Vikings Split Their Eight Games At Second Annual Montgomry Team Camp
SKILLMAN, NJ–The South Brunswick Vikings began the summer league season of 2011 with some ups and downs. Â Playing at the Montgomery Team Camp, the Vikes went 4-4. Â SBHS lost both its contests on the first day, won both its games on the second day, lost two more on the third day, and finished up the week with two victories over West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Hunterdon Central to end up at .500 for the camp.
South Brunswick was playing without the likes of Chris Bourne, Danny Strickland, T.J. Taylor, and Sean Keenan at Montgomery. Â The one recognizable face in the lineup on Thursday was soon to be senior guard, Mike Green, who collected 15 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in the 63-60 victory over Hunterdon Central in the finale. Â The Vikes were a classic case of Jekyll and Hyde at this team camp.
In its four losses, SBHS was outscred by an average of 34.8 points per game according to the results compiled over the four days. Â The defeats came against Hopewell Valley (77-42), Notre Dame of Lawrenceville (88-29), Hillsborough (57-33), and Watchung Hills (70-49). Â Hillsborough and Watchung were the top two teams in the camp with a combined record of 15-1 over the four days while Notre Dame, which split camp time with Princeton this week to compete in the Linden Team Camp, finished up at 2-2 while Hopewell was 1-7.
In the four victories, the Vikings outscored their foes by only a combined total of 15 points. Â They defeated Immaculata by three (64-61), Montgomery by eight (41-33), WWPS by one (65-64), and Hunterdon Central by three (63-60). Â These four opponents had a combined record of 11-17 in the camp. Â South Brunswick averaged 58.3 points per game while giving up only 54.5 points per contests in the four wins. Â However, in the four defeats, the Vikes only averaged 38.3 points per game, and yielded 73 points per contest. Â Overall, South Brunswick averaged 48.3 points per contest while giving up 63.8 points per contest.