Thomas Jefferson didn’t play like it had been idle for a week.
In the Orange Wave’s return to the court after two forfeits for an altercation with South Shore last week, it was at its best in a 63-46 victory over Baltimore City (Md.), 63-46, in the Big Apple Basketball Invitational at Baruch College Saturday night.
“The team responded well,” coach Lawrence (Bud) Pollard said. “They still don’t understand [why we had to forfeit two games]. We are appealing the decision. Hopefully, we can get those two games back.”
In a 69-64 loss to South Shore Jan. 15, Jefferson forward Edson Avila and South Shore’s Wayne Martin exchanged punches. A good portion of the South Shore crowd spilled onto the court and both benches emptied. The PSAL invoked its “Brawl Rule,” handing out two forfeits apiece to both teams.
Jefferson (9-8) put the incident behind it on Saturday as Shamel Williams had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Tyquan Goodlett followed with 10 points and 10 assists and Thaddeus Hall and Davontay Grace each added eight points apiece. Maryland-bound guard Nick Faust was held to 22 points for Baltimore City.
“We played real well,” Pollard said. “We had a good practice [on Friday] and I knew we were gonna win today. I don’t know how many teams in the city could beat us today.”
Christian Brothers Academy (N.J.) 63, No. 1 Lincoln 45: Shaquille Stokes scored 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting and Reuben King added six points for the Railsplitters (14-1) in the 11th annual Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase at Monmouth University.
Long Island Lutheran (L.I.) 55, Robeson 43: Tremayne Frazier had 10 points and five rebounds, Shawn Ponds followed with six points and eight steals and Darrel Lucky also had six points after being suspended the entire first half for arriving late for Robeson (10-8) in the Big Apple Basketball Invitational at Baruch College. Bronx native Achraf Yacoubou, a Villanova recruit, scored 21 points for LuHi and Hofstra-bound forward Jordan Allen had 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Grover Cleveland 58, Springfield Gardens 49: Sakeem Bradley had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Achraf Ardouni also tallied 17 points and dished out six assists and Lukas Rascius hauled in 16 rebounds for Grover Cleveland (6-4, Queens A East), which broke the game open by outscoring Springfield Gardens (4-4, Queens A East) 18-4 in the second quarter.
Seward Park 62, Art & Design 51: Tyler Ellison had 16 points and six assists, Miguel Silva and Juan Cruz (10 rebounds) each had 15 points and Chris Martinez tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds for Seward Park (2-10) in Manhattan A Southeast. Art & Design is 1-9 in Manhattan A East.
Susan Wagner 61, Petrides 43: Andrey Pakholskiy scored 18 points, while James Bertucci and Tyrese Campbell had 10 points apiece for Susan Wagner (8-7, 4-5) in Staten Island A. Petrides is now 2-16 overall and 1-9 in league.
Erasmus Hall 64, CSI/McCown 61: Quasawn Williams scored 19 points and Rene Fraser had 11 for Erasmus Hall in non-league. CSI/McCown is 5-12.
Regis 71, Kellenberg 63: Billy Carballeira had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Dan Morris had 21 points, Cameron Smith netted 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Marlon Brewer had nine points and 11 boards to lead Regis (6-7) to a non-league win Saturday afternoon in Manhattan. Rob Gomiela had 19 points for Kellenberg (4-7).
Monsignor McClancy 80, St. John’s Prep 47: Patrick Modzelewski had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead Monsignor McClancy (8-5, 5-4 A-South) over St. John’s Prep (2-10, 0-8 A-South) Saturday night in East Elmhurst.
All Hallows 54, Salesian 49: Raymond DelaCruz had 18 points to lead All Hallows (4-7), while Kevin Punter had 20 points for Salesian (8-3) in a non-league game Saturday afternoon in White Plains.
Xavier 49, Notre Dame (Utica) 49: Brendan Ferguson had 17 points, Ahrman Burke had 14 and Matt Crockett added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Xavier (6-7) at the Juggler Classic Saturday at SUNY Institute of Technology.