Morris Knolls came to Summit with a 3-2 record with victories over Gov. Livingston, High Point and Koinonia. Summit jumped to a 19-10 1st quarter lead. Gary West’s 8 points paced the Summit offense. Morris Knolls rallied in the 2nd quarter to close the gap to 4 points (31-27). A strong 3rd quarter, with 6 different players contributing scoring, led by Paul Flanagan’s 6 points made the score 54-42.
So Summit enter the final quarter with a nice lead, but twice before this season Summit had allowed a good 4th quarter leads to slip away. But not this time. Down the stretch Will Schaffer’s seven points and strong rebounded helped Summit secure the victory.
Schaffer led Summit with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Note: all 12 players contributed to the scoing.
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