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Recap
Wins & losses
for PSA
Aden Edebali scored a career-high 17 points on Feb. 17, leading Putnam Science Academy girls’ Prep Red team to a 67-59 win over Greens Farms Academy.
Tamara Ciric added 15 points, Alina Abdulina chipped in with 11 points, and Maria Escobar finished with 10 points in the season-opener for the Mustangs.
It was a rougher week on the boys’ side however. PSA’s Elite team suffered a pair of losses to St. Thomas More on consecutive days, with the second happening in excruciating fashion. After losing handily (76-62) on Feb. 19, the Mustangs were ready to play Feb. 20. They built a halftime lead before falling behind by 10 in the second half, only to mount a comeback that fell short when they turned the ball over inside of five seconds in a tie ball game, then could only watch in disbelief as St. Thomas More took advantage and scored off the ensuing out-of-bounds play as time expired on an 83-81 loss.
Sean McCarthy was outstanding, finishing with had 26 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and two steals for PSA (3-3), while Alex Vertus ended with 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two steals. LJ Hicks had 13 points, and Edwin Linares had 14 rebounds and five blocks in that loss.
Vertus had 25 points, McCarthy 15, and Linares finished with six rebounds and three blocks in the Feb. 19 night game.
PSA’s Varsity team split a pair of games, first trouncing Plainfield’s freshman team 62-11 Feb. 17 behind 14 points from both Jorge Trueba-Hernandez and Jose Guerrero. Nathan Couhe added 10 points for the Mustangs, who scored the first 14 points of the game, and led 36-5 at halftime.
They lost to Greens Farms Academy 62-47 Feb. 20, as Trueba-Hernandez was the only player to score in double figures, ending with 16 points. Guerrero and Erwan Menguy both had nine points for the Mustangs (3-3).
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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