THE FACTS
Gettysburg (2-1) 69, Washington and Lee (0-3) 48
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Nov. 14
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored nine of the first 10 points in the second half to open up an 18-point lead and defeated Washington and Lee 69-48 in its home opener.
THE LEADERS
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Caleb Gillus (Falls Church, Va./Sidwell Friends School [D.C.]) led the Bullets with 16 points, hitting 4 of 6 from long range.
FOR THE FOES
• Addison Newkirk led the Generals with 14 points and six rebounds.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Connor Amorosi hit a 3-pointer on the first possession of the game but
Caleb Gillus responded with a triple of his own to tie game and Gettysburg did not trail the rest of the way.
Lorenzo Carrara (Norwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) made it back-to-back triples with 16:48 showing. Tied at 8-all, an
Alex Grospe (South River, N.J./South River) trey sparked put the hosts back in front.
Reece Craft (Downingtown, Pa./Devon Prep) stretched the advantage to two possessions for the first time with 13:57 showing. Holding a 15-12 lead, a Gillus 3-pointer sparked a 7-0 burst that stretched the lead to double digits with 7:25 remaining. The lead remained between seven and 12 points for the rest of the first half before an Amorosi layup made it 29-19 at the break.
• Baskets from three different Bullets accounted for the 9-1 start over the first 2:49 of the second half. Washington and Lee closed back to within 38-26 on an Amorosi three-point play. Addison Newkirk made it single digits for the first time since 3:46 to play in the opening half with a 3-pointer that made it a 42-33 game with 12:29 remaining. Gillus, however, canned another triple with 11:03 on the clock to ignite a game-clinching 14-3 run over the next nearly four minutes to build a 20-point advantage. The lead remained between 17 and 24 points the rest of the way.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Ray Zamloot (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) chipped in 13 points and eight rebounds.
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Lorenzo Carrara added nine points and nine rebounds.
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Alex Grospe added 10 points and three assists.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Lancaster Bible on Wednesday. Game time is 7 p.m.
