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Junior Rashid Epps scored 20 points in the 65-51 victory.
From the Standard-Speaker: Jim Thorpe, in front of a packed house on its east side, got to play at its pace and put on a show in a much anticipated bout against Panther Valley. The Olympians used a second half burst and outlasted the Panthers 65-51 in a key Schuylkill League Division I contest Friday night. Read the full story here.
JIM THORPE (65)
DiBonifazio 2 0-0 6, Lux 5 3-7 15, Epps 9 2-6 20, Cinicola 5 1-3 13, Richardson 0 2-2 2, Johnson 4 1-1 9. Totals 25 9-19 65.
PANTHER VALLEY (51)
Ogozalek 0 0-0 0, Stanko 3 1-2 9, Picht 1 0-0 2, Stano 6 2-2 15, Mitchell 5 1-3 12, Lewis 4 0-0 8, Revell 2 1-2 5, Ahrner 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 5-9 51.
JTHS………………..19 13 15 18 – 65
PVHS………………..17 11 11 12 -51
3FG: DiBonifazio 2, Lux 2, Cincola 2; Stanko 2, Stano.
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Jaquan Richardson brings the ball up the court.
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Game Wrap-up from Republican-Herald:
Jim Thorpe 65 Blue Mountain 55
JIM THORPE – Rashid Epps scored 18 points while Sam Lux added 17 as the Olympians remained tied atop the Division I standings with a win over the Eagles.
Lux scored six of his points in the second quarter as Jim Thorpe used a 23-8 run to take a 37-17 halftime lead. Corey Cinicola added 12 points for the Olympians.
Jake Cryts led Blue Mountain with 18 points while Matt Maloney added 12.
Posted By bqschwartz
Date: December 30th, 2009
From the Republican-Herald:
Bobby Hahn scored 18 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as Northern Lehigh handed Jim Thorpe its first loss of the season, 75-62 to win the championship of the Slatington Rotary Tournament on Tuesday night.
Corey Cinicola led the Olympians with 17 points, while Sam Lux and Rashid Epps each tallied 16.
Palmerton defeated Lehighton 69-63 to win the consolation game.
Here’s the Times-News story from the earlier win against Palmerton in the same Tournament.
