Eddie Martin was coaching a different squad, for a different school last night; but he picked up right where he left off in last year's finale, with a victory. The highly accomplished coach, who led Norcross High to the past three Class AAAAA Georgia State championships is now leading the charge for Greater Atlanta Christian (GAC). GAC opened up their season last night with a hard fought 72-65 victory over a tough Dacula High team.
GAC Junior Trent Wiedeman (2010, 6' 6, Forward) was steadily effective on the offensive end throughout the evening, scoring 22 pts. Wiedman also played a significant role in preventing Dacula big man and UNC-Greensboro Signee Brian Cole (2009, 6' 9, Forward) from having a big evening. The Spartans played excellent team defense on Cole, doubling down on him in the post and then recovering out on the Dacula shooters. This strategy allowed GAC to enjoy comfortable lead pretty much throughout the game, including a 17 point advantage near the end of the 3rd quarter. However, Dacula increased their own defensive pressure to jump start a thunderous 4th quarter rally that cut the GAC lead to three points with just under two minutes to play. Dacula Seniors Matt Marseille (2009, 6' 5, Wing) and Darius Holloway (2009, 6' 0, Guard) played key roles in the rally. Marseille, who is an athletic and versatile 6'5 wing, had 11 points in the 4th quarter and was very active on the defensive end. Holloway contributed 8 fourth quarter points in the rally.
However, GAC settled down and withstood Dacula's charge, knocking down several key free throws in the final 90 seconds to secure the hard fought win. In addition to Wiedman, GAC also got solid production out of Senior Taylor Metzger (2009, 6' 2, Guard) with 13 points, as well as 12 each from Eric Rivers (2011) and Elliot Long (2010).
Dacula was led by Matt Marseille's 21 points. Marseille is an available senior that College Coaches should keep a close eye on. He has alot of upside potential at the wing position. Brian Cole finished with a solid 17 point and 9 rebound evening while Holloway also added 14 points for Dacula.
2 comments:
Martin can flat out coach. Put him anywhere and he will win. It won't be long before kids are wanting to transfer to GAC to play fo rhim there.
Matt Marseille is a really good ball player. His potential is sky high. We should keep an eye out for him in college. He's going to Centenary College I believe.
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