Here are highlights from the action in the contest between fourth seeded East Brunswick and top seeded St. Joseph’s in the semifinals of the 2017 East Brunswick/GMC JV Boys Tournament at East Brunswick High School.
After the game went back and forth a bit, and the score was tied up at 8-8, St. Joe’s went on an 8-0 run to take a 16-8 lead, and never looked back after that. The JV Falcons led 45-27 at the half before East Brunswick rallied with a 20-10 run that included scores by Xavier Fitzgerald and Jaedan Pressley to close the gap to 55-47.
East Brunswick wouldn’t get any closer as Joes scored the last points of the third period on a basket by Jack Hogarty, and then opened the fourth with the first four points including a steal for a layup by Ryan Granito for a 61-47 lead with 6:39 remaining. The JV Falcons went on to win from there, 68-59.
Matt Cruz led St. Joseph’s with 14 points while Granito added 12, and Jack Hogarty chipped in with 10. Jaedan Pressley led EB with 11 points while Sal Salsa and Max Tischhauser each added 10. St. Joseph’s advances to the Championship Game on February 28th against 2nd seeded Piscataway, a 55-41 winner over 3rd seeded J.P. Stevens in the other semifinal.