SOUTH AMBOY, NJ–On Wednesday night, GMC Hoops took in two overtime games in the JV/Varsity Doubleheader between South River and South Amboy at South Amboy Middle/High School. After South River’s JV won over the Junior Guvs in overtime, 50-45, the Varsity Rams had to go an extra session before defeating South Amboy, 87-80. Matt Martinez scored 9 of his game high 20 points in overtime including 7 of 9 from the foul line while William Simmons (19 points) and Tim Darrar (15 points) added baskets in the decisive 13-6 session. Steve Herdman had a team high 19 points for South Amboy including five threes while Joe Fruncillo added 18 and Nick Kales chipped in with 15. Tyler Harris, who needed 26 points to reach 1,000 for his career coming in, ended up with 13 for the winners. Below is play-by-play from the contest courtesy of GameChanger.io.
Overtime
+2
SAHS
87 – 80
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
+1
SRHS
87 – 78
Matt Martinez makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
+1
SRHS
86 – 78
Matt Martinez makes free throw
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses free throw
+1
SRHS
85 – 78
Matt Martinez makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Kiere Ford fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
South Amboy miss three point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses free throw
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Kiere Ford fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
SAHS
Steve Herdman misses two point shot
+2
SAHS
84 – 78
Tim Kales makes two point shot
+1
SRHS
84 – 76
Matt Martinez makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Kiere Ford fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+2
SRHS
83 – 76
Matt Martinez makes two point shot
+1
SRHS
81 – 76
Matt Martinez makes free throw
+1
SRHS
80 – 76
Matt Martinez makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Kiere Ford fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+1
SRHS
79 – 76
Matt Martinez makes free throw
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Nick Kales fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+2
SAHS
78 – 76
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
+2
SRHS
78 – 74
William Simmons makes two point shot
+2
SRHS
76 – 74
Tim Darrar makes two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
Fourth Quarter
+3
SAHS
74 – 74
Kiere Ford makes three point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses free throw
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Nick Kales fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+2
SAHS
74 – 71
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses free throw
+1
SRHS
74 – 69
Matt Martinez makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Kiere Ford fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+3
SAHS
73 – 69
Steve Herdman makes three point shot
+1
SRHS
73 – 66
Wyatt Boyler makes free throw
+1
SRHS
72 – 66
Wyatt Boyler makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Wyatt Boyler misses free throw
+1
SRHS
71 – 66
Wyatt Boyler makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses free throw
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses free throw
Foul
SRHS
Wyatt Boyler fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+1
SRHS
70 – 66
Tim Darrar makes free throw
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
69 – 66
Matt Martinez makes two point shot
SRHS
William Simmons misses two point shot
+3
SRHS
67 – 66
Wyatt Boyler makes three point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses two point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses two point shot
+2
SAHS
64 – 66
Nick Kales makes two point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses three point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
SRHS
Sean Darrar misses two point shot
+3
SAHS
64 – 64
Steve Herdman makes three point shot
+2
SRHS
64 – 61
Tyler Harris makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
62 – 61
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
Foul
SRHS
Sean Darrar fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses three point shot
Foul
SAHS
Matt Lavan fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+1
SAHS
62 – 59
Nick Kales makes free throw
Foul
SRHS
Patrick Barry fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+2
SAHS
62 – 58
Nick Kales makes two point shot
SRHS
Patrick Barry misses two point shot
+2
SAHS
62 – 56
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
+2
SRHS
62 – 54
Tim Darrar makes two point shot
+3
SAHS
60 – 54
Matt Lavan makes three point shot
SRHS
Patrick Barry misses two point shot
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses three point shot
SRHS
William Simmons misses free throw
SRHS
William Simmons misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Thomas Drum misses three point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses three point shot
Third Quarter
SAHS
Steve Herdman misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
60 – 51
William Simmons makes two point shot
SAHS
Nick Kales misses three point shot
+1
SRHS
58 – 51
Tim Darrar makes free throw
+1
SRHS
57 – 51
Tim Darrar makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Kiere Ford misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
56 – 51
Tim Darrar makes two point shot
+2
SRHS
54 – 51
William Simmons makes two point shot
+1
SAHS
52 – 51
Joe Fruncillo makes free throw
+1
SAHS
52 – 50
Joe Fruncillo makes free throw
Foul
SRHS
Tyler Harris fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses two point shot
+1
SAHS
52 – 49
Nick Kales makes free throw
+1
SAHS
52 – 48
Nick Kales makes free throw
Foul
SRHS
Tim Darrar fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+2
SRHS
52 – 47
William Simmons makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
50 – 47
Nick Kales makes two point shot
SAHS
Nick Regan misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
50 – 45
William Simmons makes two point shot
+1
SRHS
48 – 45
Tyler Harris makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
