Here are highlights from the action in Raritan Valley Community College’s victory over the County College of Morris in a Garden State Athletic Conference and Region 19 match-up on the next to final day of November 2016.
GMC Hoops took a trip out to Raritan Valley Community College after work to take in another Region 19 and Garden State Athletic Conference Clash between the Lions and the Titans from the County College of Morris.
In a game that showcased two former Greater Middlesex Conference standouts in Woodbridge’s Zaire Robinson and South Plainfield’s Lamont Williams, Raritan Valley broke away from a 63-62 lead with 9:34 remaining with an 18-4 outburst over a span of about six and a half minutes to take an 81-66 lead en route to a 92-78 victory.
Robinson collected 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists in the contest including 9 points during the pivotal second half Lions run. Teammate Kenyan Goodson led all scorers with 21 points along with 9 assists and 7 rebounds while Sam Pierre added 16 points and 8 boards. Ron Washington chipped in with a double-double of 15 points including two dunks and 16 rebounds along with 5 blocks for the Lions while Kevin Saylor added 13 points and 4 boards.
Tajree Adams led the Titans in defeat with a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds along with 3 assists. Damonie Askew chipped in with 17 points while Williams, who led the GMC in scoring and three pointers as a senior a year ago, added 13 points including three treys along with 3 assists and 2 rebounds. Ranell Bell (11 points and 5 boards) and Quentin Pharis (10 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists) rounded out much of the scoring for CCM.
The game was fairly close for the first 30 minutes or so of the contest. After Raritan Valley Community College jumped out to a 10-5 lead thanks to five points from Woodbridge’s Robinson, the County College of Morris stormed back to take a 20-16 lead as Williams sank his second three of the game from the left wing at the 13:21 mark. The two teams swapped leads 7 times and had a tie during a six minute stretch of the first half.
Neither team had a lead bigger than six points in the first half, and then the Titans of CCM rallied from a 57-50 deficit with 13:09 remaining with a 12-6 rally over a span of 4:35 to pull within one, but couldn’t retake the lead. Instead, RVCC finished the contest with a 29-16 surge including the pivotal 18-4 tear.