BOYS: Saturday, Forbes Road falls in OT
Belleville Mennonite 57, Forbes Road 53 OT: The Forbes Road boys basketball team lost a heartbearker in overtime Saturday in a non-league game against Belleville Mennonite.
Despite outscoring Belleville 12-6 in the first quarter, the Thunder rebounded in the second quarter, scoring 21 points to head into the locker room leading by 4, and kept it close the rest of the way.
Tied at 42 at the end of regulation, Belleville outscored the Cardinals (6-15) 15-11 in extra time.
Forbes Road placed three players in double-figures, led by Matt Brown with 18 points. Brycen Hohman followed with 15 points, while Grayson Hall rounded out the top scorers with 12 points.
Belleville Menn. 57, Forbes Road 53 OT
Forbes Road (53)
Matt Brown 9 0-0 18, Brycen Hohman 6 0-0 15, Grayson Hall 4 3-3 12, Michael Fleck 2 0-0 4, Aaron Schepis 0 2-2 2, Trey Kennedy 0 0-1 0, Jackson Chilcote 0 0-0 0, Brycen Ulsh, Logan Grubb 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 5-5 53.
Belleville Menn. (57)
Yoder 9 0-5 18, Anders 4 4-5 14, D. Scott 3 2-4 8, Byler 4 0-0 8, M. Scott 1 2-6 5, N/A 1 1-2 4. Totals — 22 9-22 57.
Forbes Road _ 12 _ 11 _10 _ 9 _ 11 _ — _ 53
Belleville Menn. _ 6 _ 21 _ 6 _ 9 _ 15 _ — _ 57
3-point goals — FR 4 (Hohman 3, Hall), BM 4 (Anders 2, M. Scott, N/A).
JV score — Forbes Road 46, Belleville Mennonite 8. Talon Blair led the Cardinals with 11 points. Brycen Hohman and Trey Kennedy scored 10 points each.
Lawrenceville 62, Mercersburg 47: Mercersburg Academy fell in a Mid-Atlantic Prep League contest to Lawrenceville for its fourth-straight loss.
The Blue Storm fell flat in the second quarter heading into the locker room down by seven. In the second half, Lawrenceville’s defense was too much for Mercersburg to overcome in the second half.
"We just couldn't hit shots when we got stops, and we couldn't get stops when we hit shots,” Mercersburg coach Sean Crocker said. “That's not a great recipe for success.”
Luka Sevaljevic paced Mercersburg (5-11, 0-2 MAPL) with 10 points, followed by Elliot Hicks with 16 points.
“Eli Riley had a good game, but it didn't show on the stat sheet, and he has really been a bright spot for us coming on strong,” Crocker said.
Lawrenceville 62, Mercersburg 47
Lawrenceville (62)
Jordan Harris 4 2-3 10, Keith Braxton 7 1-2 15, Josh Chrey 7 1-2 17, Isaiah Wingfield 3 1-2 7, Daniel Klosk 3 0-0 8, Josh Friday 1 0-2 2, Ezra Swell 1 0-0 2. Totals — 26 5-11 62.
Mercersburg (47)
Carlos Austin 2 0-0 4, Miles Hearon 0 0-2 0, Eli Riley 3 0-1 6, Daniel Bowes 0 0-0 0, Elliot Hicks 7 0-0 16, Jake Rist 1 0-0 2, Colin Adams 0 0-0 0, Luka Sevaljevic 7 4-4 19, Nick Rubino 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 4-8 47.
Lawrenceville _ 11 _ 12 _ 18 _ 21 _ — _ 62
Mercersburg _ 10 _ 6 _ 14 _ 17 _ — _ 47
3-point goals — Law 5 (Cherry 3, Klosk 2), Merc 3 (Hicks 2, Sevaljevic).