Despite some problems keeping control of the basketball in the second quarter, the North Warren boys defeated Perth Amboy Magnet School in the first round of the North Warren Holiday Extravaganza Tournament December 27.
Leading by two at the half, the Patriots came back in the second half to notch a 51-40 victory over Perth Amboy.
Before they pulled it together, North Warren gave up nine turnovers in the second quarter.
“One of the things we always preach is take care of the ball, take care of the ball, take care of the ball,” said head coach Rob Steingall. “And we did not do that.”
Steingall said they ran several different offensive sets in the second half and emphasized getting the ball to Luck Stefankiewicz and Christian Otufale.
“Get the ball in Christian’s hands a little bit and Luke’s hands,” Steingall said. “That worked out.”
Steingall said he was particularly pleased with Stefankiewicz in the second half.
“Second half he kind of took over and that’s what we expect from him,” Steingall said of Stefankiewicz. “It was a good moment for him to step up.”
Stefankiewicz scored 10 points with three rebounds while Otufale scored 14 points. Maximus Hambros also scored 14 and led the game with 12 rebounds.
Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.
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- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
