Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Curtis McNeil (Alexandria,
VA/St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes) led five players
in double figures with 23 points and Jim Natale (Washington
Crossing, PA/Council Rock) posted his first career
double-double to lead 23rd-ranked Gettysburg past Western
Maryland 84-65 in Centennial Conference (CC) men’s basketball
action on Saturday.
McNeil, held to a season-low five points in
a 59-44 loss at Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, returned
to form by going 7-for-13 from the floor and knocking down
four 3-pointers to help the Bullets (17-5, 9-2 CC) remain
tied with F&M at the top of the CC West Division.
Natale scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting
and hauled in his career high-tying 10th rebound on the final
missed shot of the game. Terence Callahan (Bay
Shore, NY/St. Anthony’s) went 4-for-4 from behind
the arc and finished with 16 points as Gettysburg shot 61
percent from the floor.
David Glaser (West Chester, PA/Malvern
Prep) added 13 points and helped seal the victory
by sparking a 13-0 Gettysburg run in the game’s final 5:06.
Jack Kowalik scored a team-high
19 points while Jon Pearson chipped in with
17 and five rebounds for Western Maryland, which cut a 23-point
first-half lead to 71-65 with 5:24 remaining before being
held scoreless down the stretch.
Behind a combined 21 points from McNeil
and Glaser, Gettysburg overcame 12 turnovers to take a comfortable
39-23 lead into the half.
The Bullets never trailed after John
Schnebly (Hagerstown, MD/South Hagerstown) hit two
free throws and Glaser followed with a pair of baskets to
make it 11-5.
Andrew Slye canned a jumper
to pull Western Maryland within 15-10, but McNeil and Cody
Bowers (Indiana, PA/Indiana) responded with five points
each in a 20-2 run that gave the Bullets a 35-12 lead with
4:20 left before halftime.
The Green Terror closed the first half
on an 11-4 run and cut the deficit to single digits when Teron
Powell hit two free throws with 8:36 left.
A 10-2 Western Maryland run capped by
a 3-pointer from Alan Hoyt cut the lead to 71-65,
but Glaser answered on the Bullets’ next two possessions.
The freshman fed Natale on a backdoor
layup on Gettysburg’s next trip down the floor, then stole
the ball from Adam Scott and converted two free throws to
restore the 10-point lead.
Kevin Boyle (Pennsburg, PA/Lansdale
Catholic) hit one free throw before Callahan and Schnebly
drilled 3-pointers to seal the win.
Natale scored on a layup at 1:03 to reach
the 10-point mark, then hauled in two rebounds in the final
39 seconds to complete the double-double.
Bowers also reached double digits with
10 points for the Bullets, who knocked down 11 of 20 3-pointers
on the night.
Powell and Hoyt finished with nine points
apiece for Western Maryland.
Gettysburg, ranked third in the Middle
Atlantic Region, returns to action on Wednesday at home against
Ursinus. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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