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GMC Hoops Summaries--January 7, 2012
Week Three--SFIC Festival

St. Joe’s Slips By Seton Hall 61-59 At SFIC Hoops Festival

By Alex Schiffer
January 7, 2012

UNION, NJ--St. Joe’s and Seton Hall made the most of their primetime slate tonight making the came a thriller down to the last second. Quenton DeCosey led all scorers with 33 points and 10 rebounds while Seton Hall Prep’s Dallas Anglin finished with 18.

The game opened up as a shooting match between the two teams with both teams finding it hard to miss in the opening minutes. DeCosey scored the Falcons first seven points while Seton Hall was getting its points through a variety of players. Karim Awad became a reliable threat for the Falcons, getting points through the lane to keep the Falcons in the game. The game had multiple lead changes throughout the first quarter but DeCosey’s “and-one” lay-up with 37 seconds left would give St. Joe’s an 18-17 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter was all Dallas Anglin for the Pirates. Anglin had half of the team’s 16 points in the quarter hitting shots from all over the floor to test the Falcons defense. The Falcons continued to keep a small lead with big three pointers from DeCosey and Jimbo Long but were never able to build a comfortable lead. The Pirates was reinforced by Spencer Weisz as well as Stephon Mosley who consistently hit shots throughout the game. Karl Towns drained a three pointer for the Falcons with 1:19 left to give the Falcons a 33-29 lead in the last minute of the half. However Zahki Davis had other plans as he scored the Pirates last four points of the half, including a jump shot that went in with barely any time left on the clock. The game went into the second half tied at 33.

St. Joe’s opened up the second half on a 10-2 run with Long, Awad, towns and DeCosey all getting on the board. The Pirates would answer back with Mosley, Weisz and Anglin all hitting shots to keep the game close. Mosley would add 4 points in the final two and a half minutes of the third quarter to tie the game at 47 before DeCosey would hit a fade away jump shot to give the Falcons a 49-47 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Pirates opened up the final quarter in dramatic fashion with a three pointer from Weisz to put the Pirates back in front. Anglin would add two free throws to extend the lead, but DeCosey and Danny Brix would answer with their own free throws to tie the game at 51. The two teams would exchange buckets until DeCosey would hit a three with just over 2 minutes left to give the Falcons a 58-57 lead with two minutes to play. Weisz and Mosley would add free throws over the next minute to give the Pirates a 59-58 lead. However DeCosey would save the day for St. Joe’s, hitting a go-ahead shot with 45 seconds left to give St. Joe’s the lead 60-59. The Pirates would have two chances to win the game in the final seconds would miss both attempts as Anglin would miss and force the Pirates to foul. After a Dan Brix free throw with just under ten seconds left, Anglin would take the ball the length of the court before missing again giving St. Joe’s the victory.

The records of both teams now stand at 8-1. St. Joe’s came into the game ranked 8th in the Star Ledger Top 20 while the Pirates came in 5th. DeCosey and Anglin, who are AAU teammates on Sports U. both led their teams throughout the entire game. DeCosey has signed with Temple while Anglin has committed to Hofstra. On playing against his AAU teammate DeCosey commented: “You know we came into the game knowing each other on and off the court, but in the end we just wanted to get the win no matter what.” View the video highlights from the final 6:54 of the contest.

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