Long Ball carries Hornets to Victory

2/11/2016

T.J Rountree came within one of the record, hitting 7 three pointers in a 62 to 50 win over Rye Country Day.

The 6’1 Junior hit 7 out of 10 shots from long range and scored a season high 27 points as the Hornets improved their League record to 7-3 and third place in the Fairchester League.

The first half both teams kept the game close until the last minute when Hamden Hall’s press was effective and led to a 31 to 26 lead.

T.J.Rountree, 6’3 Sophomore Andrew Rice and 6’7 Junior Dan Draffan scored 12, 9 and 7 points respectfully.

The second half opened where the first had ended with the continued defensive pressure as the shot clock ticked away on Rye. This was effective as it limited the timeframe for the offense of our opponent to shoot.

Offensively it was a Rountree affair that was one of the catalysts to carry the Hornets to their twelfth win of the season as T.J scored 15 pts and his younger brother Aiden (8th grade) scored 7 points.

But it was the defense, again, that kept the pressure on Rye and limited them to hurrying their shots and causing several key turnovers that led to baskets.

We are coming down the stretch with only four games left to the regular season.

At this point, we are in third place (7-3) behind Hopkins (8-3).

The remaining schedule will directly affect the seeding for the play-offs.

We do control our own destiny and it begins at Brunswick tomorrow.

Box Score:

T.J. Rountree-3-7-0/2-27 pts. Rice—3-0-8/10-14 pts, Draffan-4-0-1/2-9 pts. A. Rountree-2-1-0-7 pts. Wright-0-1-0-3 pts. DiMartino-1-0-0-2pts.

Moran-0-0-0, Johns-0-0-0- Smith-0-0-0, Cogdell-0-0-0- ,Johnson-0-0-0-,Williams-0-0-0-Vanhise-0-0-0-Villano-0-0-0-

13-9-9/14-62 pts

Leading Scorer-T.J. Rountree-27

Leading Assists-DiMartino-6

Leading Rebounder –Rice and Draffan-8 each

Leading Blocks-Draffan-2

Leading Steals-Rice and Williams-3 each

Record-12-3 (7-3 League)

The season continues and it will not be easy….

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