NEPTUNE, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops took the long trip down Route 18 South to the Hoop Group Headquarters in Neptune after work to take in the final 23:30 of the contest between South River and Middletown South in the opening night of the 2011 HG Headquarters Spring League. The Rams are one of 12 teams participating in the league, and the only GMC team competing. Below is the play by play from the action that we saw.
First half
3:30–Arrive–MS leads 12-10.
2:22–MS–three pointer for a 15-10 lead.
1:00–MS–three pointer for an 18-10 lead.
0.0–SR–Tim Darrar shot attempt misses…18-10 MS at the half.
Second half
19:30–SR–gets on the board with a score.
18:25–MS–two FTs for a 20-12 lead.
18:00–MS–scores on a field goal for a 22-12 lead.
17:00–SR–goes on 4-0 run to close within six at 22-16.
16:29–MS–Three pointer from left corner–25-16 lead.
16:18–MS–layup for a 27-16 lead.
16:00–MS–offensive rebound and follow for a 29-16 lead.
15;09–Official stoppage–MS apparently was called for a backcourt violation, but the official recognized that a SR player knocked the ball out of bounds
13:34–MS–fouled on the floor after getting a rebound of a missed SR shot.
13:09–MS–out hustles SR for loose ball and saves it  off an SR player.
12:33–MS–player fouls Tyler Harris.
12:09–SR–Harris fouls MS player after rebound of a missed SR shot.
11:14–SR fouls MS player.
11:05–MS–reverse layup off baseline drive for a 31-19 lead.
10:50–SR–Harris has a nice dish to teammate for a layup for a 31-21 MS lead.
10:23–SR calls timeout after an MS score for a 33-21 lead–got a kind bounce on an off balanced floater.
9:47–MS–forces turnover thanks to great hustle.
8:59–SR–deflects pass out of bounds.
8:36–SR–foul.
7:53–MS–called for foul.
7:32–SR–Harris makes three pointer from right wing for a 33-24 MS lead.
7:09–MS banks in floater from right side for a 35-24 lead.
6:58–SR–Harris drills three pointer from right corner for a 35-27 MS lead.
6:12–MS–draws foul on shot attempt off spin move–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 36-27 lead.
4:33–MS–connects on line drive jumper for a 40-27 lead.Â
4:15–SR–Erick Gomez scores on spin move in left low block
4:03–MS–drives in for score from left side for a 42-29 lead.
3:12–SR–Harris scores on offensive rebound and putback for a 42-31 MS lead.
2:45–MS–layup for a 44-31 lead.
2:30–MS–breakaway layup off a rebound for a 46-31 lead.
2:00–SR–scores for a 46-33 MS lead.
38.0–MS–blocks SR shot attempt.
20.6–MS–steal for a layup and a 48-33 lead.
1.4–SR–Danny Boychuck scores on an offensive rebound and putback for the 48-35 final score.
GMC Hoops will be back out at the Hoop Group Headquarters next Monday night to see the Rams in action.