THE FACTS
Hobart (1-0) 67, Gettysburg (0-1) 65
What: Non-conference men's basketball game
When: Saturday, Nov. 7
Where: Geneva, N.Y.
THE SKINNY STORY
Hobart had the final say in a back-and-forth game that featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes, edging Gettysburg 67-65 in the season opener for both teams.
THE LEADERS
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Reece Craft (Downingtown, Pa./Devon Prep) led the Bullets with 14 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.
FOR THE FOES
• Allen Mordi led the Statesmen with 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Ray Zamloot (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) 3-pointer gave Gettysburg a 6-3 lead just over two minutes into the game before Hobart scored the next seven points to take a 10-6 lead with 16:21 showing. Another Zamloot triple a minute later closed the deficit to 10-9 but then neither team scored for nearly four minutes until two
Caleb Gillus (Falls Church, Va./Sidwell Friends School [D.C.]) gave the Bullets an 11-10 edge with 11:47 showing. The teams traded points until six straight points from Allen Mordi and an Elvis Lloyd 3-pointer accounted for a 9-0 Hobart stretch over 2 minutes, 9 seconds to take a 23-18 lead with 4:52 on the clock. Gillus hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 10 seconds remaining to trim the margin back to 29-28 at the intermission.
• After two Mordi free throws pushed the lead back to three, Zamloot drained a triple to tie the game at 31-all just 40 seconds into the second half. The lead never grew larger than three until a Jackson Carey layup gave the Statesmen a 47-42 lead with 9:56 to play. Trailing 49-44, a
Josh Herr (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg Area) pull-up jumper and
Alex Grospe (South River, N.J./South River) 3-pointer tied the game again with 7:44 on the clock. Two Grospe free throws nearly three minutes later gave Gettysburg a 55-51 lead but Hobart scored nine of the next 10 points to retake the lead 60-56 with 1:44 to play. Trailing 65-60, Zamloot canned a 3-pointer with 12 ticks remaining to close the deficit to two. After Tre Paulfrey hit one free throw, Grospe went 2-for-2 from the stripe to make it a one-point game with five seconds. Tucker Burnett missed the first of his ensuing free throws but made the second and the game-tying layup attempt was blocked.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Ray Zamloot and
Caleb Gillus each scored 15 points for Gettysburg. Zamloot chipped in six rebounds.
NEXT UP
The Bullets return to action at Shenandoah on Tuesday. Game time is 7 p.m.
