BV Basketball - Quarterfinals | Northfield Mount Hermon

Start Date/Time:

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 6:00pm

Location :

Endicott College

Teams:

Boys Varsity Basketball

Basketball

Highlights:

NMH (21-6) 76
MCI 69
The boys basketball team got the great news about the boys hockey team right before tip-off and didn't want them to have all the fun on Friday.
NMH got off to a very slow start as MCI had a 8-6 lead after 7:00 of play! NMH was down 26-17 with 3:00 to go in the first half. NMH stepped up the defense over the final stretch as they outscored MCI 10-0 to end the half with a 27-26 lead.
At halftime, NMH put the first half behind them and made the commitment to get the tempo higher and that is exactly what they did. Attacking the basket and stepping up the defensive pressure, NMH had a 20 point lead in the 2nd half and a 16 point lead at 66-50 lead with 4:40. MCI was not willing to hand the game over and suddenly caught fire, attacked the basket and got themselves to the free throw line for points with the clock stopped. NMH managed to hit the big shot or make the big play to keep MCI's run at bay. NMH survives with the 76-69 win.
Next up...NMH moves on to the semifinals for a rematch with the Winchendon School. Game is set for Friday at 6:00pm at Endicott. We hope to see you there!!! The boys basketball tourney held steady as the top 4 seeds move on to the semifinals. Brewster and St. Thomas More meet up in the 8:00 game.
Thanks for all of the support today (Dick's SWIS Tweets as reported by Ted D.) especially those who made the trip. Your support made all the difference and your cheers gave the added push we needed. NMH has the best fans!!! Congrats to boys hockey on their win tonight over the #1 seed. Good luck in the semifinals!
NMH got strong play from their backcourt of point guards and Hector Harold hit a bunch of big shots including a stretch of 10 unanswered points that was the difference in tonight's game.
Highlights...
Hector Harold '10 (Pepperdine University)...20 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds
Josh Elbaum '10...10 points, 7 steals, 4 assists, 3 steals.
Joe Sharkey '11 (Brown University)...10 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Aaron Cosby '11...10 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds
Complete box score...
http://www.maxpreps.com/contests/2E2CAewDb02e1dcyl-1avQ/basketball-winter-09-10/boxscore-maine-central-institute-pittsfield-vs-northfield-mount-hermon-northfield.htm