Boys Basketball: Maury tops Freedom 57-49 in Class 5A
Maury High School of Norfolk vs Freedom High School Eagles of Alexandria at the 2019 VHSL Boys State Championship Class 5A at the Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Maury High School made their first state appearance in 1927. Maury went on a 18-6 run in the first period to turn 13-point advantage in the first period. Points in the paint-Freedoms 22, Maury 40. Points off turnover -Freedom 9 , Maury 14. Fast break points Freedom 6, Maury 10. Largest lead of Maury by 18 in the fourth period. Clarence Rupert # 12, led his team by scoring eight of his game-high 18 points in the first half to help them take a 28-20 lead at the halftime. While teammate Bryan Phillips # 3 put up 15 points and 5 rebounds to help Maury to capture the state title. Coach Brandon Plummer often spoke of the “word” to his Commodores squad and that by doing the right thing, good things would happen for them. It was Coach Brandon Plummer’s first VHSL state title as a coach, but the roots for his coaching success were planted and nurtured at Booker T. Washington where he won a state title as a player in 2006.