Varsity Basketball at the Belmont Hill Freshman Invitational

12/16/2014

On Saturday, December 13 the Varsity basketball team loaded onto the bus at the crack of dawn and made our way to the Belmont Hill Freshman Invitational. The boys were excited to face off against some very good competition. Our first game of the morning was against the home team, and the provided a great matchup. Despite struggling to hit our shots, the Brookies hit numerous free throws in the first half, keeping us in the game. As the second half opened, Eaglebrook quickly took charge, opening up a six-point lead with about 11 minutes to go in the game. On our next possession changed the flow of the game as Jackson Pitcher tweaked his Achilles while Seyon Kpaan picked up his fourth foul of the game on the ensuing Belmont Hill fast break. Belmont Hill took advantage of the situation, hitting back-to-back three pointers and grabbing the lead for good with about 6 minutes remaining. Eaglebrook battled back, but was unable to develop any offensive rhythm during the second half.

Next up fro the Brookies was St. Sebastian’s. Eaglebrook again showed a lot of promise in the first half, grabbing a 4-point lead at halftime. Unfortunately for the Eagles the injury bug hit again, this time knocking both Bennett Pitcher and Seyon Kpaan from the game. The Arrows eventually opened up a 9-point lead during the second half, but the Eagles mustered a final charge, cutting the lead to 3 with 37 seconds to play. The Brookies got two consecutive defensive stands to give them possession of the ball with 5 seconds to play. On the inbounds play, the Arrows played some stout defense, and the last second shot did not fall for Eaglebrook.

Despite the two losses over the weekend, the many Brookies made significant contributions. Next up for the Eagles is a Tuesday afternoon tilt against the Red Hawks form Frontier.

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