Summit vs Parsippany 1/19/99


1 2 3 4 TOTAL
SUMMIT 5 11 9 10 35
Parsippany 9 10 9 10 38
Heavily favored Parsippany got all it could handle from a determined Summit team. Coach Pendergast, knowing that Summit couldn't win an up-tempo game, employed a very deliberate offense that slowed the game by working the ball extensively looking for the right shot (Summit only took 32 shots but sank 15 for a fine 47%). The strategy worked to perfection as Summit kept the scoring in the 30's and with 10 seconds to go was within a 3-pointer of sending the game into overtime. Summit got off a good shot, but it rimmed out.

Kurt Forsyth had tied the game (32-32) with 2 min. left, but Parsippany had answered with 2 field goals and things looked pretty dark. With only 25 seconds left on the clock Ryan Carey hit a 3 pointer to make the score 35-36 and keep our hopes alive. Summit was forced to foul and Parsippany's Smith hit both ends of a 1 and 1 to give them a 3 point lead and set up Summit's final 3 point try. You had to be proud of what was a great team effort.

Forsyth led all scorers with 14 points. Keyon Smith contributed 7 key first half points, but left the game mid-way through the 2nd quarter with an injury.

Player  Shots Rebs. FG 3PT FTA FTM POINTS
Kurt Forsyth  9  2 5 1 2 1 14
Keyon Smith  5  2 3 0 4 1 7
Ryan Carey  5  1 0 2 0 0 6
John Martini  2  5 1 0 2 0 2
Jon Campagna  3  3 1 0 0 0 2
Jason Holmes  3 2 0 0 0 4
Ron Bigger 1  0 0 0 0 0 0


JV Results
1 2 3 4 TOTAL
SUMMIT 17 7 11 6 41
Parsippany 11 13 10 11 45
Summit started fast with 17 first quarter points, led by Lamar Freeman's 9 and and Ron Bigger's 4. Unfortuantely Parsippany came back in the 2nd quarter to tie the score at 24-24. A tight 3rd quarter was highlighted by Dan Dugan's 6 points, but Summit was down by one (34-35). In the 4th quarter Parsippany grabbed a quick 7 point lead (37-44), but a 3 by Bigger and a free throw by Chris Jones narrowed the gap to 3 points. But time was running out and Summit needed to foul and hope they missed the front end. But such was not the case and Parsippany put it out of reach 45 - 41
Player FG 3PT FTA FTM POINTS
Lamar Freeman 5 1 0 0 13
Dan Dugan 3 1 2 1 10
Chris Jones 2 1 2 1 8
Ron Bigger 2 1 0 0 7
Dave Izard 1 0 0 0 2
Shawn Reilly 0 0 2 1 1
Rob Messner 0 0 0 0 0