Austin Rivers Shut Down By Milton Gymrat360

Dec. 21--Austin Rivers scored 42 points and Winter Park (10-1) won 76-64 over previously unbeaten Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer at the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers on Monday night.




When Dwyer (4-1) whittled Winter Park's 11-point lead to three in the fourth quarter, Rivers scored eight of his team's final 10 points to seal the victory.




"He just continues to amaze me and everybody else in the stands," Wildcats coach David Bailey said.




Winter Park faces Alpharetta, Ga., Milton (9-1), which was USA Today's preseason No. 1 team nationally, in a semifinal tonight at 7 at Bishop Verot. Winter Park is Florida's defending large-classification state champ. Milton is Georgia's defending large-class (5A) state champion.




Isaac Cohen scored 27 points to lead Orlando Christian Prep (7-3) to an 81-72 consolation bracket win over New York's Christ the King (2-2), which is ranked No. 4 by USA Today. Cohen made 7 of 12 field goal attempts and 11 of 13 free throws.




Jordan Montgomery added 18 points and five steals. OCP meets Riverside Academy of Reserve, La., in Tuesday's consolation semifinals at Bishop Verot School.




EDGEWATER PULLS UPSET: Edgewater (1-10) made its first boys basketball victory of the season a meaningful one, scoring a 76-66 victory over previously-unbeaten Boca Ciega (6-1) at the Gus Gibbs Rotary Tournament in DeLand. Sophomore Chase Early and two ninth graders, Eddie Keith and Prince Atkins, led the Eagles.




"We're starting to come together, starting to figure it out," Edgewater coach Matt Turner said. "I don't think our kids knew how good that team was until we got done."




The Eagles advance to a semifinal vs. Fort Pierce Central (6-2), which topped Hagerty (6-4) in double-overtime.




Lake Highland Prep (5-3) stopped a six-game winning streak by DeLand (6-2) and will play Vero Beach (6-2) in Tuesday's second semifinal.




Boone's 6-foot-8 sophomore Schuyler Rimmer, scored a career-high 43 points in an 87-75 win over Rockledge in the Midnight Basketball Invitational at Jones.




Montverde Academy (8-1) and Dr. Phillips played separate late semifinals Monday at the Iolani Prep Classic in Hawaii. DP won 63-62 Saturday over Marietta, Ga., Wheeler (5-1) on an assist by Shane Larkin and layup by Darius Andrews with 7.5 seconds remaining.




Montverde met Mount Vernon, N.Y., in a duel of two national top 25 teams and DP faced Virginia prep school power Oak Hill (13-0), which is ranked No. 1 nationally by ESPN Rise.




DP GIRLS ADVANCE: Dr. Phillips (11-1), the No. 2 team in the Sentinel Super 16, shut down St. Augustine and won 38-19 as the Florida Prospects Girls Invitational opened at Chain of Lakes Middle School.




Undefeated Poinciana (11-0) rolled past Boyd Anderson 54-38 The Eagles advance to a Blue Division semifinal against Apopka (3-8), which won 65-46 over Agape Christian.




In the tightest game of the opening day, Gainesville Buchholz won 67-65 over last season's 6A state runner-up, Miami Lourdes (13-2).




The Midnight Basketball Invitational girls semifinals are also set after West Orange (9-2), Edgewater (7-1) and Jones (6-7) won easily Monday and Port Orange Atlantic (7-1) pulled out a 55-51 victory over Kissimmee Osceola (8-5).




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[360gamez]

Austin Rivers greatest weakness is HE HAS NO LEFT !!!!!

[ImSoPeeved]

How did they shut him down? It still looks to me like Austin scored 25-30. I would call shutting him down less than 15.

[Shrapnel13]

I guess shut down is now synonymous with dominating(42 points)!

[dmvprose1]

He has a left hand now.....I just watched his a Duke highlights and he can finish with the LEFT!

[iiLeBronJames23MVPii]

If that's shut down, I wanna get shut down every game.

[rod2467]

title is misleading................

[KOBEisaBEAST824]

@ImSoPeeved he scored 42...says in the description atleast



[TONE5911]

I guess you're another Austin Rivers Haters. Damn dude he is what like 18 years old and you haten on a young dude trying to do his own thing.

[TONE5911]

you can't say the words shut down. When you say shut down you make it seem like he didn't score or scored very little. If you look at the clips most of the lay ups or drives to the basket River makes, the defensive player ends up looking like complete ass. The whole team comes to help and they all get dropped off. if you hit 5 to 6 Three pointers, is that really shut down? I don't think so.

[jaybomc3209]

I don't understand how you say he got shut down when he put up 38......???? That don't seem like a shut down too me!!!

[PoloFreshShawty]

wen da austin rivers thing poped up i knew he was going off lol

[young360waver]

sarcastic......(austin rivers talking) oh yeah they shut me down i only scored 30 points.....lol