MONROE, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops traveled down to the Monroe Sports Center to take in the first night of action from week three of the 2013 fall league there. J.F. Kennedy was in action as the Mustangs took on Pennington. The Mercer County team jumped out to an 18-6 lead, and didn’t let Kennedy get any closer than 9 points the rest of the way as it turned in a dominant performance for an 82-41 win. Three Kennedy players: Sophomores Rocky Prakiya and Nick Keane and junior Joe Duffy were bright spots with 9 points each. Pennington improved to 3-0 while the Mustangs dropped to 0-3. Below are game notes from the contest:
First Half
JFK starts in 2-3 zone.
18:26–PENN–steal.
18:21–PENN–layup for a 2-0 lead.
17:56–JFK–Pete Fiore knocks down triple from left corner for a 3-2 lead.
17:19–PENN–cans jumper from left elbow for a 4-3 lead.
16:55–PENN–blocked shot on Nick Keane leads to three from top of the key for a 7-3 lead.
15:45–JFK–Keane gets kind bounce on jumper in paint for a 7-5 PENN lead.
15:29–PENN–scores on putback for a 9-5 lead.
15:04–JFK–timeout–follows steal for layup by PENN for an 11-5 lead.
14:53–PENN–steal for layup attempt–draws foul–makes 1 of 2 FTs for a 12-5 lead.
14:15–PENN–steal.
13:53–JFK–fouled on floor.
13:30–PENN–intercepts pass at halfcourt–leads to layin for a 14-5 lead.
13:03–PENN–steal in JFK frontcourt–leads to layup for a 16-5 lead.
12:40–PENN–layup for an 18-5 lead.
11:54–JFK–Joe Duffy–fouled on follow attempt–makes 1 of 2 FTs for an 18-6 PENN lead.
11:15–JFK–Rocky Prakiya–gets steal.
10:59–PENN–deflects pass out of bounds.
10:24–PENN–deflects pass out of bounds.
10:00–JFK–Duffy gets pass down low on right side, fakes up, scores and is fouled–makes bonus FT for an 18-9 PENN lead.
9:30–PENN–pulls up for mid-range jumper from left side and a 20-9 lead.
9:05–PENN–steal.
8:30–JFK–turnover.
8:21–JFK–Prakiya–leaps up to intercept pass for steal.
8:05–JFK–Kush Patel keeps possession alive, and it leads to short jumper by Prakiya for a 20-11 PENN lead.
6:57–PENN–scores on putback for a 22-11 lead.
6:41–JFK–Prakiya scores on floater from left side for a 22-13 PENN lead.
6:30–PENN–layup for a 24-13 lead.
6:25–PENN–steals and scores off pressure for a layup and a 26-13 lead.
6:03–PENN–steals it again, and draws foul–makes both FTs for a 28-13 lead.
5:21–PENN–gets another
4:54–JFK–Prakiya pulls up for jumper from right elbow for a 28-15 PENN lead.
4:30–PENN–steal.
4:00–JFK–Patel scores on follow for a 28-17 PENN lead.
3:23–JFK–nice feed from Prakiya to Patel for layup from left low block, and a 28-19 PENN lead.
2:54–PENN–technical foul–JFK–Fiore–missed both FTs.
1:58–PENN–double teams Prakiya at halfcourt, gets steal, and scores on layup for a 30-19 lead.
1:40–PENN–steal–passes upcourt for layup, and a 32-19 lead.
1:22–PENN–layup for a 34-19 lead.
1:15–JFK–timeout.
1:03–JFK–traveling.
52.8–PENN–layup from right low block for a 36-19 lead.
36.0–PENN–another steal leads to layup and a 38-19 lead.
14.0–JFK–Keane pulls up for jumper from right side for a 38-21 PENN lead.
0.1–PENN–drives in from along left baseline–fouled on layup attempt–missed FT.
PENN leads 38-21 at the half.
JFK first half scoring–Prakiya–6 points, Duffy–4 points, Keane–4 points, Patel–4 points, and Fiore–3 points.
Second Half
19:45–JFK–Prakiya connects for three from right side of the key for a 38-24 lead.
19:27–PENN–three pointer from top of the key for a 41-24 lead.
19:10–JFK–Keane feeds Mike Weinstein for layup from right low block for a 41-26 lead.
18:02–PENN–steals again, but is unable to score.
17:19–PENN–fouled on follow–makes both FTs for a 43-26 lead.
16:38–PENN–picks Prakiya’s pocket for steal and layup for a 45-26 lead.
16:14–JFK–turnover.
15:45–JFK–Duffy and Weinstein combine for blocked shot.
15:40–PENN–knocks ball out of bounds.
14:54–PENN–traveling.
14:16–JFK–Keane fouled–makes both FTs for a 45-28 PENN lead.
13:29–PENN–gets several offensive rebounds and scores on putback for a 47-28 lead.
13:15–JFK–fouled on floor.
13:09–JFK–turnover.
12:20–PENN–layup and the foul–makes bonus FT for a 50-28 lead.
11:32–JFK–Josh Buchholz hits three pointer from right side of the key for a 50-31 PENN lead.
10:25–JFK–Buchholz scores on layup from left side for a 50-33 PENN lead.
10:00–PENN–turnover.
9:40–PENN–steal leads to transition layin for a 52-33 lead.
9:18–PENN–steals and passes ahead for layup and foul–makes bonus FT for a 55-33 lead.
8:37–JFK–Weinstein fouled down low–missed FT.
8:01–PENN–turnover.
7:19–PENN–steals JFK inbounds, but misses dunk in transition.
6:45–JFK–Duffy–three pointer from left corner for a 55-36 PENN lead.
6:28–PENN–three from top of the key for a 58-36 lead.
6:09–JFK–Duffy scores layup from left side for a 58-38 PENN lead.
5:50–JFK–Buchholz gets on floor for loose ball.
5:37–PENN–scores on follow for a 60-38 lead.
3:52–PENN–hits a long three from the left side of the key for a 63-38 lead.
3:40–PENN–steal leads to another transition layup and a 65-38 lead.
3:17–PENN–nice outlet pass leads to layup from right side for a 67-38 lead.
3:10–JFK–timeout.
2:52–PENN–nice no look pass for layup from right low block for a 69-38 lead.
2:49–PENN–steal off JFK inbounds for layup and a 71-38 lead.
2:25–PENN–three pointer from right side for a 74-38 lead.
2:05–PENN–steal leads to another transition layup and a 76-38 lead–fouled on play–makes bonus FT for a 77-38 lead.
1:23–JFK–Keane fires in three from left wing for a 77-41 PENN lead.
1:05–PENN–three from right side for an 80-41 lead.
50.0–PENN–layup for an 82-41 lead.
PENN wins 82-41–game stopped with 20.6 secs left.
JFK scoring for game–Prakiya–9 points, Duffy–9 points, Keane–9 points, Buchholz–5 points, Patel–4 points, Fiore–3 points, Weinstein–2 points