Scheduling Error

The game between the Savannah Grizzlies and the Atlanta Wildcats scheduled tonight(11-30-12) at 8:00 pm at Savannah High School Gym will not be played. Apparently, the Atlanta Wildcats have scheduled to play a team tonight in Atlanta.

Grizzlies win home opener

The Savannah Grizzlies won their inaugural home game Thursday evening against the Southwest Warriors 151 to 111.
At the end of the first quarter Savannah played good pressure defense, making steals and leading the fast break to take a lead of 30 to 23. At the half the Grizzlies increased their lead to 76 to 51.
Leading scorer at the half for Southwest was Willie Brownlee with 19 points followed by Brandon O'brian with 13.
For Savannah, at the half Trey Kemp had  17 points and Otho Hampton added 13.
At the end of the third quarter, Savannah led 118-84 and the final score was Savannah Grizzlies 151, Southwest Warriors 111.
The keys for the Grizzlies was their tenacious defense which helped to create fast break opportunities. Savannah made a good percentage of their three point shots.
Leading scores for Savannah: Ortho Hamption 28 points, Eric "Magic" Ruffin 23 points, Trey Kemp 23 points, and Maurice Brown with 21 points. 
After the game I spoke with Southwest Warriors Coach Presley who spoke favorably about the Grizzlies saying they "are a great team and they made a high percentage of their shots. They shot better than we did and they played good defense." 
Coach Jessie Fleming spoke about the win after the game. 

Grizzlies Home Opener

Savannah Grizzlies players Austin James, Courtney Beach, and Warren Goosby at Meet and Greet last night at Coach's Corner.

Tonight(Thursday, 11-29-12) the Savannah Grizzlies play their first home game of the season against the Southwest Warriors at 7:30 pm at Savannah High School Gym.

Grizzlies Schedule This Week

The Savannah Grizzlies have a busy schedule this week. Tomorrow (Thursday, 11-29-12) they play the Southwest Warriors starting at 7:30 pm at Savannah High School Gym.
Friday(11-30-12) the Grizzlies host the Atlanta Wildcats starting at 8:00 pm at Savannah High School Gym. According to the ABA Power Rankings, the Atlanta Wildcats are the 11th best team in the rankings.

Sunday the Jacksonville Giants come to Savannah to play the Grizzlies at 5 at  Savannah High School Gym. Jacksonville, who won the ABA National Championship last year, is ranked as the number 1ranked team in the Power Rankings.

Meet and Greet Grizzlies

The ABA Savannah Grizzlies players will be at the Coach's Corner tonight(Wednesday, 11-28-12) at 7:00pm for a meet and greet. Stop by and meet and talk with the Grizzlies players. They have a busy schedule this week, as they play games Thursday at 8, Friday at 8, and Sunday afternoon at 5pm- all the games will be played at the Savannah High School Gym. 

Grizzlies game Sunday cancelled

The Savannah Grizzlies game with the Gainesville  Heat scheduled today(Sunday, 11-25-12) has been cancelled.

Grizzlies Game Cancelled for Saturday

The Savannah Grizzlies game with the East Point Jaguars scheduled for tonight(Saturday 11-24-12) has been postponed and will be re-scheduled.