Edgewater basketball coach Jason Atherton wanted his underdog team to cut off dribble-drive and inside opportunities and invite top-ranked Orlando Christian Prep to shoot jump shots all night.
The Eagles executed that game plan fairly well in Saturday’s championship game of the Rotary Tip Off Classic and forced OCP into a sub-par shooting performance. But the Warriors showed that with superior length and suffocating defense they can win big even without a flashy shooting show.
Ven-Allen Lubin, a 6-foot-7 junior who looks every bit as intent on the defensive end as he is on producing points, did his thing as the Warriors prevailed 59-22 to win the tradition-rich tournament at Winter Park High School.