Intramural Basketball

Kenny Roberts, 436th Aerial Port Squadron guard, drives for a reverse layup during an intramural basketball game Feb. 20, 2014, at the fitness center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Roberts hit nine three pointers in the game and scored 39 points to lead the 436th APS to the 76-68 victory against the 373d Training Squadron/Maintenance Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

Intramural Basketball

Kenny Roberts, 436th Aerial Port Squadron guard, surveys the court during an intramural basketball game against the 373d Training Squadron/Maintenance Operations Squadron Feb. 20, 2014, at the fitness center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Roberts scored a game-high 39 points to lead the 436th APS to the 76-68 victory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

Intramural Basketball

Lucas Evans, 436th Aerial Port Squadron guard, passes the ball around a 373d Training Squadron/Maintenance Operations Squadron player during an intramural basketball game Feb. 20, 2014, at the fitness center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 436th APS rallied back from six point deficit at half-time to win 76-68. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

Intramural Basketball

Errick Navato, 436th Aerial Port Squadron forward, drives for a layup during an intramural basketball game Feb. 20, 2014, at the fitness center on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 436th APS advanced to 8-1 on the season with a 76-68 victory over the 373d Training Squadron/Maintenance Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Johnson)

APS rolls past the 373d TRS/MOS in intramural basketball

Published Feb. 25, 2014
By Airman 1st Class William Johnson
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- The 436th Aerial Port Squadron improved to 8-1 on the season with a second half comeback victory over the 373d Training Squadron/Maintenance Operations Squadron in intramural basketball Feb. 20, 2014, at the fitness center here.

The 436th APS were down eight points by half time, but rallied back to put up 50 points in the second half and defeated the 373d TRS/MOS 76-68.

Three-point shooting from Kenny Roberts, 436th APS guard, sealed the comeback for the 436th APS. Roberts hit nine three pointers and had 39 points overall in the game.

Thomas Hill, 436th APS head coach, said motivation kept his team in the game and Roberts rose to the occasion when they needed him to.

"I think it was an outstanding game overall and we really showcased our skills tonight," said Hill. "We stayed motivated and stuck to our game plan which lead to great overall basketball and got us the win."

Roberts wasn't the only hot shooter that the 436th APS possessed. Lucas Evans, 436th APS point guard, put up 17 points for his team and proved to be quick on his feet and challenging for the 373d TRS/MOS to guard.

"We came together on defense and offenses during the second half which led to us playing more aggressive," said Evans. "We noticed we were getting good penetration in their defense, so we made some half-time adjustments and got in closer to the rim more to hit easy layups."

The game seemed to be going good for the 373d TRS/MOS as they put up 19 points in the final minutes of the first half, giving them the lead 32-26. However, it seemed all momentum had shifted to 436th APS as they opened the second half putting up eight points before the 373d got their first bucket.

Brandon Freeman, 373d TRS/MOS player-coach, said it was a competitive game and he thought his team performed well overall but didn't get the result they wanted. He also remained optimistic about the team's home stretch games and said a little work on defense should get them the results they want.

"We knew APS was an overall better shooting team, especially from the perimeter," said Freeman. "They really showed that in the second half and got ahead. We adjusted and tried to catch up but it was a little too late."

Hill said he is very pleased with how his team is performing and believes they need little work to advance to the playoffs.

"The team is always coming out and playing great team ball," said Hill. "We are going to continue to work on our defense and zone offense to get us to where we want to go as a team."