by Alex Schwartz

It’s Pennsylvania versus Connecticut in New Jersey as Philadelphia power Neumann-Goretti takes on Windsor. Neumann is led by Tony Chenault ’10, a Wake Forest commit, and Andre “Scooter” Gillette ’09. Steven Samules ’09 an Adrian Satchell ’09 are the key players from Windsor, a public school force in Connecticut. The game is about to begin.

10:58am- Windsor missed two free throws attempts, so we are still scoreless after a minute of play.

10:59am- Tony Chenault banged a three for Neumann-Goretti, and then Windsor scored on a jam at the other end. N-G leads 3-2 through two minutes.

11:03am- Ryan Delaire ’10 of Windsor scored in the paint over the outstretched arm of Andre Gillette.

11:04am- Adrian Satchell just took a charge on Gillette, and both guys went down hard, but are okay.

11:05am- Chenault brought the ball up, dished it to Tyreek Duran ’10, and he then passed it back to Chenault who hit a transition layup, tying the game at 13. A three from Windsor gave them the lead back.

11:07am- Steven Samuels hit one of two at the stripe for Windsor, and then Lamin Fulton ’11 knocked down a trey for Neumann.

11:08am- An N-G bucket has put the squad up 18-17 with just under 10 minutes to play in the half.

11:09am- Samuels used a nice move to get to the hole and hit a floater on the run.

11:12am- Mustafa Jones ’10 drilled a three-ball to tie the game at 21.

11:15am- Delaire hit one of two free throws for Windsor, and after the miss on second, the team retained possession, leading to a dunk from Satchell, to go up three, 24-21.

11:16am- Samuels used some more nice ball handling, this time getting from halfcourt all the way to the rack. He hit a short shot on the run and got fouled, but missed his free throw. Windsor is up 26-22 with a minute to go.

11:19am- Jones’ buzzer beater was short, so Neumann is trailing 26-22 as we enter the halftime break.

11:20am- Chenault is leading Neumann-Goretti with eight points, including one three. Steven Samuels is tops in the game thus far with 13 points, including two threes.

11:22am- Fulton just picked up his fourth foul, less than a minute into the second half, and had to come up. His foul led to two free throws for Samuels, both of which were good, putting Windsor up by a half a dozen, 28-22.

11:26am- After the two teams exchanged baskets, it’s 30-24 Windsor with 15 minutes left.

11:27am- Tony Chenault drove to the rack and hit a tough shot, while getting fouled. He then hit his free throw to cut the lead to one. At the other end, Steven Samuels knocked down a three to make it a four-point game again.

11:30am- Jones took a pass from Chenault and banged home a triple to put N-G up two, 38-36. Samuels then scored at the other end to tie the game at 38.

11:31am- A basket by Tyrus Weaver ’10 of Windsor and then a bucket by Chenault has made it a 40-40 game.

11:32am- Chenault missed two threes, and Doug Soutar ’10 scored for Windsor, giving the team a 42-40 lead.

11:33am- The exchange of baskets is continuing, and Windsor is on the right side of a 44-42 game.

11:34am- Neumann has two guys playing with four fouls, as Fulton is back in and Chenault picked up his fourth one. Soon after Chenault’s foul, Weaver hit a three-ball for Windsor to make it a five-point game, 47-42.

11:36am- Gillette just scored a bucket, which followed an N-G free throw, making it a two-point game, 47-45.

11:37am- Windsor responded with a basket from Delaire off a lob pass, putting the squad up by four.

11:38am- The Connecticut squad has taken a timeout with 4:15 to play, leading 49-46, after Chenault hit his first free throw. He then hit his second after the timeout was over.

11:39am- Windsor didn’t score on their possession, and N-G took advantage, as Chenault drained a three, putting the team up one, 50-49.

11:40am- Delaire was fouled by Gillette—his fourth—but missed both free throw attempts.

11:41am- Neumann-Goretti has called a timeout with 2:35 on the clock, leading the game 50-49.

11:42am- Tyrus Weaver has given Windsor a two-point lead, 52-50, off a three from the corner. N-G could not convert when they had the ball. Windsor scored off a pretty pass from Weaver that led to a dunk by Satchell, so it’s 54-50 Windsor.

11:43am- Chenault passed the ball, while lying on the floor, to Mustafa Jones, who missed a three. Ryan Delaire was then fouled with under 50 seconds to go. Samuels scored a tough shot with just over 40 seconds left, putting Windsor up six, 56-50.

11:44am- A triple by Jones has made it a three-point game on a three-pointer. A Neumann timeout has stopped the clock with 36.3 remaining.

11:45am- Soutar was fouled in the backcourt with 31.4 to go. Neumann’s next foul sends Windsor to the line for a one-and-one.

11:46am- Samuels is at the stripe for Windsor with 29.2 left. He missed the front end and N-G got the board.

11:47am- A basket by Tyreek Duran has made it a one-point game, 56-55. Neumann then used its last timeout with 22.3 seconds to go.

11:48am- Duran fouled Weaver with 21.2 to go, sending him to the line. He then hit both shots, making it a 58-55 game.

11:49am- A steal by Windsor led to a Satchell basket, icing the game. Windsor has the win 60-55.

The game’s top scorer was Steven Samuels of Windsor, who hit three threes on his way to 25 points. Tyrus Weaver added 15 points, hitting three threes. For Neumann-Goretti, Tony Chenault was the leading scorer, dropping 20 points and making two triples. Mustafa Jones scored nine points on three triples. Northstar Basketball’s MVP award winners are Steven Samuels for Windsor and Tony Chenault for Neumann-Goretti.

Note- photo is of Steven Samuels and is from http://www.newenglandrecruitingreport.com/.