Philly Sophomore’s Beats New Jersey 93-77 In E.B.C.!

Haverford School, Philadelphia, Pa………. The Jersey Sophomore’s took a 20-19 lead into the 2nd quarter and stayed in it at the half, down a point 42-41! But in the second half, Philly took over and opened the game up for a 93-77 victory in the 9th annual Eddie Griffin Challenge! Neuman Goretti’s Jaquan Newton led the way for Philadelphia, scoring 21 points with 4 assists! Newton got to the basket and either finished or found an open teammate underneath! Most times he found Roman Catholic’s Basil Thompson(18 pts) or Friere Charter’s Jahyde Gardiner(10 pts,8rebs)! Jersey’s scoring was coming from Hackensack H.S. swingman Rashard Figures who finished with 21 points, including 3 “triples”! Jersey also got tremendous efforts from Newark Eastside’s Ismael Sanogo who finished with 10 points and 9 rebounds and Hawthorne Christian’s Alex Thomas who rolled triple 7’s in points,rebounds and blocked shots( falling one block shy of a tie with Andrew Bynum for the E.B.C. record)! Newton(right) and Figures(pictured with J.R. Smith and Wayne Ellington) were voted M.V.P.’s of the game for their prospective teams!