Box Score
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Terence Callahan (Bay
Shore, NY/St. Anthony’s) scored a team-high 13 points
to help Gettysburg defeat Swarthmore 69-51 in Centennial Conference
(CC) men’s basketball action on Saturday.
The Bullets trailed the Garnet Tide 15-10
with 9:39 left in the first half, but Gettysburg used a 19-4
run to head into halftime with a 29-19 lead.
Jim Natale (Washington Crossing,
PA/Council Rock) converted a lay-up to give the Bullets
the lead for good and make it 16-15 at the 5:53 mark.
Kevin Boyle (Pennsburg, PA/Lansdale
Catholic) hit the front end of a 1-on-1 while David
Glaser (West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep. School) and
Callahan each added a bucket to extend Gettysburg’s lead to
21-15 with 3:55 remaining in the first half.
Swarthmore (4-13, 1-6 CC) was held scoreless
for 6 minutes before Kyle Lewis hit a pull-up
jumper from the right wing to make it 21-17 at the 3:38 mark.
The Bullets (14-4, 6-1 CC) used a bucket
by John Schnebly (Hagerstown, MD/South Hagerstown)
and two free throws each by Callahan, Glaser and Curtis
McNeil (Alexandria, VA/St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes)
to take a 29-17 lead heading into halftime.
David Pearce hit a shot
with one second remaining to bring the Garnet Tide within
10 after the first half.
In the second half, Swarthmore hit the
first two buckets before Callahan added to Gettysburg’s lead
with a 3-pointer from the left side making it 32-23 at the
18:59 mark.
The Garnet Tide trailed the Bullets by
six, 38-32, with 14:16 left in the half, but McNeil pushed
the lead back to nine with a 3-pointer from the top of the
key at 13:58.
Gettysburg outscored Swarthmore 28-19
in the final 8 minutes of the game and went on to win 69-51.
McNeil, Natale and Schnebly each posted
11 points for the Bullets while Natale pulled down a season-high
eight boards. Natale also dished out a game-high four assists
and tied a career-high with four steals while Dami Oloruntoba
(Glenn Dale, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) tied a career-high
with seven rebounds.
For the Garnet Tide, Pearce led the team
with 14 points while Matt Gustafson added 13
points and three rebounds. Lewis dished out three assists,
grabbed six rebounds and contributed six points.
Gettysburg returns to action on Wednesday
at Johns Hopkins. Game time is 8 p.m.
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