Lely Super on Senior Night

Senior Night could not have gone better for Lely High School Friday as they honored their senior basketball players. The Trojans scored the game’s first 13 points and maintained a lead between 15 and 37 points for the rest of the evening, beating an overmatched Dunbar squad, 85-48.

Three Trojans scored rim rattling dunks against the Tigers: Roy Obsaint, Jayce Cora, and Sam Powell. Senior Obsaint made an unselfish lob to set up Cora’s spectacular second half slam. The great news for coach Jacques Fritz is that Cora is just a sophomore and Powell just a freshman. So the future looks bright for Lely hoops.

But this was a night to honor the seniors, and Jacques did a great job of that, substituting freely throughout the contest.

“What a way to celebrate the seniors,” Jacques said with a smile. “A huge crowd. Appreciate the Lely fans coming out. This gym is amazing. Taking those seniors out., it was rockin.’ We played good.”

"We’ve got Naples High to open the district tournament Wednesday at 7:30,” Jacques continued. “It’s go time. We already know that’s our rival. That’s how we want it. Garret Hull is a great coach. His dad coached both of us. I was friends with him growing up. So it will be crazy.”

During the regular season Lely lost at Naples (13-11) after leading the entire game when the Eagles hit a contested three-pointer at the buzzer.

The Trojans were led by the freshman Powell with 22. Obsaint scored 20 for the Trojans. Senior backcourt aces Dave Louidor and Dave Belizaire had eight points each. The Trojans sit at 10-13 heading into district play. Dunbar falls to 4-14.