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Defense
PSA senior Anthony Henry plays tough on the ball defense against Hyde player. Courtesy photo.
By Joe West
Putnam Science Academy boy’s basketball team emerged victorious Dec. 8, topping the Hyde School Wolf Pack, 59-35, in the first meeting of the 2010-2011 season for the neighborhood rivals.
Senior guards Anthony Henry (18 points), Desmond Williams (14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) and Zaquan Nelson (9 points) led PSA to a big road win in Woodstock .
Senior big man Wilson Arob added 10 points and 5 rebounds for the Mustangs.
“We came out strong and never looked back today,” said Mustangs’ coach Tom Espinosa.
“We came out and hit shots, did a great job on the glass and our defense was outstanding.”
“We are a little bit deeper and more athletic this year,” Espinosa said. “We wore them down.”
“We are a very confident team this year,” Espinosa said. “One thing we have is toughness. We don’t necessarily have that one star player who can take over a game, but we have 5-6 guys who can play. We keep getting better every day.”
Henry Leads
Putnam Science Academy built a lead, saw it dwindle and then regrouped in the waning seconds to hold off Canadian power Vanier College 53-51 in the Scholar Roundball Classic at Babson College Dec. 11.
The Mustangs led 49-40 late in the game before Vanier hit a pair of 3-pointers and canned a jump shot to tie the game up 49-49 with 56.4 seconds to play.
Freshman Tyree Robinson and senior guard Anthony Henry sealed the victory with two big baskets down the stretch to hold game on and improve to 5-1 on the season.
Henry blocked the Vanier layup attempt to tie the game up as time expired.
The Mustangs’ were led by Anthony Henry’s 21 points and 5 rebounds and Desmond Williams 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Robinson added 6 points and 7 rebounds and teammate Zaquan Nelson added 5 points and 5 assists.
PSA coach Espinosa said the team’s first half defense helped give his team a chance to build a lead and hold on to win.