Roundup
Putnam Science Academy beats an old nemesis
#11 New Hampton was one of just two teams to beat Putnam Science Academy last year. But, that was last year. This year the #2 ranked Mustangs beat New Hampton 92-80 at the NEBL tipoff showcase. Jordan Skyers led the Mustangs with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Adama Tambedou (6 rebounds) and Jalen Taggart (5 rebounds) each scored 14 points apiece for PSA who moved to 9-0 on the season. Favour Egbuna added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Kamai Samuels also had 12 points and 4 rebounds in the win. Brayson Green filled the stat sheet with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals and David Gaymon chipped in 8 points and 6 assists as the Mustangs winning streak moves to 42 straight games.
This time last year the PSA Men’s prep basketball team came up empty in Boston at the NEBL Tipoff. This time this year they flipped the script coming away with two wins over the weekend. The Mustangs beat CATS Academy, 100-81. Favour Egbuna had a monster game with 21 points and 13 rebounds and 2 steals. Jordan Skyers had a game high with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Jalen Taggart went 6 for 6 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points and 2 rebounds. Kamai Samuels had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals and David Gaymon had 8 points, 11 assists and 5 steals. Brayson Green chipped in 3 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks. The Mustangs move to 10-0 on the season and extended their winning streak to 43 games.
By Ben Heacox
The PSA Men’s basketball team won a top 10 matchup against #9 Hargrave Military Academy in the National Prep Showcase. Jalen Taggart led the Mustangs with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 assists. Adama Tambedou had 17 points and 6 rebounds and Jordan Skyers contributed 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in the win. Brayson Green added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks and Favour Egbuna had another double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Egbuna dished out two assists and also had a steal. Kamai Samuels chipped in 5 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. The #2 team in the country is back on the court today at 12:30 against Massanutten Military Academy. The Mustangs are currently 11-0 on the season, extending their winning streak to 44 games.
The PSA Men’s elite basketball team was down by 20 heading into the locker at halftime. An incredible second half followed, coming away with a massive 87-80 vs Mount St. Charles, who is considered to be one of the best teams in NEPSAC AA. Vadim Brezillion was the best player on the floor scoring 38 points, while going up against two Division I guards. Brezillion added 6 rebounds and 6 assists to go with his game high scoring output. Amayas Hall-Chiari had 15 points and 4 rebounds. Ethan Graham had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the win. Ethan Mvundura went for 9 points and 2 assists. Martin Poliuchovic had 5 points, Max Pires went for 4 points and 7 rebounds. Sterling Manigault had 2 points to go along with 5 rebounds. Head Coach Aaron Lorenzo said this does wonders for the team’s confidence level going forward. “It sets the bar that this team is supposed to be competing at the top of the double AA at NEPSAC. We come in down 20 at halftime, rally at the half, we know what we can do,” Lorenzo said. Through the early going of the season the team talked about how good they could be. This game proves just how good the team can be. “We’ve been practicing for a couple weeks, we’re talking about how good we can be, now’s the time to prove it, we went out there and did that,” he added. Execution was an instrumental part in manufacturing the comeback and ultimately the victory. Coach Lorenzo also cited his team’s ability to finish at the rim as another key factor in the enormous win. “We played as a team, nobody was selfish, we were moving the ball. Whatever we had to do we did. We did the dirty work.” The little things went a long way for the Mustangs (2-1) in a big way in closing this one out.
By Ben Heacox
KJ Cyr was the leading scorer with 15 points in the PSA’s Men’s varsity basketball win over Hoosac, 77-52. Cyr also had 4 steals and 3 assists. Chris Maplanka added 12 points and 6 steals in the win to help the Mustangs move to 2-0 on the season. Elias Garcia Quesada had 10 points with 2 assists and 2 steals and Daniel Lewandowski was a monster on the glass with 11 rebounds to go along with his 4 points for PSA. Angel Seintuier was the stat sheet filler of the game with 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
The PSA Men’s Elite basketball team stayed right where they wanted- in the win column. The Mustangs defeated Franklin Pierce in a high-scoring matchup, 108-91 at home on Tuesday afternoon. Ethan Mvundura scored 24 points, dished out 4 assists and had 2 rebounds in the win. Amyas Hall-Chiari had 13 points and 4 rebounds and Vadim Brezillion went for 18 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds.
Sterling Manigualt added 10 points and 7 rebounds and Stanislaw Nowakowsi chipped in 8 points as Putnam Science moves to 3-1 on the season.
The PSA Men’s Varsity basketball team suffered their first loss of the season against Fisher College, 87-82. Elias Garcia Quesada had a spectacular game leading the Mustangs in scoring with 29 points and 3 rebounds. KJ Cyr also went over the 20-point mark with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Chris Maplanka filled the stat sheet with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a block and Daniel Lewandowski contributed 9 points and 8 rebounds in the loss. Drake Alvarez chipped in 7 points and 8 rebounds as PSA Varsity fell to 2-1 on the season. But they got right back in the win column beating St. Thomas More 70-54. Elias Garcia Quesada had a big game with 26 points to lead the Mustangs in scoring and also had 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. KJ Cyr had 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in the win. Chris Maplanka electrified the crowd with a one-handed slam while scoring 7 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Kenzo Wright added 9 points and Daniel Lewandowski chipped in 6 points and 10 rebounds to bring the Mustangs to a 3-1 record on the season.
Women’s Basketball
The PSA Women’s prep basketball team faced off against the #1 team in Canada and lost . Valentina Vrcan led the Mustangs with 8 points, 4 assists and a steal and Fatima Diouf also added 8 points and had 3 steals and 2 assists in the loss. Adut Tour chipped in with 7 points and 5 rebounds as the PSA fell to 0-2 on the season.
The Lady Mustangs’ Valentina Vrcan was the leading scorer with 14 points as the Mustangs fell short against Niagara Prep 83-59 in Canada. Vrcan added 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 rebounds to fill out the stat sheet. Fatima Diouf contributed 12 points, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block. Ryanna Roman had a strong game with 8 points, 5 steals, 3 assists and 3 rebounds. The Mustangs are now 0-3 on the season.
The PSA Varsity girls won their season opener on the road at St. Thomas More, 45-43. Aroa Caudrq Alvarez led the Lady Mustangs with 15 points, 5 steals and 4 rebounds. Sofia Konkova added 11 points (4 for 6 fg) and 6 rebounds and Nika Milosavljevic chipped in 4 blocks in the win.
The Lady Mustangs took on a strong Tabor Academy team but lost 61-58. PSA battled the entire game as the lead went back and forth.Paolla Kanoute led PSA with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. Fatima Diouf had a great game with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 2 blocks. Varvara Utina added 10 points and 3 rebounds and Valentina Vrcan chipped in with 9 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Putnam Science falls to 0-4 on the season.
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