GMC Hoops Summary–St. Joseph’s Continues To Roll With Win Over Old Bridge, 82-39

January 26, 2014 Greg Machos Old Bridge Hoops, St. Joseph's Hoops 0

By Anthony Colucci, St. Joseph’s Beat Writer

St. Joe’s Blows Out Old Bridge

Less than 48 hours from their 70-43 win over East Brunswick, the St. Joseph Falcons picked up right where they left off on Thursday night in today’s 82-39 win over the Old Bridge Knights.

St. Joe’s (13-1) got off to a fast start with a Raven Owen steal and fast break layup on the first possession of the game. Owen’s steal was the first of 22 produced by the Falcon defense, resulting in 27 points off turnovers for St. Joe’s. Old Bridge’s Kola Adeleye trimmed the lead to 4-3 with a three pointer early in the first quarter, but that would be as close as the Knights (3-10) would get all day.

Over the next 18:05, St. Joe’s went on a 61-15 run stretching into the third quarter. Fast break layups, powerful dunks, and relentless defense characterized this run for the Falcons.

Karl Towns started the hot stretch with a field goal for the first points of his daily total of 19. Wade Baldwin began his 22 point performance with a three pointer off a Connor Romano turnover to put St. Joe’s up 9-3 with just over six minutes to play in the first quarter. A putback dunk by Towns, a couple three point plays, and two free throws from Baldwin later, St. Joe’s was up 27-8 at the end of the first quarter and still just warming up.

“We passed the ball very well today and played great defense which utilized us as a team,” said Towns. “It was a great game for all of us.”

Along with Towns and Baldwin, Marques Townes finished in double figures with 14 for the Falcons in a game that saw everyone on the roster in action. Senior guard Tyler Drews led Old Bridge with 11 points, along with eight from Stephen Strom and five from Adeleye.

Even with the dominant outburst from St. Joe’s, there was some good in the ugly for Old Bridge. Drews became Old Bridge’s all-time leading scorer with his two fourth quarter free throws, passing former teammate Sultan Aminu’s previous record of 1,225.

“It’s very important to me especially after watching Sultan get it last year and how hard he had to work to do it,” said Drews. “It means a lot to me to leave a legacy on my school.”