RAHWAY, NJ–In the finale of the GMC Hoops tripleheader at the Rahway Summer League on Tuesday night, J.P. Stevens took on Rahway. The Hawks, led by soon to be seniors, Francois Ballou and Nick Dooley, gave the hometown Indians a good fight, but gave way to the hosts thanks to three point plays at the 7:13 and 4:17 marks of the second half to take a 42-32 lead. JPS did put together a 6-0 run that closed the gap to 42-38 with under two minutes to play, but couldn’t get any closer than that as Rahway won, 45-41. Below are game notes from the action:
First Half
13:18–RAH–timeout after Stevens takes an 8-6 lead on a three point play by Francois Ballou and 1 of 2 FTs from Nick Dooley.
11:07–JPS–timeout after a couple layups by RAH for a 4-0 run and a 10-8 lead.
8:48–RAH–timeout–JPS takes 14-13 lead on layup underneath from Dooley.
6:50–JPS–timeout after a stl for a layup by RAH to cap a 5-2 run for an 18-16 lead.
5:38–JPS–Dooley scores on a follow with a reverse layup to tie game at 18-18.
3:08–RAH–hits three from top of the key while being fouled for a four point play and a 22-18 lead.
1:26–RAH–layup from right side for a 24-18 lead.
0:00–JPS–fouled on shot at the buzzer. Â Makes both FTs for a 24-20 RAH lead at the half.
Second Half
16:05–RAH–hits three pointer from right side of key for a 27-22 lead.
15:55–JPS–timeout.
9:24–JPS–timeout–trails 35-26.
9:20–JPS–hits pull up jumper from right side for a 35-28 RAH lead.
7:13–RAH–three point play for a 38-30 lead.
5:36–JPS–jumper from left side for a 39-30 RAH lead.
4:17–RAH–three point play for a 42-32 lead.
1:47–JPS–fouled for two fts and a 6-0 run to close gap to 42-38.
20.1–JPS–timeout after scoring on a transition layup to close gap to 45-41.
16.0–JPS–gets stl off press, but fail to score.
14.1–RAH–fouled, but missed front end of bonus.
0.0–RAH wins 45-41.