South Amboy foul (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses three point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses three point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses free throw
+1
SRHS
47 – 45
Tim Darrar makes free throw
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Nick Kales fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Nick Kales fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses three point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses two point shot
+2
SAHS
46 – 45
Kiere Ford makes two point shot
+1
SRHS
46 – 43
Wyatt Boyler makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Matt Lavan fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+2
SRHS
45 – 43
Wyatt Boyler makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
43 – 43
Nick Kales makes two point shot
+3
SRHS
43 – 41
Tim Darrar makes three point shot
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo misses two point shot
SRHS
Wyatt Boyler misses three point shot
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
40 – 41
Nick Kales makes two point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
40 – 39
Tyler Harris makes two point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
SAHS
Steve Herdman misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
38 – 39
Dan Murphy makes two point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses two point shot
+2
SRHS
38 – 37
Tim Darrar makes two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
Second Quarter
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
+1
SRHS
36 – 37
William Simmons makes free throw
+1
SRHS
35 – 37
William Simmons makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses free throw
+1
SAHS
34 – 37
Matt Lavan makes free throw
Foul
SRHS
Tyler Harris fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+3
SAHS
34 – 36
Steve Herdman makes three point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses free throw
+1
SRHS
34 – 33
Tyler Harris makes free throw
Foul
SAHS
Nick Kales fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+3
SAHS
33 – 33
Steve Herdman makes three point shot
+2
SAHS
33 – 30
Tim Kales makes two point shot
SAHS
Tim Kales misses two point shot
+3
SRHS
33 – 28
Sean Darrar makes three point shot
SAHS
Kiere Ford misses three point shot
SRHS
William Simmons misses three point shot
+3
SAHS
30 – 28
Tim Kales makes three point shot
+2
SRHS
30 – 25
William Simmons makes two point shot
SAHS
Steve Herdman misses two point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses three point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses three point shot
+3
SAHS
28 – 25
Steve Herdman makes three point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
SAHS
Nick Kales misses three point shot
+2
SRHS
28 – 22
Sean Darrar makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
26 – 22
Tim Kales makes two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
+2
SRHS
26 – 20
Tyler Harris makes two point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses two point shot
SAHS
Steve Herdman misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
24 – 20
Dan Murphy makes two point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses two point shot
+2
SRHS
24 – 18
Tyler Harris makes two point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
SRHS
Sean Darrar misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
22 – 18
Dan Murphy makes two point shot
SAHS
Tim Kales misses two point shot
+3
SRHS
22 – 16
Matt Martinez makes three point shot
First Quarter
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo misses two point shot
Foul
SRHS
Matt Martinez fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+2
SAHS
19 – 16
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
SAHS
Nick Kales misses two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
SAHS
Nick Kales misses two point shot
+2
SRHS
19 – 14
William Simmons makes two point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
17 – 14
Steve Herdman makes two point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
+2
SAHS
17 – 12
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
Foul
SRHS
Bobby Applegate fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
SAHS
Nick Kales misses two point shot
+2
SRHS
17 – 10
William Simmons makes two point shot
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses two point shot
Foul
SAHS
Matt Lavan fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo misses free throw
Foul
SRHS
William Simmons fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+2
SAHS
15 – 10
Joe Fruncillo makes two point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
Foul
SRHS
Tim Darrar fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+3
SRHS
15 – 8
Matt Martinez makes three point shot
+1
SRHS
12 – 8
William Simmons makes free throw
SRHS
William Simmons misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Joe Fruncillo fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
+3
SRHS
11 – 8
Bobby Applegate makes three point shot
+1
SAHS
8 – 8
Matt Lavan makes free throw
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses free throw
Foul
SRHS
Wyatt Boyler fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
+3
SRHS
8 – 7
Tyler Harris makes three point shot
+2
SRHS
5 – 7
Matt Martinez makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
3 – 7
Nick Kales makes two point shot
SRHS
Tim Darrar misses two point shot
SAHS
Matt Lavan misses three point shot
SRHS
Matt Martinez misses three point shot
+2
SAHS
3 – 5
Steve Herdman makes two point shot
+2
SAHS
3 – 3
Dan Murphy makes two point shot
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
+1
SAHS
3 – 1
Dan Murphy makes free throw
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses free throw
Foul
SRHS
Bobby Applegate fouls (South Amboy draw the foul)
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses free throw
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses free throw
SRHS
Bobby Applegate misses free throw
Foul
SAHS
Steve Herdman fouls (South River Rams draw the foul)
SRHS
Tyler Harris misses two point shot
SAHS
Dan Murphy misses two point shot
+3
SRHS
3 – 0
Bobby Applegate makes three point shot