BROOKLYN, N.Y. \u2014 Senior Darin Humes-James scored a career-high 19 points and was named game MVP as Susan Wagner recorded a 71-65 victory over Wings at the 21st annual Hersh Classic on Sunday at Jefferson HS.<\/p>\n
In addition to Humes-James, the 2-0 Falcons received plenty of support as four players finished with double digits in points. Chris Albano (eight rebounds) scored a game-high 21 points while Charles Gambino and Adem Djonbalic added 11 markers apiece.<\/p>\n
Gambino also turned in a strong defensive game, according to head coach Danny Lanigan, and junior Clevi Hoxha (six points) grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds for the Falcons.<\/p>\n
Jamel Addison scored a team-high 17 for Wings, which is a 4A team from the Bronx.<\/p>\n
The Falcons fell behind 18-10 after one quarter, but they scratched and clawed their way back into the game behind Albano (nine second-quarter points). Then Djonbalic gave the Sea View school its first lead (35-33) when he buried a buzzer-beating trey at the halftime buzzer. <\/p>\n
\u201cBig basket,\u2019’ said Lanigan. \u201dWe got off to a cold start as a team and that gave us some momentum going into the second half.\u2019’<\/p>\n
Humes-James scored 16 of his 19 points after intermission, including 6 of 7 free throws. <\/p>\n
Djonbalic added two big threes and the Falcons canned 6 of 8 freebies during the final eight minutes to stave off Wings.<\/p>\n
Forest Hills 74, Curtis 58<\/p>\n
Makhiye Washington scored a team-high 17 points, but the Warriors fell behind by double digits in the second quarter before dropping the Hersh Classic outcome to the Rangers on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Jayden Faulkner and Amare Gaskin added 15 and 11 points respectively for Curtis, which dropped to 0-1 overall.<\/p>\n
Pregnon Titi finished with a game-high 22 points for the Rangers.<\/p>\n
Washington scored eight points while Faulkner and Gaskin each added a three-point play as the Warriors only trailed 18-16 after the first period.<\/p>\n
The Rangers, however, got some separation after outscoring the St. George school 44-24 in the middle two quarters, led by Titi\u2019s 14 points. Aaron Tutt, Zion Hamilton and Syncere Fergerson added eight points apiece as FH built a 62-40 advantage after three quarters and cruised the rest of the way.<\/p>\n
WHEELS 90, MSIT 63<\/p>\n
Nizayah Jordan poured in a career-high 42 points, but the Seagulls found themselves behind the eight ball early and never recovered as they dropped the Hersh Classic decision to the Manhattan school.<\/p>\n
Jordan, a senior, buried seven three-pointers and finished 9 for 9 from the free-throw line as he surpassed his previous high of 33 in last week\u2019s season-opener against Paul Robeson.<\/p>\n
In addition to Jordan, Dalton Cherubin scored 13 points for the 0-2 Seagulls.<\/p>\n
Jordan Castillo and Angel Piron paced the Wolves with 25 and 22 points, respectively.<\/p>\n
Castillo and Piron teamed for 18 first-quarter points as WHEELS raced to a 26-5 advantage and never looked back.<\/p>\n
Junior varsity<\/p>\n
Susan Wagner 41, Wings 39<\/p>\n
Dylan Ameneiros scored 21 points and the Falcons overcame a seven-point deficit in the final four minutes to squeeze out the Hersch Classic victory over the Bronx school at Jefferson HS.<\/p>\n
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