HORSEMEN SOAR OVER EAGLES

Both the varsity and junior varsity Horsemen easily defeated the Eagles of Immaculate Conception at home on Thursday night, with the varsity winning 35-25 and the junior varsity 40-24. Chris Colter put up a game-high 20 points for the JV and Francisco Mattei was the only varsity player on either team to score in double digits with 12, all scored in the first quarter. Ten Horsemen cheerleaders provided the half-time entertainment. The varsity Horsemen raced out to an early 25-2 lead in the first quarter, and then the Horsemen starters got to enjoy watching the rest of the game from the bench. Eight varsity players scored for the Horsemen and six for the Eagles. Sammy Lugo scored a two and a three during the first quarter, and both Matthew Manning and Jordan Providence sank two twos in the first. Princess Mensha sank a two in the second; Nelson Provost hit one in the third, and Dylan Carrisquillo sank his in the fourth. Finally, Soraya Morales hit a three and a free throw in the second to round out the Horsemen scoring. The Horsemen were 5 for 9 from the free throw line, while the Eagles were 2 for 12. In contrast to the varsity game, the JV game was very close, 9-7, during the first quarter, with the Horsemen taking only a narrow lead, but that lead kept widening as the game continued. Only Colter for the Horsemen and Isaiah Coston for the Eagles scored in all four quarters during the JV game. Interestingly, both players also scores just a single free throw during the second quarter. Coston had a team-high 17 points for the Eagles. William Manning scored his seven points for the Horsemen in the second half, and Khalid Black sank his six points during the first half. Benjamin Rosario hit a two in the first quarter, while Jose Velez sank a two and a three in the second quarter. The Horsemen were 5 for 14 from the line, while the Eagles were an even fifty percent, 4 for 8. Congratulations to the Horsemen for a nice win.