HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Martin County wins 3 of 4 in Sunshine State

Martin County traveled to Florida during the Christmas break and the Cardinals won three of four games played in the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic.

Martin County defeated Deltona, Fla., Seabreeze, Fla., and Bishop Verot, Fla., while the team’s only loss came to Science Hill, Tenn.

Here is a recap:

Martin County….76

Deltona, Fla……..65

Martin County’s Brady Dingess and Luke Hale scored 28 points each to power the Cardinals to a 76-65 win over Deltona, Fla., on the final day of the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic played on Thursday.

Jordan Dalton added 10 as the Cardinals improved to 7-3.

At Daytona Beach, Fla.

(Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

DT (6-6)….14 18 14 19 – 65

MC (7-3)….18 18 20 20 – 76

Scoring:

Deltona, Fla. (65) Steven Simmons 4 1-1 9; Jameh Jones 1(2) 0-0 8; Jax Morales 4(1) 0-0 11; Marcus Antoine 12 1-3 25; Marquis McKnight 3 0-0 6; and Carlos Cerrud 3 0-0 6. Totals: 27(3) 2-4 65.

Martin County (76) – Brady Dingess 8(3) 3-4 28; Luke Hale 4(6) 2-2 28; Jordan Dalton 5 0-0 10; Dray Duff 2 0-0 4; Matt Linville 2 0-0 4; and Blake Maynard 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22(9) 5-6 76.

Martin County…..75

Seabreeze, Fla……62

Martin County continued its solid play as the Cardinals knocked off Seabreeze, Fla., 75-62, during third round play in the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic played on Wednesday.

Brady Dingess led a balanced attack with 22 points. Luke Hale followed with 14 and Jacob Sturgell added nine.

At Daytona Beach, Fla.

(Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (6-3)…….19 19 20 17 75

SB (0-7)………8 11 14 29 62

Scoring:

Martin County (75) – Brady Dingess 8(1) 3-4 22; Luke Hale 4(2) 0-0 14; Jacob Sturgell 3 3-4 9; Jordan Dalton 2(1) 0-0 7; Matt Linville 3 1-2 7; Ethan Ferrell 0(1) 2-2 5; Blake Maynard 1 2-2 4; Peyton Davis 0(1) 0-0 3; Ricky Ferris 1 0-0 2; and Dray Duff 1 0-1 2. Totals: 23(6) 11-15 75.

Seabreeze, Fla. (62) Blake Tugwell 1 0-2 2; Lorenzo Coltelli 0(1) 0-0 3; Jordan Calder 3 0-0 6; Aiden Bailey 6(2) 0-0 18; Cole Nettles 4 0-0 8; Austin Gartrell 4 0-0 8; Antoine Davis 1(1) 0-0 5; John Hudson 1 0-0 2; and Tristan McCann 2(2) 0-0 10. Totals: 22(6) 0-2 62.

Science Hill, TN.….56

Martin County……40

Martin County struggled offensively in its matchup with Science Hill (TN), falling 56-40 in the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic played on Tuesday.

Brady Dingess was the only Cardinal to score in double figures as he finished with 23.

At Daytona Beach, Fla.

(Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SH (6-2)……17 10 18 11 56

MC (5-3) …..9 11 9 11 40

Scoring:

Science Hill, TN (56) Davin Mathis 1 0-0 2; Kenyan Cutlip 4(3) 1-3 18; Jamar Livingston 4 4-6 12; Antonio Sydnor 1(3) 0-0 11; Michaeus Rowe 5 2-4 12 and Daniel Nerren 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15(6) 8-15 56.

Martin County (40) – Brady Dingess 7(1) 6-7 23; Jordan Dalton 1(1) 0-0 5; Luke Hale 2 0-0 4; Matt Linville 0(1) 0-0 3; Peyton Davis 0(1) 0-0 3; and Day Duff 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(4) 6-9 40.

Martin County……59

Bishop Verot, Fla….43

Martin County opened play in the Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic with a 59-43 win over Bisho Verot, Fla., on Monday.

The Cardinals played without starter and leading scorer Brady Dingess.

Luke Hale led the way with 18 points and Peyton Davis followed with 14.

At Daytona Beach, Fla.

(Daytona Beach Sunshine Classic)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BV (4-5)…..8 12 11 12 43

MC (5-2)…..15 11 17 16 59

Scoring:

Bishop Verot, Fla. (43) Ethan Tipton 1(1) 0-0 5; Daniel Carter 0 2-2 2; Jacob O’brien 0(1) 0-0 3; Marcos Tejera 10 2-5 22; Landon Bennett 1 1-3 3; Anthony Lee 0 2-2 2; and David Portu 3 0-3 6. Totals: 15(2) 7-15 43.

Martin County (59) – Luke Hale 5(1) 5-8 18; Peyton Davis 4(2) 0-0 14; Matt Linville 2(1) 0-0 7; Brayden McKenzie 2(1) 0-0 7; Blake Maynard 2 0-0 4; Dray Duff 0(1) 0-0 3; Jacob Sturgill 0(1) 0-0 3; and Jordan Dalton 1 1-1 3. Totals: 16(7) 6-9 59.