The Sea Gulls (5-3) jumped out to a 14-3 lead and led by as many as 16 before Shenandoah (4-2) cut the deficit to two midway through the second half.
This would be as close as the Hornets would get however, as Salisbury scored the next seven points of the game to expand the lead out to eight points.
Shenandoah again made up the deficit and put itself in position to tie the game on a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left, but Jared Hale's attempt from the corner went off the rim and to the Gulls on the rebound.
Rico Stewart took a long pass for a layup to give the hosts the final margin of victory.
Hornets junior Onyie Onunaku led all scorers with 22 points and earned Shenandoah's only spot on the all-tournament team. Salisbury's Ray Williams was named MVP.
Newspaper Box Score Shenandoah Hornets vs Salisbury Sea Gulls 12/3/05 8:00 at Salisbury, Md. - Optimist Classic At Salisbury, Md. - Optimist Classic SALISBURY SEA GULLS 67, SHENANDOAH HORNETS 62 SHENANDOAH HORNETS (4-2) ONUNAKU, Onyie 8-16 6-9 22; LAWRENCE, Jeremiah 6-16 1-4 13; JOHNS, Steven 4-10 2-4 11; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 3-6 0-0 6; TOWNSEND, Antwon 2-8 0-0 6; GRIFFIN, Quan 1-3 0-0 2; HALE, Jared 0-3 1-2 1; FIELDS, Jack 0-0 1-2 1; ALEXANDER, RaSon 0-0 0-0 0; ADAMS, Lenzie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 11-21 62. SALISBURY SEA GULLS (5-3) ODUMERU, Segun 7-14 4-6 18; STEWART, Rico 5-12 0-0 12; HARMON, Kyle 5-6 1-3 11; WILLIAMS, Ray 3-8 2-7 9; JOHNSON, Darren 3-7 0-0 6; WASHINGTON, Derrick 2-3 0-0 5; WARD, Gary 1-3 0-0 3; RICE, Justin 1-6 0-0 3; VAITKUS, Jonah 0-0 0-0 0; CRENSHAW, Marcus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 7-16 67. Shenandoah Hornets............ 24 38 - 62 Salisbury Sea Gulls........... 38 29 - 67 3-point goals-Shenandoah Hornets 3-18 (TOWNSEND, Antwon 2-8; JOHNS, Steven 1-4; FAWEHINMI, Mouktar 0-1; GRIFFIN, Quan 0-2; HALE, Jared 0-2; ONUNAKU, Onyie 0-1), Salisbury Sea Gulls 6-16 (STEWART, Rico 2-4; WILLIAMS, Ray 1-2; WARD, Gary 1-2; WASHINGTON, Derrick 1-2; RICE, Justin 1-3; JOHNSON, Darren 0-1; HARMON, Kyle 0-1; ODUMERU, Segun 0-1). Fouled out--Shenandoah Hornets-ONUNAKU, Onyie, Salisbury Sea Gulls-None. Rebounds-Shenandoah Hornets 40 (ONUNAKU, Onyie 14), Salisbury Sea Gulls 41 (HARMON, Kyle 12). Assists-Shenandoah Hornets 9 (ONUNAKU, Onyie 2; GRIFFIN, Quan 2; ADAMS, Lenzie 2), Salisbury Sea Gulls 15 (WILLIAMS, Ray 6). Total fouls-Shenandoah Hornets 20, Salisbury Sea Gulls 15. A-442 Salisbury wins Optimist Classic. All-Tournament: Onunaku, SU.