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Stephanie Klein-Davis | The Roanoke Times

William Fleming's Troy Daniels and Eric Thomas go up for a rebound in the first half against Gar-Field's Jeremiah Johnson.

Troy Daniels qualified as "sick" by two definitions of the word Monday. In slang where sick is a high compliment, he was worthy of such praise. And he was quite ill.

In the championship of the Member One Holiday Hoopla tournament at the Salem Civic Center, Daniels fought through nausea and led William Fleming to a hard-fought 47-42 win over plucky Gar-Field.

Once it was over, Daniels' teammates enjoyed a locker room celebration while their leading scorer lost his pregame snack. On the court, Daniels didn't let on that he wasn't feeling his best. He scored a team-high 17 points, including three 3-pointers.

"I played through it," Daniels said.

Gar-Field (5-5) played to keep the score low, a strategy Fleming coach Mickey Hardy said was the right move.

"We wanted to play a game in the 60s, and we know they wanted to play a game in the 40s," Hardy said. "We tried to force the pace, but when we saw how it was playing, we knew we would have to play defense."

Fleming (8-0) played tenacious defense, especially in the low post. Big man Jamelle Hagins did not have a big night scoring, but he cleaned the glass for 10 rebounds. Eric Thomas also had 10 boards for the Colonels, many of them on the offensive end.

Fleming played a man-to-man defense that Hardy said was disguised as a box and one.

The defender on Gar-Field's senior guard Kwasi Amponsah was assigned to play inside his jersey, while the rest of the Colonels gave their assignments more room. Despite having more looks, the younger Indians were in no hurry to shoot, preferring a patient game of waiting for Amponsah or Jeremiah Johnson to come free. Through the game's first 21 minutes, Amponsah and Johnson were the only Gar-Field players who had scored.

Guards Shaquan Manning and Stephon Anderson spent most of the night hounding Amponsah, and while the Gar-Field senior ended with 14 points, nothing came easy.

Gar-Field head coach Andy Gray said his team lacks depth and playing in its third game in four days has been hard. Still, the Indians mounted a late charge as they cut a nine-point lead to three in the final minute, forcing turnovers, gaining offensive rebounds and hitting clutch shots.

"They present match-up problems for us," Gray said. "They're so big inside, it was like the abominable snowman against Frosty the Snowman. If we extend to Daniels, that leaves the inside more open. We got steals twice there at the end, then threw it right to them."

Gray opted for the crowded lane approach, leaving Daniels to be the focus of the Fleming offense. Hagins was held scoreless in the first half.

WILLIAM FLEMING (8-0) Hagins 3 1-2 7, Daniels 6 2-2 17, Anderson 1 3-5 5, Manning 1 1-2 3, Thomas 2 2-5 6, Henderson 2 0-0 4, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Jones 1 0-0 2, Preston 0 1-2 1. Total 17 10-18 47. GAR-FIELD (5-5) Amponsah 4 6-6 14, J. Johnson 7 3-4 17, Pearson 2 0-0 6, Patterson 0 0-0 0, L. Johnson 2 1-2 5, Bonds 0 0-0 0, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Einsmann 0 0-0 0. 15 11-13 42. Gar-Field......................8 7 10 17-42 William Fleming..........3 17 13 14-47 3-point goals William Fleming (Daniels 3), Gar-Field (Pearson 2). Team fouls William Fleming 10, Gar-Field 13.

C. Spring 70, P. Henry 59

Cave Spring took third place by sprinting to an early eight-point lead.

PH fought back and tied the score at 22 in the second quarter. After the Knights stretch the lead to five, PH got a late bucket to trim the margin to three in the final seconds of the half. But a 50-foot heave by Cave's Quentin Dill found the net as the buzzer sounded and sent the Knights to the locker room with a six-point lead.

The Patriots were never able to overcome the size the Knights have inside and could not close the margin closer than three.

CAVE SPRING (7-3)

Dill 3 1-2 10, Overstreet 3 5-5 14, Hager 5 5-6 17, Lacy 7 1-2 15, Henderson 4 3-6 11, Jacobsen 1 1-2 3, Neighbors 0 0-0 0, Moore 0 0-0 0. Total 23 16-23 70.

PATRICK HENRY (3-8)

Henderson 7 4-6 21, R. Thomas 2 3-3 7, Wilson 4 2-4 12, Sayers 4 0-0 8, Porter 0 5-6 5, Epps 0 0-0 0, Hamlet 0 0-0 0, D. Brown 0 2-2 2, Green 2 0-0 4, D. Thomas 0 0-0 0, Hudson 0 0-0 0. Total 19 16-21 59.

PH..................... 13 15 16 15 -70

CS..................... 17 17 14 22 -59

3-point goals CS (Dill 3, Overstreet 3, Hager 2), PH (Henderson 3, Wilson 2). Team fouls Cave Spring 14, Patrick Henry 17. Fouled out Wilson.

Salem 49, Brooke Point 47

The Blackhawks' Lanford Collins came up just short with his full-court bomb at the buzzer and Salem survived for fifth place.

Collins scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

Jerome Hairston led Salem with 12 points and Reggie Barnette added 10 points.

SALEM (6-2)

R. Barnette 3 4-8 10, S. Barnette 1 0-0 2, Hairston 3 4-4 12, Carroll 3 1-2 7, Harvey 1 2-2 4, Simpson 3 0-0 6, Hughes 0 2-2 2, Pendleton 1 0-0 2, Tolliver 2 0-0 4, Total 17 13-18 49

BROOKE POINT (3-6)

Clark 5 1-2 11, Greenhow 3 4-4 10, Collins 3 4-4 10, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Lowe 2 1-2 6, Goodwin 0 0-2 0, Antochi 2 0-0 4, Smiling 1 0-0 2, Underwood 1 0-0 2, Speed 0 0-0 0, Total 18 10-14 47.

Salem.....................13 6 12 18- 49

Brooke Pointe........12 8 13 14 47

3-point goals Salem 2 (Hairston 2), Brooke Pointe 1 (Lowe). Team fouls Salem 12, Brooke Point 14. Fouled out Clark.

H. Valley 71, Osbourn 69

Defending champion Hidden Valley had to settle for seventh place this year, holding off Osbourn 71-69 in the first game of the afternoon. Zach Barrett led all scorers with 19 points for the Titans (2-6). The Titans were behind by 6 going into the fourth quarter, but were able to overcome Osbourn (2-4) for its second win of the season.

OSBOURN (2-4)

Turner 6 1-2 16, Carter 6 0-0 13, Delaney 2 2-2 7, Nickens 0 0-0 0, McFadden 6 0-0 14, Elder 3 0-0 6, Bates 2 0-0 4, Lane 2 0-0 4, Whitehead 2 1-3 5. Total 29 4-7 69

HIDDEN VALLEY (2-6)

Earhart 3 3-6 9, Barrett 8 2-2 19, Aiken 5 1-1 12, Morris 5 5-6 15, Coots 2 1-2 5, Yim 0 0-0 0, Trampe 0 0-0 0, Worrell 3 4-4 11, Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Rowe 0 0-0 0. Total 26 16-21 71.

Hidden Valley............15 15 21 20-71

Osbourn....................13 24 20 12 -69

3-point goals O (Turner 3, Carter, Delaney, McFadden 2), HV (Barrett, Aiken, Worrell). Team fouls Osbourn 18, Hidden Valley 11. Fouled out Elder.