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The Rens were looking to go 2-0 in the tournament, but the final score was a bit misleading as the game was very tight in the early going with Newburgh leading for a majority of the 2nd quarter before The Rens turned things around and went on a major run to pull away for good.
Anthony Salmon (Newburgh Free Academy '14), was on fire early in for Newburgh, a team consisting of primarily Newburgh Free Academy players. Salmon scored 22 in the first half as he was able to get free and find holes in the Rens zone, and knock down 4 in the half. Both teams were hot early on, but defense was not the order of the hour, as both teams had issues stooping the other. Rawle Alkins (Christ the King '16) hit a couple jumpers after he was entered into the game, but his defense was lacking and he was soon subbed out, and didn't return for the rest of the game. It looked like The Rens were in trouble. Salmon was dominating and the lack of energy was disconcerting for The Rens as Newburgh was up 44-35 with 2:08 to go in the half. With Alkins out, and only Travis Atson (Christ the King '15) showing any consistency offensively, as he was basically carrying the load, things didn't look good for the NYC team, but suddenly a switch seemed to go off, as Juan Ramos (Brooklyn Law and Tech '14) scored on a slash inside, and Jared Rivers (Christ the King '16) looked like a mature leader on the floor, making all the right passes, stepping up his defensive game, and scoring on cuts going inside, as he helped The Rens go on a 12-2 run to end the half, as they took a 47-46 lead at the break.
The 2nd half was no contest. Newburgh couldn't finish regardless if it was a wide open three point attempt, or a chippy on the inside, Atson and Adonis Delarosa (Christ the King '14) were able to score at will inside and out as from 2:08 of the 2nd quarter, to 1:27 of the 3rd quarter, The Rens outscored Newburgh 47-6 to take a commanding 82-50 lead. The defense they played was impeccable, and they were draining shot after shot, getting out on the break and doing a lot of damage in transition. With only 6 players available after Alkins left the bench, every player stepped up. Atson bit 5 threes in the game, and Rivers did a nice job maintaining a good tempo and leading the team as the floor general. The Rens coasted in the 4th for a 98-72 win.
Atson, who had 26 in last week's game, came up even bigger in this one with a game high 32 points for The Rena, with Delarosa adding 17, and Rivers scoring 11. Salmon was really the only offensive weapon that Newburgh had, and he did a real nice job proving to be a player to watch in Section 9 this year scoring 31 points in defeat. - See more at:
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