DJ Germann missed most of the first half of the basketball season with an injury but is finally showing what he can do now that he is healthy.
The PSA postgrad had an electric week in leading the Elite team to a pair of wins – going for 16 points, five rebounds, five steals, and four assists in a 98-86 drubbing of St. Thomas More last Thursday, then following up with 18 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in a 113-79 win over Winchendon.
“He’s so fast, a lot of guys can’t keep him in front of them,” coach Nick Schmidt said. “He’s been a big addition to have back, especially at full strength, and especially too with Tony (Williams) being moved to the Prep team. DJ’s been really good.”
Javelle Epps had a game-high 21 points in the St. Thomas More game, while Octavius Wheeler finished with 18 points, three assists, and three steals, and Jalen Claude added 16 points and five assists. Sebastian Fermin chipped in with 14 points for PSA, which used a 23-5 run in the first half to grab a 10-point lead and take control of the game.
Epps added 20 more points against Winchendon, while Carter Mungin had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Fermin and Tyler Hansen combined for 31 points and nine 3-pointers. Fermin went 5-of-6 from deep and finished with 17 points while Hansen made 4-of-6 and totaled 14 points. Wheeler chipped in 10 points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals for PSA (10-2).
The Varsity team dropped it lone game last week, a tough one, 48-46 at Busche Academy. Amyas Hall-Chiari led PSA (4-4) with 13 points, while Vlad Vetrov had eight and Martyn Poliuchovic and Julien Ville both finished with seven.
PSA’s girls’ basketball team lost three in a row over the weekend while playing three Canadian teams at the She Got Game Classic. Carlota Lopez was brilliant in all three games though, putting her all-around game on display, particularly her dazzling ballhandling and finishing skills. She finished with 10 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals in a 43-38 loss to St. Francois Friday night, a game in which Kate Lipatova led PSA in scoring with 19 points (knocking down five 3-pointers along the way).
Lopez had with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and three steals in Saturday’s game against Bond Academy, which used a big third quarter to seal the Mustangs’ fate. Lipatova had five points, six rebounds, and three blocks for PSA, which trailed by just five at halftime but by 20 after three quarters. Helin Yoztyurk added 10 points for the Mustangs.
Lopez was terrific again Sunday in a 50-40 loss to Atlantic Academy, charting 12 points and eight rebounds.
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy

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