Gaffney's LJ Peak on Fire in Madison Square Garden
Gaffney's LJ Peak was on fire in the second half of the Big East Tourney Wednesday night against St Johns and the Legendary Chris Mullin. Allen Iverson was in the crowd and Peak was at the center of some flaring tempers after a hard foul by a Big from Croatia or thereabouts.
Here is an iconic photo in the making
http://tinyurl.com/hpj5ryh
The son of famed Patrick Ewing had Peak's back. Ewing was coached in High School by Collinsville Alabama's Charlie Hood a legendary guard of the 60s at Berry College in Rome Ga.
Charlie has a brother who stayed home and became something of a local legend but most of those stories Ive only heard second hand as yet to crack the Code of The Shed.
But back to things that matter. Small Town worlds collide in big arenas on occasion and Wednesday night was just sucha one. Peak had 22 of his 24 points in the second half. With about four seconds to go John Thompson the II called time out. The cameras stayed on. Peak who just a few minutes before had stared down a very angry Chris Mullin was now JayTees son. Clearly the next play was about him as Thompson patted Peak on the chest as if to say this is your play.
The ball came inbound to Peak and he dashed around the right side of the fowl line toward the goal for a layup that didn't connect. The Bigs of the Hoyas crashed and there was a feeble rebound attempt, but it missed and the game was over.
Peak appeared heartbroken, maybe weeping as his back was turned to the exiting Hoyas. He left it all out there.
Maybe the biggest effort on the biggest stage of any Gaffney Athlete, up there with Sidney Rice's several receptions from Brett Favre in the quarterfinals headed toward the Superbowl with the Vikings a few years ago; and or Charles Foster's showdown with Guy Drut in the 76 High hurdles, Montreal Olympics.
If I can speak for Gaffney on this one, Peak made us all very proud Wednesday night.
Afterthought, I don't know if the Hoyas are up for the NIT or not but if they play Bama and Wormy Norris's Grandson off Lookout Mtn, I'll be watching.
Here is an iconic photo in the making
http://tinyurl.com/hpj5ryh
The son of famed Patrick Ewing had Peak's back. Ewing was coached in High School by Collinsville Alabama's Charlie Hood a legendary guard of the 60s at Berry College in Rome Ga.
Charlie has a brother who stayed home and became something of a local legend but most of those stories Ive only heard second hand as yet to crack the Code of The Shed.
But back to things that matter. Small Town worlds collide in big arenas on occasion and Wednesday night was just sucha one. Peak had 22 of his 24 points in the second half. With about four seconds to go John Thompson the II called time out. The cameras stayed on. Peak who just a few minutes before had stared down a very angry Chris Mullin was now JayTees son. Clearly the next play was about him as Thompson patted Peak on the chest as if to say this is your play.
The ball came inbound to Peak and he dashed around the right side of the fowl line toward the goal for a layup that didn't connect. The Bigs of the Hoyas crashed and there was a feeble rebound attempt, but it missed and the game was over.
Peak appeared heartbroken, maybe weeping as his back was turned to the exiting Hoyas. He left it all out there.
Maybe the biggest effort on the biggest stage of any Gaffney Athlete, up there with Sidney Rice's several receptions from Brett Favre in the quarterfinals headed toward the Superbowl with the Vikings a few years ago; and or Charles Foster's showdown with Guy Drut in the 76 High hurdles, Montreal Olympics.
If I can speak for Gaffney on this one, Peak made us all very proud Wednesday night.
Afterthought, I don't know if the Hoyas are up for the NIT or not but if they play Bama and Wormy Norris's Grandson off Lookout Mtn, I'll be watching.
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