by Alex Schwartz

Ewing is a solid, competitive New Jersey public school and it’s not often that the squad gets to go up against talent from other states. Well, the squad is in for some fun this evening as they take on Hyde. The squad from Connecticut has already played a Garden State private school, Notre Dame (NJ) earlier today. We’ll see how they fair against an NJ public school, and how Ewing does against some out-of-state talent. The game has already started, and I yet again have only numbers, sorry!

9:15pm- With just under five minutes left in the first half, Hyde is winning 14-11.

9:16pm- #34 on Hyde just hit a three to go up 17-11 with 3:30 to play in the half.

9:19pm- A Ewing three has made it 19-14 Hyde with about 25 seconds to go in the half. #27 of Hyde scored as time expired, giving his squad a 21-14 lead heading to halftime.

9:20pm- #34 on Hyde is the leading scorer, with nine points already, including two treys. For Ewing, #0 is the top scorer with eight so far.

9:23pm- #6 of Hyde has open the scoring in the second half, as Ewing was called for goaltending on his shot, giving his team a 23-14 lead.

9:25pm- #33 has put Ewing on the board this half, cutting Hyde’s lead down to seven, 23-16.

9:29pm- With 14:30 to play, Hyde leads 29-18.

9:31pm- #4 of Ewing scored on a nice drive to the hole, brining Hyde’s lead back down to single-digits, 29-20, with about 13 minutes remaining in the ballgame.

9:32pm- #0 of Ewing hit one of two at the stripe, so the lead is down to seven, 29-22, with 11:30 left.

9:33pm- #33, who has a heavy-duty brace on his left knee, continued Ewing’s run, grabbing an offensive board, making a move, and putting it in. It’s a five-point game, and Ewing is back in it.

9:34pm- Hyde scored on a deuce to bring its lead back up to seven, 31-24. That’s the score as we hit the 10 minute mark.

9:36pm- Hyde’s #31 was fouled on a three, and he made the most of it, hitting all three of his shots at the stripe, giving Hyde a nine-point cushion, 33-24, with eight minutes left. #33 then scored for Ewing, slicing the lead down to seven with 7:15 remaining.

9:39pm-Hyde has taken a commanding 43-26 lead, and Ewing has taken a timeout with 4:49 on the clock. Hyde is on a 10-2 run.

9:41pm- Hyde is up 45-26 with 3:30 left. #4 of Ewing had a chance to cut the lead, but missed two shots at the line.

9:43pm- #4 got back to the line for Ewing and made one of two shots. Hyde scored at the other end to go up by 20, 47-27.

9:44pm- Ewing’s #4 drained a three, and then Hyde’s #26 hit one as well. The team then scored on their next possession after some nice ball movement, taking a 52-30 lead off a bucket from #17.

9:45pm- The game has ended and Hyde has won by a final of 54-30.

Two members of the Hyde squad were the co-leading scorers in the game, as #34 and #9 dropped 11 points each. #36 added eight points for the boys from Connecticut. Ewing had two players tie for the team’s scoring lead. #0 had 10 points, hitting two threes, and going 2/4 from the line. #3 also had 10 points. #4 put in eight points for Ewing, knocking down one three. #34 of Hyde and #0 of Ewing are Northstar Basketball’s MVP award winners for their respective squads.