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Monday, November 28, 2011

Leesburg Boys Stay Perfect In District, January 6, 1999

Balanced Scoring, Led By Marlyn Bryant's 17 Points, Helped The Yellow Jackets Build A Big Lead Against Ocala Forest.

January 06, 1999|By Joe Williams of The Sentinel Staff

LEESBURG - Put Leesburg's victory over Ocala Forest into the taking-care-of-business category.

Leesburg (12-3, 3-0) did what it was expected to do at Ray Hayes Memorial Gymnasium Tuesday night, easily handling the Wildcats (4-9, 0-3) and staying in first place in Class 5A, District 7, with an 88-62 victory.

The game wasn't that close.

``We are in a unique situation we weren't in at this point last year, where we can control our own destiny,'' Leesburg Coach Pat Todd said. ``Everyone in the league has at least one district loss, but we still have some big district games coming up. By no means are we taking anything for granted.''

Forest remained close for the first six minutes of the game and tied the score at 8 when John Wagner scored from inside with 2:10 remaining.

But Leesburg sophomore Marlyn Bryant quickly scored five of Leesburg's next seven points.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Leesburg's Garrison Takes Talents North, May 13, 1999

May 13, 1999|By Robert Pincus, SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

LEESBURG - Freed-Hardeman University needed a defensive-minded point guard who knows how to run a fast-paced offense. When the Lions discovered Leesburg's Lamar Garrison, they knew they had a perfect match.

On Wednesday afternoon, the senior guard signed a grant-in-aid with the NAIA Division I school in Henderson, Tenn., that plays one of the best basketball schedules in the country.

Player Doesn't Miss A Dunk, November 29, 1999

Player Doesn't Miss A Dunk

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Bryant As Surprised As Fans By His Quick Court Action

November 29, 1999|By Robert Pincus, Sentinel Correspondent

LEESBURG - When Marlyn Bryant has the basketball, Leesburg fans pay closer attention to the action, fearing they might miss another spectacular dunk from the 6-foot-3 junior.

What has been his best dunk to date?

Was it the slam on Saturday against South Lake, where a Leesburg player missed a shot and Bryant grabbed the ball in midair and stuffed it back into the rim while falling away? Or was it the one where Bryant rebounded the ball and used a drop step to jam it home?

If you ask Bryant, he'll tell you about a pump dunk he did last season against Eustis while surrounded by defenders.

``The defense came up and tried to block it,'' he said. ``I faked and dunked it. I was surprised I ever did something like that. My mom recorded the game and I was shocked when I saw it on tape.''

Senior point guard Tyrell Rachel was on the other side of the man who was dunked on.

``That was the best dunk I've ever seen,'' Rachel said. ``I was not expecting it.''