by Alex Schwartz

The second to last game of the day matches the Trenton Central (NJ) Tornadoes and the Nichols School (NY) Vikings. TCHS is led by a group of senior guards in Lorenzo Santos '09, Ronny Choute '09, and Justin Williams '09, as well as a pair of sophomores, Eric Fanning '11 and Bruce Brittingham '11. As for the Vikings, it's all about the man in the middle, Will Regan '10, one of the top junior post players in the nation. The game has just begun, so I'll get you up to date on the action.

8:00pm- With 6:55 to go in the first quarter , it's 3-1 in favor of the Nichols School.

8:02pm- Andrew MacKinnon nailed a triple for the Vikings to make it 6-1 through about two minutes of action.

8:05pm- Will Regan '10 hit his free throw for a three-point play, making it 9-1.

8:06pm- A deuce from Regan has made it 11-1 through about 3:15 of play.

8:09pm- After a deuce from Lorenzo Santos '09 to make it an eight-point game, Regan came right back with a bucket and it's now 13-3.

8:11pm- Eric Fanning '11 scored a tough basket off a pass from LeShawn Bivens '11.

8:13pm- Ronald Canestro '10 hit a three to close out the first quarter, giving the Vikings a 16-7 lead.

8:18pm- With six minutes to go in the half, it's 18-10 Nichols.

8:21pm- Fanning drove past Regan and was fouled by Connor Vandergriff '10 on his way up. He mad both of his free throws, and it's now 22-12.

8:23pm- Fanning got an offensive board, made a nice move, and scored to make it 24-14.

8:24pm- Benjamin Meyer '09 connected on a trey to make it 27-14 Vikings.

8:26pm- Darryl Young '10 scored for TCHS to make it 28-16 with about three minutes left in the half.

8:27pm- A jumper from MacKinnon has made it 30-16 Nichols.

8:29pm- The Vikings have called timeout with 51.5 seconds left in the first half, leading 32-19.

8:31pm- A rebound and putback by Young has made it 32-21.

8:32pm- It's halftime, and the Nichols School Vikings have an 11-point cushion, 32-21.

8:44pm- A Canestro three from the corner in front of the Nichols bench off a baseline inbounds pass was the first bucket of the half. Bruce Brittingham '11 then scored for Trenton, and it's 35-23.

8:46pm- A Keith Wilkerson '10 deuce has made it 35-25.

8:47pm- Regan got a rebound, took the ball upcourt by himself and jammed it home.

8:49pm- With less than three minutes to go in the third quarter, it's 41-29 Nichols.

8:52pm- A three by Regan has made it a 15-point ballgame, 46-31.

8:54pm- We're through three quarters of play, and it's 46-31 Vikings.

8:57pm- A Brittingham trey has cut the Vikings' lead to a dozen, 46-34.

9:00pm- With exactly five minutes to play, Nichols is up 48-34 after a deuce by Regan.

9:01pm- Another triple from Canestro and a bucket by Regan have made it a 19-point game.

9:04pm- Regan took a pass from MacKinnon and jammed it. The next time down the floor, Vandergriff scored to make it 57-34.

9:08pm- Regan picked up his third foul and is coming out of the game with about 2:30 to go after a dominating performance.

9:09pm- Craig Mitchell '11 scored a pair of buckets for TCHS, with a Vikings deuce coming in between, and it's now 59-38 with less than 75 seconds to go.

9:12pm- A Ramsey Gayles '10 bucket for Nichols was the last score of the game, and the Nichols School has a 61-38 victory.

9:13pm- The MVP honoree for Trenton was Eric Fanning, who had eight points. Will Regan received the trophy for the Nichols School, scoring 26 points.