“That’s who that young man is,” Foster said. Sledge scored 14 points in the third quarter, including a driving layup that answered Matthew’s basket. We locked in on defense and you see what happened.”įarrell got a spark to the second half when Khayne Matthews opened with a jumper that cut the lead to 10. Saints guard RJ Sledge, who scored a game-high 29 points, said Imani wasn’t playing at the right tempo in the first half. Thanks to Imani Christian shooting 0 for 8 from the 3-point line in the second quarter, the Steelers were able to cut the lead to 39-27 at halftime. It got us tonight.”įarrell didn’t make things easy for the Saints in the second quarter.

“I told the kids starting out slow and free throws are going to kill us one of these times.

“All year, we’ve been starting off slow,” Lowe said. Steelers coach Myron Lowe said slow starts have plagued his team. The Saints opened the game on an 18-2 run thanks to six points from Virgil Hall, who finished with 21 points. Imani Christrian (20-7) dominated the Steelers despite seeing 6-foot-11 big man Alier Maluk sitting for most of the second half due to foul trouble. The Saints have won four of their six playoff games by 30 points or more and have an average margin of victory of 29.1 points per game. Imani Christian’s path to its first appearance in the state semifinals has left many battered opponents lying in its wake. “We know that we worked hard to get here and are praying our work pays off.” “Last year, we lost in the quarterfinals to Bishop Canevin,” Foster said. The Saints fought through early foul trouble and poor shooting Friday night, but they ultimately overwhelmed District 10 champion Farrell, 80-50, in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals. He is beloved by the city of New Orleans and will probably be a folk hero in that area for the rest of his life.Imani Christian boys basketball coach Omar Foster valued seeing his program take the next step. The whole incident only briefly tarnished the reputations of the Saints organization and Payton, who tried to appeal his suspension.ĭespite the controversy, Payton is still seen as one of the greatest NFL coaches of all time for what he has done with the New Orleans Saints. The whole organization was fined $500,000, and they lost several draft picks. The NFL suspended Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season for his participation in Bountygate. The Saints won the Super Bowl XLIV in 2009.Īfter a lengthy investigation, the NFL found that Sean Payton not only knew about this but tried to hide the information from the NFL. Bountygate was alleged to have taken place from 2009 to 2011.

According to Wikipedia, members of the New Orleans Saints 'were accused of paying out bonuses or bounties for injuring opposing team players.' Two of those players were reportedly Kurt Warner and Brett Favre.

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