Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard: Monday, Feb. 9
Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard
Monday, Feb. 9
Class B South
Toms River South 53, Brick Memorial 35
Seniors Shane Gambarony and Kharii Pringle each scored 14 points and the Indians (12-11, 3-7) trampled the Mustangs (13-9, 5-5) in a tune-up between two Shore Conference Tournament qualifiers within 24 hours of their respective first-round games.
Senior Brady Gibson and junior Nate Johnson each added eight points for Toms River South. Senior Sean Collins led Brick Memorial with 11 points.
Class C South
New Egypt 70, Manchester 49
Senior Nolan Arnold scored 19 points and passed former North Carolina forward Desmond Hubert as New Egypt’s all-time leader scorer in boys basketball during a road win for the Warriors (9-12, 6-4) over the Hawks (5-15, 4-6).
Arnold now stands at 1,562 points for his career, one ahead of Hubert’s former record of 1,561.
Senior Clyde Ferris matched Arnold with a game-high 19 points and senior Evan Goldberg led the New Egypt supporting cast with nine points. Junior Orion Andrews scored 17 points and sophomore Justin Roberts added nine to lead Manchester.
Nolan Arnold (32) celebrates breaking New Egypt’s all-time scoring record with his teammates and coaches. (Photo provided by New Egypt Boys Basketball)
Lacey 62, Lakewood 45
Junior Kenny Monica went off for 22 points, 12 rebounds and six steals to lead the Lions (3-17, 2-8) to a win over the Piners (2-16, 1-9) to end a nine-game losing streak. Senior Teagan Gilliespie drained 19 points and senior Andrew Hollister netted nine for Lacey.
Sophomore Abel Martinez scored 13 points and junior Anderson Vargas added 11 to lead Lakewood.
Non-Division
Brick 48, Neptune 42
Junior Jamel Pitts scored 21 points to go with six rebounds and five steals and the Green Dragons (11-11) reached the .500 mark by knocking off the Scarlet Fliers (6-13). Junior Ryan Tufaro added 11 points and four assists for Brick.
Donovan Catholic 58, Freehold Boro 45
Freshman Gerard Gallo scored a game-high 21 points and senior brother Pat Gallo poured in 18 to power the Griffins (6-12) in a road win over the Colonials (6-16) that snapped a six-game losing streak.
Senior Mike Cush scored 14 points and junior J.J. Ranaudo added eight to lead Freehold Boro.
Raritan 46, Barnegat 35
Sophomore Aiden Mehmeti led the way with 14 points and three steals and the Rockets (9-11) rode a strong defensive performance to a road win over the Bengals (10-11). Senior Connor Lee added eight points, seven rebounds and three assists and senior Ian Mullan contributed six points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots to boost Raritan.
Freshman Myles Joseph carried Barnegat with a game-high 19 points.
Non-Conference
Keansburg 68, Roselle Park 63
Senior A’Son Young delivered his third triple-double of the season with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals, leading the Titans (12-8) to a road win over the Panthers (4-15). Sophomore Taurian Black and senior Milan Mraz each added 13 points while senior I’shon Young chipped in eight points and three assists for Keansburg.
Old Bridge 67, Toms River North 60
Senior Bryce Kazanowsky scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, but the Knights (8-14) rode a strong third quarter to a win over the Mariners (7-14), with Victor Przepiora scoring 27 points to lead the way.
Senior Aidan Gavillan chipped in 12 points for Toms River North
Sayreville 63, Holmdel 61
Sam Jones got a friendly bounce on a floater as time expired and the Bombers (14-9) beat the Hornets (12-6) at the buzzer to cap a thrilling finish in Parlin.
Holmdel sophomore Anthony Serini drilled a game-tying three-pointer with eight seconds left and Sayreville was granted a timeout with six seconds left. Out of the timeout, Jones got the ball and dribbled to the elbow, where he released a running floater that hit the front rim, then the backboard before dropping in while the final buzzer sounded.
Jones scored a game-high 27 points while Serini led Holmdel with 18. Senior Jack Vallillo added 14 points, senior Connor Paul added 12 and junior Colin Bresnick pitched in nine for the Hornets.
Keyport at South Amboy, 5:30 p.m.
