Congratulations to the Red Devils (3-0) of Hunterdon Central H.S. for winning the Unified Sports Basketball game last night against the Lions (0-2) of North Hunterdon 44-42 in a superb inclusive community event at North Hunterdon High School.
The game was a barn-burner from start to finish with the halftime score being Red Devils 18 and Lions 14. At the end of the 3rd Quarter, the Lions caught up making the score 30-30. The last (2) minutes mark the score was tied 42-42 with #31 Andy (Shake n Bake) Santander scoring the winning basket for the Red Devils.
The Lions were led by #42 Sean (AirCraft Carrier) Pettegrove with 18 points and 4 rebounds. Other scorers were #54 Keith (Freight Train) Pannicke with 8 points; #12 Danny (Stealth Bomber) Navarro and #43 Andrew (Superman) Heaney with 6 points apiece; #41 Carly (Traffic Cone) Moore and #6 Clare (Wonder Women) Sturges finishing up with 2 points apiece.
The Red Devils were led by #31 Andy (Shake n Bake) Santander with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Other scorers were #10 Ronald (Give n Go) Hernandez-Amaya with 8 points; #52 Ryan (The Big Deal) Church with 6 points; #1 Mel (Showtime) Kumar, #3 Mason (Buzzer Beater) Long and #20 Aya (The Glide) Botero all with 4 points apiece; #32 Jared (The Hammer) Myers finished with 2 points.
Thanks to Coaches: NHHS: Head Coach-Garrett Lelko; Assistant Coach Chelsey Lindaberry. HC: Head Coach: Rich Monacchio; Assistant Coaches – Nicole Seitz and Alex Wasserman.
Thanks to Lions Head Boys Basketball Coach Kyle Rehrig for refereeing the game; Kristen Mandicz for Athletic Training and Ellen Anderson for working the scoreboard.
The next game is Wednesday, January 31st@ 3:45pm vs. the Red Devils of Ridge at the Lions Den Gold gym.