Boys & Girls (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 47, Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) 45Antione Slaughter was one of the shortest players in the 2011 Hoophall Classic but he had the biggest shot of the four-day event when he made a right-handed runner with 2.1 seconds remaining to lead the Kangaroos to an upset victory over No. 17 Academy of the New Church.
Boys & Girls rallied from a 16-point deficit with 7:51 remaining and defeated the Lions despite shooting just 22.1 percent from the field.
The Kangaroos won in large part by holding
Rakeem Christmas to three points as the forward struggled all night with foul trouble. The senior missed a potential game-tying jumper at the end of overtime. Christmas was also called for traveling with 19.8 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied at 44.
Malik Nichols (16 points) tied the game at 44 with 2:16 remaining by making a left-handed shot while being fouled and then netting the game-tying free throw for the three-point play.
Savon Lloyd-Goodman had 16 points and 16 rebounds for ANC in defeat.
St. John's Prep (Danvers, Mass.) 62, Perspectives Charter (Chicago, Ill.) 53Pat Connaughton (Notre Dame) soared through the paint and dunked home an offensive rebound to tie the game at 51 and then drilled a 3-pointer over the outstretched hands of 6-10 forward
Anthony Davis to give the Eagles their first lead of the game as St. John's Prep rallied for the victory.
Connaughton finished with 19 points and five steals and Steve Haladyna had a strong 25 points as St. John's Prep outscored Perspectives 29-11 in the fourth quarter.
Davis, a Kentucky signee, injured his right thumb with under three minutes remaining when he was fouled driving hard to the basket and left the game.
The forward led all scorers with 30 points and 16 rebounds despite managing foul trouble.
HOOPHALL NOTES: Omar Calhoun had 23 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Christ the King defeated Deuce Bello (22 points) and Westchester Country Day (N.C.) 73-65. Bello, a YouTube sensation, had a couple of dunks to get the crowd on their feet…Anthony Davis was charged with three offensive fouls in Perspective's loss Monday and struggled defensively against pump fakes. St. John's was victorious despite shooting 30.9 percent from the field…Northampton (Mass.) solidified themselves as one of the top teams in Western Massachusetts by holding East Longmeadow to single-digit scoring in all four quarters of a 75-30 victory. Jake Laga led the Blue Devils with 16 points and Jared Murphy had 10 rebounds.
