocks, Poplar Bluff 14.5

REBOUNDS avg.

Trey Thompson, Forrest City 12.5

Joniah White, Grenada 11.5

Stacy Gipson, Poplar Bluff 9.5

Malik Hicks, South Side 9.0

Chris Stocks, Poplar Bluff 8.0

Donte Simpson, Union City 8.0

Tory Theus, Liberty Tech 7.5

Derwin Fitch, BTW 7.0

Trevaris Spencer, Grenada 6.5

ASSISTS avg.

Jermarcus Franklin, BTW 7.5

Kiondre Leasure, Liberty Tech 6.0

Chris McNeal, South Side 5.0

Tyler Dorris, Grenada 4.5

Joseph Eyler, Poplar Bluff 4.0

BLOCKS total

Joniah White, Grenada 14

Trey Thompson, Forrest City 11

Stacy Gipson, Poplar Bluff 10

Marcus Deberry, Union City 4

STEALS total

Jermarcus Franklin, BTW 12

Jaylen Barford, South Side 8

Cristian Simms, Soldan 8

Jayshun Jordan, Forrest City 7

Joseph Eyler, Poplar Bluff 7

FIELD GOAL PCT. pct.

JaVonte' Moffatt, Union City 6/6

Derwin Fitch, BTW .846

Angelo Smith, BTW .684

Joniah White, Grenada .667

Tyrin Jones, Grenada .653

3-PT FG PCT. pct.

Chris McNeal, South Side .750

Tyrin Jones, Grenada .727

Ashton Willis, Liberty Tech .600

Patrick Franklin, BTW .500

Terrickon Smith, South Side .500

Patrick Tillman, Poplar Bluff .500

FREE THROW PCT. pct.

Patrick Tillman, Poplar Bluff 4/4

Malik Stockdale, Union City .875

Tyree Beason, BTW .833

Malik Hicks, South Side .818