WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ–In the first game of the Monday night doubleheader at the 2015 Jersey Shore Basketball League, Island Title jumped out to an 11-4 lead, and cruised from there to an easy 109-85 victory over Team Shore. Â NJIT’s Damon Lynn (Union Catholic) and Tim Coleman (St. Anthony’s) led the way while Spotswood’s Jake Dadika (Rutgers) also played very well. Â Former North Brunswick and Bishop Ahr standout, Dillon Salva came off the bench to score 8 points including two dunks. Â Colonia’s Rob Gardella also chipped in with 8 points including two threes. Â Woodbridge’s Keith Hughes played well in defeat for Team Shore, which also got an outstanding performance from Howell’s Brian Kenny. Â Below are game notes from the action:
First Quarter
6:57–TS–Keith Hughes fouled and makes 1 of 2 FTs to end an 11-4 IT run that included a three by Damon Lynn and a couple scores by Tim Coleman.
6:13–IT–Coleman hits three for a 14-5 lead.
5:51–IT–Coleman picks up 2nd foul.
3:50–TS–timeout follows an 8-4 run that included a reverse layin by Jake Dadika for 22-9 IT lead.
3:01–IT–Lynn converts a conventional three point play after two scores by Brian Kenny for TS to give IT a 25-13 lead.
2:37–IT–Dadika fires in three from right side of the key for a 28-13 lead.
0:00–TS–ends qtr on a 5-4 run for a 32-18 IT lead. Â Dadika adds another score.
Second Quarter
7:18–IT–calls timeout after opening the period on a 13-4 run including two threes by Lynn for a 45-22 lead.
5:58–TS–goes on a 5-0 run including a reverse layup by Mike Rotando for a 45-27 IT lead.
4:37–IT–Dadika hits three from right corner for a 52-29 lead.
3:37–IT–Lynn hits three from left wing for a 55-29 lead.
3:23–TS–Rotando hits three from right side of the key for a 55-32 IT lead.
2:06–IT–gets scores from Dadika and Dillon Salva for a 4-2 run to take a 59-34 lead.
0:00–IT–unable to score but still leads 59-34.
Third Quarter
8:02–IT–starts third on a 9-5 run including a three by Rob Gardella, and scores from Lynn, Derek McKnight, and Brandon McDonald for a 68-39 lead.
7:23–TS–Hughes converts three point play for a 68-42 IT lead.
5:07–IT–timeout after a 6-4 run by TS including scores by Riley Calzonetti for a 72-48 IT lead.
2:25–TS–now on an 18-6 thanks in part to a couple scores by Kenny for a 74-57 IT lead.
2:20–IT–timeoutÂ
0:00–IT gets a kind bounce on a layin by Lynn to cap a 6-4 run to end the period for an 80-61 lead. Â Lynn had another score while Hughes and Kenny scored for TS.
Fourth Quarter
6:57–IT–Gardella pulls up for jumper to give IT an 89-70 lead. Â Both teams score 9 pts. Â Lynn hit a three for IT while Kenny had a couple scores for TS.
5:41–TS–timeout after IT score for a 91-70 lead.
2:30–TS–Hughes basket and a foul, but missed FT for a 99-76 IT lead. Â Salva gets his 2nd dunk for IT.
0:10–TS–Calzonetti score for a 109-85 IT lead. Â Gardella hit an earlier three for IT.
0:00–IT wins 109-85.