Here are highlights from the action in Carteret’s win over 7th ranked Bishop Ahr in an early season GMC Blue Division showdown.
GMC Hoops kicked off a GMC Blue-Gold Doubleheader with a trip up to Carteret High School to see the Ramblers host 7th ranked Bishop Ahr in a key Blue Division showdown just before the holidays.
Led by the interior play of Isaiah Daniels-Porter (10 points) and Jemar Jordan (10 points) and the guard play of Kahir Raymond (9 points), Nasseir Moore (9 points), and Jalen Harris (5 points), the Ramblers took an 18-13 first quarter lead, and scored the last five points of the second for a 33-25 advantage going into the intermission.
Carteret then opened the third by scoring 7 of the first 9 points for a 40-27 lead before Ahr countered with a 3-2 zone defense and clamped down on both Daniels-Porter and Jordan while forcing numerous turnovers to turn the tide with a 22-10 surge over the last 13 minutes or so of the contest to pull within one.
Following two free throws by BGA’s Alex Santiago (game high 23 points) that closed the gap to 50-49 with about a minute to play, Carteret got a huge and one bucket from Daniels-Porter with 38.4 seconds to play to go back up by three. The Trojans had several chances to score in the closing seconds, but couldn’t tie the game.
Moore finished off the 53-49 Carteret win by making one of two from the foul line with less than a second to play. Angelo Golino came off the bench to provide some additional scoring for the Ramblers with 6 points while Deontae Crawford chipped in for the Trojans with 11 points.
Eight different players scored for the Ramblers while seven got into the books for Bishop Ahr. Carteret collected 35 rebounds, 18 assists, 10 steals, and 3 blocked shots. The Ramblers had a 12-6 advantage in points scored from beyond the arc and a enjoyed a 38-28 edge in points scored from two point range while the Trojans had a 15-3 edge in points scored from the foul line.
Bishop Ahr was able to battle back in the contest by forcing 26 turnovers while only committing five. With the victory, Carteret improved to 4-0 both overall and in divisional play, and holds a game and a half lead in the GMC Blue over Metuchen, which defeated Spotswood to keep pace with the Ramblers. Bishop Ahr, which lost its third straight, dropped to 1-3 overall and in the Blue Division.