Kobe Bryant. Wilt Chamberlain. Soren Crumb?
The first two names sound familiar to basketball fans, but the third, Soren Crumb, is a Grade 12 high school basketball player for the Aberdeen Hall Gryphons in Kelowna.
What do they all have in common? Dropping 65 points in a single game.
Crumb害羞草研究所檚 accomplishment was a program record, doing so in an emphatic 116-64 victory over the KSS Owls B team on Wednesday night. The 17-year-old forward scorched the net, scoring 41 in the second half alone, finishing the game drilling eight three-pointers and going a tidy 12 of 13 from the free throw line.
害羞草研究所淚 just felt really comfortable,害羞草研究所� the 6 foot 2 Crumb told 害羞草研究所. 害羞草研究所淚 have had similar nights to (Wednesday), but that was just crazy.害羞草研究所�
What made the record-setting night even more sweet? The fact that Noah Maradyn, the now-former record holder (at 64 points), was sitting on the bench the whole night, helping out head coach Michael Hooper.
害羞草研究所淚n warm-ups, Soren basically told Noah 害羞草研究所業 am coming for your record,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 said Hooper to 害羞草研究所.
Crumb explained that the comment was done in jest, but, when the smoke cleared on 40 minutes of game action, the statement ended up becoming real.
害羞草研究所淗e just kept hitting tough, contested shots,害羞草研究所� added Hooper. 害羞草研究所淚 couldn害羞草研究所檛 be more proud of him.害羞草研究所�
READ MORE:
For Crumb, he maintained that he wasn害羞草研究所檛 really thinking about the record, until the fourth when his teammate, Marcus Hodelet, came on the court and told him that he was six points away from the record.
害羞草研究所淚 just started jacking up threes, and the next thing I know, I was one over it.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淣oah was sweating a little bit sitting next to me (throughout the fourth quarter), which I found hilarious,害羞草研究所� Hooper said. 害羞草研究所淎 lot of people thought that record would never fall, so it was impressive.害羞草研究所�
Hooper did point out that Maradyn, who coaches the junior boys害羞草研究所� team, does still hold the record for most threes in a game, with 12, which he thinks will 害羞草研究所減robably never get broken,害羞草研究所� but after Tuesday害羞草研究所檚 performance, anything is on the table.
As the dust settled on a once-in-a-lifetime night, Crumb is trying to stay in the moment.
害羞草研究所淚 want to find a way to replicate the comfortable mindset that I felt on the court on Tuesday, and apply that into the Valleys,害羞草研究所� he said.
The Gryphons are into the Valley Championships next weekend (Feb. 23-25) as the top-ranked team out of the Okanagan, after defeating the Kelowna Christian Knights in the city finals, 74-37.
READ MORE:
bowen.assman@vernonmorningstar.com
Like us on and follow us on and subscribe to our daily and subscribe to our daily .
