THE FACTS
Johns Hopkins (6-6, 1-0 CC) 75, Gettysburg (9-4, 0-1 CC) 67
What: Centennial Conference (CC) men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Jan. 11
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Johns Hopkins opened up a nine-point first-half lead but every time Gettysburg came back, the Blue Jays had the response and staved off the Bullets for a 75-67 win in the Centennial Conference opener for both teams.
THE LEADERS
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Jordan Stafford (Galloway, N.J./St. Joseph Hammonton) scored 15 points for the Bullets, reaching the 1,000-point mark for his career with 1:48 left in the game. He is the second Gettysburg player this season and 28th all-time to hit the milestone.
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Akim Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Notre Dame Fairfield [Conn.]) led the way with 17 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
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Carl Schaller (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) also had 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting to go with three steals and an assist.
FOR THE FOES
• Brian Johansson led five players in double figures for the Blue Jays with 16 points.
• Wyatt Eglinton Manner chipped in 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists in his first start for Hopkins.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The teams traded points early until layups from
Aidan Mess (Brookeville, Md./Mt. St. Joseph) and
Carl Schaller gave Gettysburg a 9-4 edge with 16:14 showing. Five straight points from Wyatt Eglington Manner sparked a 9-0 counter in just two minutes to take a four-point lead. The lead grew to 18-11 on a Brian Johansson triple with 12:56 on the clock before the Bullets tallied the next five to close to within two. Johns Hopkins, however, used three long balls in just 61 seconds to push the lead out to nine. The lead remained at 35-26 before an
RJ Bennett (Hartford, Conn./Taft School) putback with 4:41 to play sparked a 10-2 run that cut the deficit to one with 1:06 to play. Gettysburg had a chance to take the lead but missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 40 seconds on the clock.
• An
Akim Joseph layup and two
Nate Williams (Morganville, N.J./St. John Vianney) free throws put the Bullets in front 43-41 just over four minutes into the second half. Tied at 47-all, Will Stevenson canned two free throws and John Windley drained a 3-pointer to open up a five-point edge with 12:56 showing. The lead swelled to as large as 10 when two Johansson free throws made it a 62-52 game with 8:20 to play and Gettysburg couldn't get closer than four the rest of the way.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Aidan Mess finished with five points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
• The Blue Jays hit 10 3-pointers in the game while the Bullets were just 3 of 15 from long range.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.
