Celtics Take March Madness Title for Fourth in a Row!

The Tulsa Celtics fought off a tenacious Tulsa Hawks squad to win their fourth consecutive championship. Brian Benson (Jenks), Brock Morton (Holland Hall) and Corey Shannon (Broken Arrow) spearheaded a Celtic flurry to start the second half and break open a tight ball game. Tournament MVP Chaquelle Quinn and late arriving Jarred Wise (yours truly failed to provide the location change) kept the Hawks from doing too much damage inside and Cale Hammond solid performance including a clutch 3 pointer in the 2nd half run keyed the Celtics.

We started off with a box and one and Corey Shannon disarmed the Hawk attack by making #15, a high flying forward, work his tail off to even GET the ball. By the time the Celtic run was over to start off the 2nd half, we held a 23 point lead and #15 had very little gas left in his tank to mount any kind of a comeback.

The Celtics did a great job on defense and we drew 4 charging calls and could have had 2 more.

Chaquelle Quinn notched about 8 pts and grabbed some big rebounds before fouling out after the game was decided. Chaq's presence in the paint and superb attitude made him a valuable asset during the tourney.

Quinn, Wise, Morton, Hammond, Shannon & Benson.....earned the right to sing again, "We are the Champions....." Excellent tournament Celtics!!!