Yellow Jackets Fall To Bruins In Ohio Saturday Night

 


by Thomas Leturgey with Arianna Rosemond

The Steel City Yellow Jackets traveled to Ohio Saturday Night for a much-anticipated game against the Ohio Bruins. The #3 team in the ABA (the week of February 14) fell to the tough Bruins 136-125.

It was a great return for Kenneth Holmes, who lead all scorers, with 40 points for Ace Pippen's squad. Brandon Franklin added 24, and Co-Captain Tone Reddic, Sr. added another 22 for the visitors. Co-captain Gilmore Cummings and the always-solid Tim Jackson pumped in another 13 each. James Jackson had 8 points and Claude Scott, Jr. added. five. 

The game was tight throughout the night, but the Bruins poured on 46 points in the fourth quarter alone to secure the lead.

Bruins Coach Rob Davis' club was ready for the sting. Jay Farrow had 35 for the Bruins, and Gary Hoover added 24. Cameron Mitchell had 29 and Marcus Reineke had 17.

With the loss, the Steel City Yellow Jackets fall to 14-2 on the season. The Chula Vista Suns remain the ABA's top-ranked club.

The Yellow Jackets are on the road this evening, in Monaca to play the Beaver County Indians at 7 p.m. Coach Pippen's club returns to Pittsburgh next weekend for a double header to close out the regular season. Games are on Saturday, March 5 and Sunday, March 6 at A Giving Heart Community Center, Climax Street, in Allentown. More details to follow.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Steel City Yellow Jackets Lose In Semi-Finals Reddic Retires, 143-124

Image
The 2022-2023 season ends for the Steel City Yellow Jackets. Photo by Thomas Leturgey.  By Thomas Leturgey The American Basketball Association (ABA) will have a new National Champion in 2023. The Steel City Yellow Jackets, who had not played a game since February 19, were not able to defeat a fully-staffed Burning River Buckets team for a third time this season. The game, which was tight for three quarters, unraveled in the fourth and the Yellow Jackets were defeated for only the third time this season, 143-124. It was 41 days ago that the Yellow Jackets won their last contest, and three games were canceled by the league. The Yellow Jackets ended the regular season 14-2 and poised with a bye into the semi-finals. Meanwhile, the 12-4 Burning River Buckets, who lost two games to the Yellow Jackets in one home-and-away weekend last November. The team from Cleveland only got stronger and healthier. They earned their way into the playoffs and defeated the always-tough Ohio Bruins to face of
Read more

Queens Lose Season Opener To Greensboro Kaos

Image
by Thomas Leturgey The Steel City Queens opened their Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) season by traveling to Greensboro, North Carolina but came up on the losing end of the opening contest, 74-63. The Kaos came out on all cylinders, with 23 in the first quarter, with the Queens scoring 7. Third-year veteran Shataya White scored two buckets for the visitors, and rookie Ciara Patterson had a three-pointer. The Shatrina Smalls-owned Kaos continued to extend the lead in the second half by scoring 16 to the Queens' 9 points. Second-year veteran Tyra James had a triple, while rookie Ariana Sanders and White scored for the Queens. The Kaos had what was a dominate, 39-15 lead. Things were starting to pick up for the final two quarters.  Owner/Head Coach Ace Pippens and Coach Clyde Manns-led Queens really came to life in the second half. The Queens outscored the home team 31-20. White lead the way with 11 points. Sierra Williams and Patterson also pumped in a lot of scori
Read more

Steel City Queens Open Their Home Schedule With Two Games This Weekend In Allentown

Image
By Thomas Leturgey Professional basketball returns to the Allentown neighborhood within the city of Pittsburgh, just a few months after the Steel City Yellow Jackets brought home their very first National Championship. Now, it’s the Women’s time to shine. The 0-1 Steel City Queens of the Women’s American Basketball Association (WABA) open their home season with two games this weekend at A Giving Heart Community Center. This club, owned, operated and Head Coached by Ace Pippens (who piloted the Yellow Jackets) and Assistant Coach Clyde Manns lead the way. This Saturday, the Queens will take on the Richmond Road Runners at 3 p.m. And on Sunday, the team takes on the Greensboro Kaos. The Kaos took an early, ultimately insurmountable lead against the Queens on July 10, 74-63. Both games tip off at 3 p.m. Guard Shataya White, who had a high-scoring career at LaRoche College, led the Queens with 21 points while rookie guard Ciara Patterson, a stand-out at Slippery Rock, added 18.  Rookie Kat
Read more