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Varsity Girls Win
Only one game for the Putnam Science Academy Varsity Girls team this past week as they won in convincing fashion at home over Capital Prep Harbor 74-20. PSA’s Anna Doroshenko found her groove in the early going leading the Lady Mustangs with a game high 19 points. Nassarine Williams added 13 points in the rout for the 10-9 Mustangs. The Varsity Girls will play at home on Wednesday afternoon vs Redemption Christian Academy.
Boys’ Varsity 2 Hot
Putnam Science Academy’s Varsity 2 boys’ team has been red hot as of late. As in, real hot! The boys played host to Redemption Christian Academy early in the week and ran away with an 80-64 win behind Zach Boulay’s 22 points. Boulay added 11 rebounds and 6 assists after missing more than two weeks with a sprained right ankle. Amir Sanders was the high man finishing with 24 points and just missing a double-double with 9 rebounds. Putnam Science then hit the road for a Feb. 23 contest against St. Andrews and dominated, winning 81-49 improving to 17-6 and have won 8 of their last 9 games. This time it was 8th grader Travis Mangual who took over getting to the basket at will on his way to a 23-point afternoon. Pablo Perez would add 19 points and Zach Boulay had 15 points. The Mustangs play one final game at home Feb. 27 in a rematch against Redemption Christian Academy.
Varsity Drops Game
The Varsity Mustangs couldn’t rally back in their lone game of the week on the road as they would fall to 18-10 on the season with a 69-61 loss. In an in-state game versus St. Thomas More. Putnam Science Academy fell behind early and had to claw to get back in the game. Insert guard Jaiden Rivera. The 3-point specialist out of Oakland, Calif., came off the bench and caught fire. Rivera hit seven 3’s on his way to a career-high 31 points but the deficit was too much for the Mustangs to come back from. Rivera has been instant offense off the bench for Head Coach Dana Valentine throughout this season.
Prep Boys Rolling’
The #2 ranked Putnam Science Academy Prep Boys continue to find ways to win thanks to junior guard Hassan Diarra. The Mustangs went 2-0 on the week starting off with a local game versus St. Thomas More that saw PSA hold on for an 83-71 win. Russel Tchewa led the Mustangs with 19 points but it was Diarra who stole the show. Hassan’s last five games he has averaged more than 15 points per game and more than six rebounds per game playing at an elite level for the Mustangs. Demarr Langford Jr. stepped up as well collecting a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds to pull out the road win. Against Redemption Christian Academy, the Mustangs would pull away late to win 98-86. Diarra was again a factor leading the Mustangs with a game-high 26 points adding 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Langford posted back-to-back games with double-doubles recording 14 points and 10 rebounds. Russell Tchewa added 15 points and 5 rebounds and Abou Ousmane chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds in the win. The Mustangs are 34-1.
Josh Sanchas
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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