PERTH AMBOY, NJ–On Tuesday night, GMC Hoops braved the frigid temperatures to travel over to Perth Amboy High School to see the 9th ranked Panthers take on 5th ranked South Brunswick in a GMC Red Clash. Trailing 28-20 after a three by SB’s Ryan Moran, Perth Amboy limited South Brunswick to just one field goal over the last 11:45 and put together a decisive 17-3 tear to take a 37-31 lead and hung on for the 37-34 victory. Below are game notes from the action:
First Quarter
5:43 left in the first quarter and Amboy calls 30 second timeout after SB takes a 7-2 lead on a three by Sean Nally and a reverse layup by Jaier Garrett.
1:49 left in the first quarter and SB now leads 12-7 on a three and a drive to the left lane for a bank shot by Eric Savage.
0:00–End of first quarter and Amboy gets a late three to pull within two at 12-10.
Second Quarter
6:16 left in the first half and SB takes a 16-10 lead on back to back jumpers from Mike Ugarte. Amboy timeout.
4:29 left in the first half and SB leads 21-13 on a three point play and a jumper down low by Savage.
0:00–First half ends with SB leading Amboy by the score of 22-16. Nate Melendez got a layup while Johnny Jones added a free throw for the Panthers down the stretch. South Brunswick outscored Amboy in both quarters including a 10-6 showing in the second. Eric Savage leads SB with 10 points.
Third Quarter
3:45 left in the third and SB calls timeout after a three from the left wing by Ryan Moran for a 28-20 lead. Vikings have outscored the Panthers 6-4 so far in the period.
2:21 left in the third and Amboy pulls within 4 at 28-24 on this score by Luis Rivera.
0:00–Third quarter just ended with SB still leading 30-26 despite a dunk with 30 seconds left by Carlos Done. Amboy ends quarter by scoring 6 of the last 8 points.
Fourth Quarter
5:39 left in the game and Amboy ties it at 30-30 on a jumper in the paint by Jairo Robles
2:31 left in the game and Amboy calls timeout after a layup by Johnny Jones and a ft by Nate Melendez gives Panthers a 33-30 lead.
1:01 left in the game and SB calls timeout after a layup from the right side by John Wahrmann off a nice dish from Jairo Robles for a 35-30 Amboy lead.
0:20 left in the game and SB calls a timeout after a trey from the right wing off a nice pump fake by Ryan Moran for a 37-34 Amboy lead.
0:08 left in the game and SB calls timeout after getting ball past halfcourt with Amboy still leading 37-34.
0:00–Game just ended and Amboy hangs on for 37-34 upset of South Brunswick. Perth Amboy holds South Brunswick without a field goal for 11:25, and limits the Vikings to just 6 points over the last 11:45 for the win. Amboy wins game on a 17-3 outburst.