Boys basketball



Wednesday, March 11, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
Reading High at Bethlehem Freedom (Boys basketball)
 1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFinal
Reading High1419191567
Bethlehem Freedom1412142565
Highlights: Reading High was on the brink of disaster late in its PIAA Class 6A second-round boys basketball game Wednesday against District 11 champ Bethlehem Freedom.

Big man Moro Osumanu was on the bench with four fouls. The Red Knights turned the ball over on eight straight possessions at one point. The Patriots trimmed a 16-point deficit to two with 4 1/2 minutes left.

The situation looked dire.

"It’s nothing new," said Red Knights junior Denim Adams, whose team has spent plenty of time on the brink this season. "I feel like we’ve been in that position multiple times. After a while, you get used to playing in an environment like that."

Choco Brea, the only senior who sees the floor for the Red Knights, helped calm his young teammates with a drive that snapped a 4 1/2-minute scoring drought and sparked them to a 67-65 win at Martz Hall in Pottsville.

The Patriots (18-9) pulled within 52-50 when Taj Montgomery hit the front end of one-and-one with 4:21 remaining.

Reading High Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Brea, Choco0 4635005211
Chapman, Joey5 013600163
Alcantara, Daniel21 61424146115
Rodriguez, Rene24 130001122
Osumanu, Moro34 610000012012
Adams, Denim22 61256004117
Davis, Xavier11 125800507
Beasley, Cruz23 000000000
Fleurinvil, Ermil13 000000000
Totals 2448182915371267
Bethlehem Freedom Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Mims, C 51346172115
Mims, M 915411355325
Harrington, 240012205
Barnes, 4100000808
Georges, 110000202
Montgomery, 241202215
Stewart, 130000312
Ellis, 031201201
Falco, 120001202
Totals 2555102151831665