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Griffins beat
Marianapolis
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THOMPSON — The Pomfret School boys’ varsity basketball team beat Marianapolis 56 to 38 Feb. 17. The team knew the second meeting would be tough. The Griffins beat the Golden Knights 61-49 the previous Friday.
In the first half, Pomfret was not able to get into a rhythm and was not playing its best basketball, but went into halftime up 24-18. At the half, the Griffins rededicated to playing tough defense while being in the right position.
In the second half, Marianapolis cut the lead to 26-22, but leading with defense, Pomfret went on a 14-4 run. In that stretch, AJ Lesburt and Ben Kelsey hit some big shots. At the same time, Bryce Howard and Andrew Lufkin got into foul trouble with four fouls each, and for the first time this season Pomfret had to go a long stretch of time without them in the game.
Jon Kazor took the point and the other players around him took care of the ball from about 8 min left until the 4:00 mark. In that time, the lead mostly stayed unchanged, and team basketball was on display. Bryce Johnson had a great second half, including some thunderous dunks and important foul shots.
Marcus Von Recklinghausen, Max Levine, and Amon Williams also had quality minutes. Lufkin (13) led the team in scoring with Johnson (11), Howard (9), Lesburt (9), and Kelsey (6) all making significant scoring contributions.
By Doug MacLeod
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