Boys basketball



Wednesday, January 28, 2015 @ 6:00 PM
Pottsville at Berks Catholic (Boys basketball)
 1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFinal
Pottsville131217749
Berks Catholic16691546
Highlights: Isaac Lutz's off-balanced 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark, allowing unbeaten Pottsville to escape with a 49-46 non-league victory tonight at Wolf Gymnasium.

The Saints (10-8) rallied from 11 down after three quarters to make it a one-possession game with 2 1/2 minutes to play, after Pop Lacey's steal and layup made it 45-42.

Pottsville's Jordan Melochick answered at the line, converting a pair of one-and-ones to push the Crimson Tide (19-0) lead to 49-44 with 1:21 left.

The Tide left the door open for the Saints when Travis Blankenhorn missed both ends of a bonus with 13 seconds left.

Lutz finished with 19 points and four assists and came up with a pair of huge steals in the fourth quarter, when the Saints forced five turnovers.

Eli Nabholz, Pottsville's 6-5 center, hurt the Saints with 19 points, including four 3-pointers.

Melochick finished with 14 points and Blankenhorn 13.

Pop Lacey had 11 points and Connor Jack had nine points, six rebounds and four blocked shots for the Saints.

Prior to this game, Pottsville's closest contest was a 15-win over Wilson in early December.

The loss snapped Berks Catholic's six-game winning streak.

Pottsville Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Hinchliffe, Connor 010000400
Painter, Ty 000000010
Blankenhorn, Travis 61503152213
Melochick, Jordan 3566233314
Nabholz, Eli 61033466119
Abbo, Jordan 140013013
Dunkel, Jed 000000000
Witman, Christian 000000100
Totals 163591281718849
Berks Catholic Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Lacey, Pop4 4812253111
Lutz, Isaac10 71148123419
Nesby, Tyrone13 260001514
Rivera, Marc32 021200301
Jack, Connor33 353600619
Reedy, John14 110000102
Wilson, Marcus1 000000100
Suriel, Edward3 000000000
Gilbert, Austin2 000000000
Totals 17339183824746