Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Todd Brady (Hancock,
NH/ConVal) led four players in double figures with
a season-high 13 points as Gettysburg connected on 59 percent
of its shots and downed Haverford 72-53 in Centennial Conference
(CC) men’s basketball action on Friday.
Brady hit 5 of 6 shots and also added
two assists and three steals in 18 minutes off the bench,
helping the Bullets (7-6, 3-3 CC) post their fifth straight
win against the Fords (4-8, 2-4 CC) and 10th victory in 11
all-time conference meetings between the teams.
Kyle Jakobe (Baltimore, MD/McDonogh/Peddie
[NJ]) added 11 points for Gettysburg while David
Glaser (West Chester, PA/Malvern Prep) and Reggie
Davis (Longwood, FL/William Penn Charter [PA]) chipped
in with 10 apiece. Glaser put together another strong all-around
performance with six rebounds, a team-best five assists and
three steals. Davis’ 10 points tied a career high, set early
in the 2002-03 season.
Jeremy Bass posted team highs
with 15 points and seven rebounds for Haverford while teammate
Mark Gabriel finished with 14 points. The Fords
managed only 17 points on 7-of-25 shooting (28 percent) in
the first half against the CC’s top scoring defense.
One of 10 teams playing the first of
back-to-back weekend conference games for the first time in
the Centennial’s 11-year history, the Bullets unleashed a
balanced scoring attack and another solid defensive outing
to square their conference record at 3-3.
Tied for third among all CC players in
3-pointers per game, Jakobe struck twice from behind the arc
in the opening 1:16, helping Gettysburg build a quick 8-0
lead it would not relinquish the rest of the night.
A jumper from Bass pulled Haverford within
14-10 before the Bullets scored 17 of the game’s next 21 points
to take a commanding 31-14 lead with 2:57 left before halftime.
Jakobe started the run with his third
triple of the half and a trey from Chris Pombar (Glen
Head, NY/North Shore) pushed the lead into double
digits for the first time at 20-10. Glaser made it 27-14 with
his only 3-pointer of the game and Brady followed with a layup
at the 4:58 mark to force a Ford timeout.
Single free throws from Pombar and Kyle
McGlensey (West Chester, PA/East) gave the hosts a
17-point advantage. Haverford crept within 14 briefly when
Bass converted a 3-point play, but Davis hit driving layups
on Gettysburg’s final two possessions of the half for a 37-17
lead.
The Fords pulled within 45-32 at the
11:19 mark of the second half on a Bass free throw, but Glaser
assisted layups by Davis and Jakobe, then scored in the paint
to restore the Bullets’ momentum and make it 51-34 with 10:02
left.
A Gabriel put-back cut the deficit to
53-39, but five points from Glaser and four from Brady ignited
an 11-0 run that pushed the lead to 25 and sent Gettysburg
on its way to the win.
Erik Fromm (Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway
Regional) pulled down a team-high seven rebounds for
the Bullets, who shot 13-for-19 (68 percent) from the floor
in the second half.
Jason Polykoff handed out
a team-best five assists for the Fords. CC assists leader
Johnny Elefterakis (6.55 apg) was held to two
assists in 29 minutes.
Gettysburg returns to action on Saturday
at home against Swarthmore. Game time is 4 p.m.
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