Boys' Hoops: New Rochelle Beats Raiders

New Rochelle grabbed the lead quickly and never let go on Monday night, handily defeating the Raiders 78-46 in a foul-filled game that had the Huguenots on top, with 23 of their points shot from the free-throw line. 

Halfway through the first quarter, the scoreboard looked grim for Scarsdale, with New Rochelle leading 11-2.  Raiders coach Jon Feld called a timeout that seemed to turn things around, leading to a five point run that cut the score to 11-7, but turnovers and fouls gave the Huguenots another eight points by the end of the quarter.

New Rochelle took advantage of their size to hack apart at the Raiders' offense and create mismatches on defense, double-teaming point guards 5'8 Greg Garfinkel and 5'6 Matt Greenberg as they ran the ball up the floor, which led to turnovers, a problem that Scarsdale seemed to have no answer for.

By halftime, the score was 40-16 with New Rochelle on top.  Scarsdale doubled their scoring in the second half with 30, but the Huguenots fought back with 27 points in the fourth quarter, securing their victory.

Raiders Henry Hirsch and David Bougard both notched nine points.  Forward Johan Drakes also added nine, including two three-pointers, and center Raymond Grazi had two monstrous blocks.

Huguenot Antoine Mason led New Rochelle with 14 points, while P.J. Torres and A.J. Burton added a respective 13 and 12.  Jordan Green shined in the second half, with a stunning dunk at the end of the fourth quarter that had the New Rochelle bench on their feet.

The Raiders play Mamaroneck on Thursday.