Congratulations to the Red Devils (4-4) of Ridge H.S. for winning the Unified Sports Basketball game last night against the Lions (0-3) of North Hunterdon 46-34 in a superb inclusive community event at North Hunterdon High School.
The Red Devils started off fast and led the Lions 12-0 after the First Quarter. By Halftime the Lions worked their magic to bring the game a little closer with the score being Lions 6 and Red Devils 20. The Third Quarter is where the Lions shined the best, tightening up the score to Lions 18 and Red Devils 25. The fourth Quarter the floodgates opened up for both teams, almost doubling their points from the beginning with the final score being Red Devils 46 and Lions 34.
The Lions were led by #42 Sean (Shaq Diesel) Pettegrove and #51 Myla (Drop the Mic) Schultz with 8 points apiece and 3 rebounds. Other scorers were #54 Keith (Freight Train) Pannicke and #12 Danny (Junk Yard Dog) Navarro with 6 points apiece; #43 Andrew (Superman) Heaney, Penny (The Intimidator) Johnson and Jamie (Luck of the Irish) Sullivan finishing with 2 points apiece
The Red Devils were led by #14 Tanner (The Tan Man) Burcat and #38 Roman (Downtown) Milowski finished with 12 points apiece; #30 Arthur (Smooth as Silk) Li had 8 points, #26 Andy (Buzzerbeater) Yeung and #29 Brayden (Shake N Bake) Schiraldo with 6 points apiece. #33 brendan (The Big Ticket) Carey rounded up the scoring with 2 points.
Thanks to Coaches: NHHS: Head Coach-Garrett Lelko; Assistant Coach Chelsey Lindaberry. Ridge: Head Coach: Madison Mitchell; Assistant Coaches – Mike Stanzione and Ryan Collins
Thanks to Mark Soltis for refereeing the game; Kristen Mandicz for Athletic Training and Ellen Anderson and Kyle Rehrig for working the scoreboard.
The next game is Monday, February 5th @3:45pm vs. the Terriers of Delaware Valley at the Lions Den Gold gym.