JERSEY CITY, NJ—On Wednesday afternoon, GMC Hoops made its first ever trip to the Hamilton Park Summer League to see Old Bridge in opening round playoff action against Bayonne.  The 7th seeded Knights jumped out to a 21-5 first half lead, and led 32-13 at the intermission en route to a 51-34 win over the 10th seeded Bees.  Old Bridge advances to the quarterfinals at 7:00 PM on Monday night most likely against St. Anthony’s.  Below are game notes from the 2nd half of action:
First Half
Old Bridge jumped out to a 21-5 lead midway through 2nd quarter. Â Finished half on an 11-8 run for a 32-13 lead at the intermission.
Third Quarter
8:00–Arrive for start of the second half with OB leading 32-13.
6:00–OB–now leads 36-13 after scores by Kyle Paris and Rich Calandrino.
4:00–OB now leads 38-17 after score by Paris. Â Ends 6-0 BAY run.
1:49–OB–calls timeout after stl for layup from right side by BAY for a 38-19 lead.
1:05–OB–timeout after C.J. Santoro is double teamed in left corner. Â OB hit three from right wing for a 41-21 lead.
45.0–OB–score for a 43-21 lead.
1.0–OB–Kyle Paris knocks in foul line jumper off an offensive rebound for a 45-21 lead.
Fourth Quarter
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6:47–OB–Connor Romano scores on putback off own miss on a transition layup attempt for a 47-21 lead.
5:22–OB–Stephen Strom fouled on reverse layup attempt. Â Makes both FTs for a 49-21 lead.
4:44–BAY–calls timeout after scoring last 4 points for a 49-25 OB lead.
4:27–OB–timeout after another layup by BAY closes the gap to 49-27.
3:54–OB–Romano passes to Calandrino for a transition layup for a 51-27 lead.
2:57–BAY–calls timeout after hitting three from right corner for a 51-30 OB lead.
1:53–BAY–calls timeout again after getting a steal for a layup to close the gap to 51-32.
1:13–BAY–timeout after another steal for a layup to pull within 51-34.
0:00–OB–runs out the clock after a steal by Romano for the 51-34 win.