PSA Mustangs
#1 in U.S.
STOUGHTON, Mass. — The #1 team in the country was front and center on Court 3 at the Zero Gravity Prep Classic. They did not disappoint, cruising to a 125-79 win over Crestwood Prep. Jalen Taggart once again had himself a night capturing a 28 point, 11 rebound double-double. He also dished out 5 assists. Jordan Skyers also eclipsed the 25-point mark, with 27. Skyers also had 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the win. Adama Tambedou was the second Mustang to record a double-double.
The future Maryland Terrapin went for 16 points and 11 rebounds. Brayson Green filled the stat sheet with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. David Gaymon was the third and final Mustang with a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds and chipped in 8 assists. Favour Egbuna went for 9 points and 6 rebounds. Fellow big man Joseph Adebayo had 8 points and 7 rebounds. Marc Etienne had a nice game with 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Owen Crowley added 5 points and 3 assists. 
Head Coach Tom Espinosa said the fast pace on both offense and defense that caused the Mustangs’ uncharacteristic start. “I felt like we were running around with our heads cut off,” he said. “We slowed down and we matched up better, we defended with our principals in the line up the line.” Digging in on the defensive end enabled the Mustangs to play their brand of basketball. Relentless defense allowing them to break the game open the rest of the way. They did, winning by 46 points, to get to 13-0 on the season. The Mustangs extended their winning streak to 46 games in a row. 
Men’s Prep
STOUGHTON, Mass. — Another game, another win for the #1 ranked Putnam Science Academy men’s prep basketball team. 116-67 was the final score against the Overtime Elite Diamond Doves. The win pushes the team record to 14-0 and makes it 47 straight. Jalen Taggart led all Mustangs scorers with 21 points, while grabbing 7 rebounds. Jordan Skyers put in 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. Adama Tambedou scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Brayson Green also scored in double figures with his 13-point, 7 rebound, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block performance. David Gaymon scored 9 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists. After missing the first 13 games of the season, Parrish Edmond was back on the court scoring 8 points while hauling 3 rebounds and also dishing out 1 assist. 
Edmond returning to court “felt amazing, I haven’t played in a little over three months. Now getting back with the guys, competing, winning. It was an amazing feeling just to be back. I missed it.”
Favour Egbuns scored 6 points while grabbing 3 rebounds. Owen Crowley, Joseph Adebayo and Kamai Samuels each scored 5 points. Crowley also had 3 rebounds with 1 steal and 1 assist. Samuels dished out an impressive 11 assists along with 4 rebounds. 
Men’s Prep
BRONX, NY- The #1 ranked team in the country, the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs picked up a colossal win against Jelly Fam (OTE), 84-80. Jordan Skyers, going up against his former team, scored a team-high 20 points. Skyers also had 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Kamai Samuels grabbed 9 rebounds while scoring 17 points and dishing out 5 assists. Sharpshooter Jalen Taggart went for 16 points along with 2 rebounds. Adama Tambedou had a 14 point-10 rebound double-double in the win. Tambedou also had 2 assists and 3 steals. David Gaymon had 7 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Brayson Green had 5 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. In his second game back this season Parrish Edmond went for 4 points, 3 rebounds, a steal and an assist. The Mustangs showed resilience, being down 9 points in the second half, and as many as 18 points. They were able to stampede toward victory. Putnam Science is now 15-0 on the season, extending its winning streak to 48 games. The team travels down to IMG Academy in Florida to take part in the Sunshine Prep Classic. The Mustangs went 4-0 against Overtime Elite teams this year.
PSA Varsity
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — The Putnam Science Academy Varsity Boys traveled to the Darrow School to take on the Ducks. Darrow came away with the 57-26 win over the Mustangs who dropped to 3-3 on the season. Kenzo Wright scored 5 points while grabbing 2 rebounds to go along with 3 assists. Chris Maplanka scored 4 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Angel Seinturier added 5 points and 7 rebounds. 
PSA Elite
STOUGHTON, Mass. — The PSA Men’s Elite Basketball team got its 5th win of the season 91-77 behind Vadim Brezillion’s 31-points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Ethan Mvurdura had a 15 point, 10 rebound double-double in the win as the Mustangs improved to 5-2 on the season. Amayas Hall-Chiari also went for 15 points along with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Ethan Graham was another double-digit scorer contributing 10 points and 4 rebounds with 2 steals. Sterling Manigault had 4 points and 6 rebounds. 
Men’s Varsity
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Men’s Varsity basketball team secured its fourth win of the season behind Kenzo Wright’s game-high 16 points. Wright also added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.  KJ Cyr put in 9 points with 2 assists and 5 steals and Elias Garcia Quesada contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in the win. Chris Maplanka also scored 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal as the Mustangs improved to 4-3 on the season.
Elite
ALBANY, NY- Vadim Brezillion (4 rebounds) scored 19 points to lead all Mustangs scorers in the 77-61 road loss to Redemption Christian Academy. Amayas Hall-Chiari poured in 14 points along with 3 assists. Ethan Graham also scored in double figures with 10 points along with 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Max Pires scored 7 points while hauling in 5 rebounds. The team is now 5-3 on the season.
Elite
Ethan Mvundura was the leading for the Mustangs with 18 points in the 72-63 loss to Franklin Pierce. Mvundura also had 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Vadim Brezillion was also a double-digit scorer with 15 points to go along with 3 assists. Amayas Hall-Chiari went for 9 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Ethan Graham scored 5 points with 2 steals. The team is now 5-4 on the season.
Women’s Varsity
PLAINFIELD — The Varsity PSA Girls won big on the road 100-38 over Plainfield High School. Valeria Alemany Martinez led the Lady Mustangs with 20 points, going 4 for 5 from the three point line.  Sofia Konkova added 18 points and 3 steals and Martyna Cieslar had 15 points in the win.  Defne Mumcu chipped in 12 points and 6 rebounds and Aroa Cuadrq Alvarez had 10 points and 3 steals to help PSA move to 2-2 on the season.  Elif Goksel (3 assists), Cecile Lufungula (5 rebounds) and Paolla Uwaso (4 rebounds) all scored 8 points each for Putnam Science. 
Women’s’ Varsity
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Sofia Konkova was the leading scorer with 20 points in the Putnam Science Academy Varsity girls’ basketball victory against Mount St. Charles. Aroa Alvarez had 7 points and Maqungqing Liu put in 6 points. The Mustangs are 3-2 on the season.
Women’s Prep
MILTON, Mass. — The PSA Women’s Prep team got its second win of the season against IMG Academy.. Ryanna Roman was the leading scorer for the Mustangs with 13 points. Valentina Vrcan went for 12 points while dishing out 4 assists and hauling in 4 rebounds. Paolla Diouma scored 10 points with 8 rebounds. A trio of Mustangs scored 8 points in the win. Fatima Diouf scored 8 while having 3 assists and 3 steals. Lily Impey also put in 8 points with an impressive 7 defensive rebounds and 4 assists. Nika Milosavljevic was in the 8-point club as well and added 5 rebounds.  Varvara Utina had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Adut Tour and Sofia Kankova each scored 4 points. Tour also grabbed 8 rebounds. Elif Goksel got on the scorecard with 2 points. The Mustangs move to 2-6 on the season.
By Ben Heacox
Lady Mustangs
BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. —  Paola Kanoute led the way for the Lady Mustangs (2-7) against Blair Academy with 17 points in the 62-46 loss. Kanoute also had 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Lilly Impey scored 9 points while grabbing 2 rebounds. Fatima Diouf and Ryanna Roman each scored 7 points and hauled 2 rebounds each.

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