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On Monday night against Northumberland Christian, the Jersey Shore boys basketball team hit the ground running and never looked back, outscoring the Warriors 21-2 through the first quarter en route to a 49-20 victory. That quarter saw six Bulldogs score, with Landon Lathan leading the charge with eight of the 21.
Lathan finished with a team-leading 11 points to finish as the team’s only double-figure scoring. Mazden Lupton fell just one point and rebound short of a double-double, posting three assists alongside his nine points and nine rebounds. And Tucker Hanna added seven, as nine Shore players scored.
With the win, Jersey Shore improved to 5-3 on the season. It’ll look to carry the momentum gained from back-to-back victories in a rivalry matchup against Central Mountain (2-6), with that game set for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday night at Jersey Shore.
Jersey Shore 45, Northumberland Christian 20
NORRY CHRISTIAN (20)
Chase Conner 1 1-2 3, Noah Conner 1 0-2 3, Maxwell Garvin 1 4-5 6, Michael Canting 1 4-5 6, Gavin Birett 0 0-2 0, Jason Clark 1 0-0 2, Ethan Bennett 3 0-0 6, Tristen Conner 0 1-2 1. Totals 8 10-18 20.
JERSEY SHORE (45)
Carson Watkins 1 0-0 2, Mazden Lupton 4 0-0 9, Landon Lathan 5 0-0 11, Jacob Larson 1 0-0 3, Breylon Guerrero 1 1-2 3, Ty McDermit 3 0-0 6, Tucker Hanna 3 0-0 7, Roman Dittmar 2 0-2 4. Totals 21 2-4 45.
Norry Christian 2 6 10 2 -- 20
Jersey Shore 21 9 9 6 -- 45
3-point goals: Shore 4 (Lupton 1, Lathan 1, Larson 1, Hanna 1).