MA v. Beaver On January 21st, it was the first’ home game of the New Year for the MA Men’s Basket- ball Team against Penn State Beaver and both the team and fans were very excited. With a few new additions to the team, all were excited to see what they had to offer. The game started off a for three. Turnovers did not help team gave the ball up 15 times. At the end of the first half, Bea ver was up by 32 points. MA retreated to the locker room to the second half well rested. The team shot 39% from the alone, the team shot 33% from the field, while Beaver shot 47%. Beaver out-rebounded Mont Alto and the opponent re- ceived many free throws. Beaver got to the line for 12 free throws, while MA made a trip to the line articles on a regular basis. 30. However, their second half effort was not enough. MA fell to Beaver. 57 - Beaver 83. Saturday’s game, on January 28" versus Penn State Worthington Scranton was a game based on focus. The boys needed to win the next seven games to make it to the playoffs. The first half was not a high scoring event. Mont Alto scored 23 points compared to Worthington Scranton’s 22 points. Mont Alto shot eight for 27 from the field, while Worthing- ton Scranton shot 10 for 29. It was not the prettiest half of basketball, but it was a half filled with team- work. ; During the second half MA continued this were still a few rough Final score: MA 51 33 from the field, while Worthington Scranton shot 11 for 28. The game came down to the wire: A free throw from Captain Dan Smay and two critical free throws from Captain Cam- eron Bowens. In the end, Photos by Brittany Cruickshank Staff Writers:
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