The Amity Spartans Boys Basketball team hosted the Daniel Hand Tigers in Woodbridge on Friday night.If ever there was a nailbiter, this game was it.
The Spartans had the lead in the first two quarters, going into the half at 27-20.
The Tigers pulled ahead with a great third quarter and 19 points to Amity’s 11 – Score 39-38.
Both teams fought hard for the rest of the game, tying in the fourth at 48 and going into overtime. Free throws brought them to a 50-50 tie after the first overtime period.
Early in the second overtime, Tyler Thomas added 2 points for the Spartans with a basket. Then Hand tied it up at 52. Amity’s James Van Hise pulled Amity ahead to 54 -52. Hand moved forward with a foul shot, but with less than 20 seconds left on the clock, Joe Benedetti closed things up with a free throw giving Amity a 55-53 victory.
Two Tylers, Amity’s Tyler Thomas and Hand’s Tyler Boris were their respective team’s high scoring players with 19 points each.
Points per quarter Scoreboard
HAND 9 11 19 9 2 3—53 — 9 20 39 48 50 53
AMITY 11 16 11 10 2 5—55 — 11 27 38 48 50 55
Hand: Tyler Boris 7 4-8 19 (one 3-pointer), Jeremy Long 5 3-6 13, Ethan Haberman 5 0-0 10, Graeme McGiven 2 0-0 5 (one 3-pointer), Flynn Driscoll 2 0-2 4, KJ Richmond 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 7-16 53.
Amity: Tyler Thomas 8 2-7 19 (one 3-pointer), Jack Nolan 3 2-2 8, James Van Hise 2 4-7 8, Joe Benedetti 3 2-4 8, Cole Wissink 2 0-2 4, Brian Curtin 1 0-0 3 (3-point field goal), Tanner Thomas 1 1-2 3, Nick Huribal 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 11-24 55.
3 point Field Goals: Hand 2; Amity 2
Records: Amity 10-3, Hand 6-6
Next Up: Amity is on the road at Notre Dame-West Haven (9-5) on Monday, Jan. 29.
