NORTH EDISON, NJ–On Monday night, GMC Hoops traveled over to Bishop George Ahr High School after work to take in the final 19:24 of the crossover contest between the Trojans and Colonia. The Patriots won their second straight game with a 48-29 decision over Ahr. Colonia led 17-6 when I arrived, and the BGA trimmed the deficit to nine points at the end of the first half, and the start of the third quarter, but couldn’t get any closer than that as the Pats led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter before winning by 19. Below are the game notes from the last two and a half quarters of the contest.
First Half
3:24–arrive–COL up 17-6
3:15–COL–fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for an 18-6 lead.
2:30–BGA–fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for an 18-7 COL lead.
2:02–COL–James Corbett fouled–misses both FTs.
1:08–COL–timeout.
30.0–BGA–Owen McLeod takes inbounds pass in BGA backcourt, dribbles up court, down the right lane, and dishes a bounce pass left to Mike Jensen for layup and an 18-9 COL lead.
17.0–COL–Trent Barneys–nice entry pass to Jodrell Thompson for layup from right low block for a 20-9 lead.
7.0–BGA–Pat Astarita–scores for a 20-11 COL lead.
0.0–COL–Corbett foul line jumper–off the mark as time expires for a 20-11 COL lead.
Third Quarter
5:57–BGA–McLeod sinks jumper from right corner for 22-13 COL lead.
5:44–COL–Barneys hits three from left wing for a 25-13 lead.
5:20–BGA–Tom Weiler sinks three from left side of the key for a 25-16 COL lead.
4:18–COL–Corbett scores on layup underneath for a 27-16 lead.
3:53–BGA–Weiler–layup for a 27-18 COL lead.
3:37–COL–turnover.
3:12–COL–#2–draws charge on Casey Damour
3:03–COL–traveling.
2:12–BGA–Weiler–layup from right low block.
1:52–BGA–Damour deflects pass out of bounds.
1:17–BGA–Jensen misses jumper, but ball goes off COL out of bounds–BGA ball.
1:14–COL–deflects ball out of bounds.
40.8–COL–Bleriot Thompson picks up steal, goes to basket, and draws foul on floor.
15.5–COL–timeout to avoid turnover.
3.0–COL–Amir Allen hits teardrop shot from right baseline for a 33-20 lead.
Fourth Quarter
5:53–COL–Bleriot Thompson–transition layup for a 35-20 lead.
5:40–BGA–McLeod–fouled–makes both FTs for a 35-22 COL lead.
5:31–COL–Corbett–fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 36-22 lead
5:02–BGA–McLeod–fouled–misses both FTs.
4:52–COL–timeout after another transition layup by Bleriot Thompson for a 38-22 lead.
4:24–COL–Chase Barneys three pointer for a 41-22 lead.
3:30–BGA–basket for a 41-24 COL lead.
3:00–COL–scores for a 43-24 lead.
2:30–BGA–basket for a 43-26 COL lead.
1:55–COL–Corbett–fouled–makes both FTs for a 45-26 lead
1:39–COL–Bleriot Thompson swats Weiler shot out of bounds.
1:00–COL–basket for a 47-26 lead.
30.3–BGA–Greg Patuto hits three from left side of the key for a 47-29 COL lead.
12.7–COL–#34–fouled–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 48-29 lead.
0.0–BGA–Weiler jumper from corner hits rim–COL wins 48-29.