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Lucky not enough for Robeson in loss to Transit Tech

Before the season began, Todd Myles was optimistic Robeson wasn’t going to be nearly as reliant on star Darrel Lucky. The Robeson coach saw plenty of offensive weapons.

Or so he thought.

That plan hasn’t worked out so well, particularly on the road.

The latest example was Thursday evening’s disheartening 71-59 loss to Transit Tech in East New York. Lucky, a talented junior, scored a game-high 30 points, dazzling the capacity crowd with a barrage of jump shots and running one-handers.

Unfortunately, his output was more than the rest of his teammates could muster. Jamel Noel, Robeson’s other high scorer, tallied just eight. Norman Willingham, Shawn Ponds and Patrick Jenkins had four apiece.

“When we’re on the road, everybody else got to step up,” Myles fumed. “Not just him. He’s a 16-year-old kid.”

Myles harped on other’s unwillingness to take big shots, but also criticized his team’s me-first approach. There were too many times, the coach said, his players failed to make the extra pass or dish off to an open teammate.

“Bad shot selection, bad shot selection, bad shot selection,” he said, repeating the phrase for significance. “Guys got to make plays. Players make plays – very simple.”

Transit Tech coach Mike Perazzo put senior wing Deylon Bovell on the 6-foot-3 Noel, who torched the Express for 27 points in the first meeting, won by Robeson, 70-68. Bovell, a transfer from Teachers Prep, wasn’t eligible for the first meeting, and made Noel work for every basket. The few times Noel did get around Bovell, forward Rhamel Brown was there to either block or change his attempt. The agile, 6-foot-6 Brown finished with 12 blocks in all.

“He’s tough and long,” Lucky said. … “We just didn’t control the game. People weren’t making shots.”

The loss was infuriating considering Robeson (12-4, 4-4 Brooklyn AA) led 16-11 after the first quarter. Despite trailing by as many as nine points in the third quarter, the Eagles got even at 55 on Lucky’s bank shot with 4:26 remaining. Unfortunately Transit Tech outscored them 15-4 the rest of the way – a layup by Lucky and two free throws from Tremayne Frazier.

With the loss, Robeson is now all alone in third place, two full games behind Brooklyn AA leaders Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Boys & Girls.

zbraziller@nypost.com