NANTICOKE, Pa. - The nationally ranked Northampton men's basketball team picked up their first win of the season, storming past Luzerne County Community College with a convincing, 83-44, victory on Thursday evening at the James T. Atherton Gymnasium.
The Spartans are ranked #11 in the NJCAA preseason national poll.
Northampton jumped out to a quick, 47-24, lead at the half, and never looked back, cruising to the, 83-44, road win over the Trailblazers. The Spartans improved their all-time mark over Luzerne to 22-1.
"Good to get back on the floor and see us get our first win of the year," explained Spartans Head Coach
Brennan McCarthy, "I felt we had a nice few days of practice leading into tonight and was pleased with how we came out of the gate. Strong overall effort and it is always nice to get the first win out of the way. Not a lot of time to celebrate. We are back on the practice floor tomorrow and we have a big early test coming our way on Saturday."
Freshman guard
Shermar Killen Jr. (Muhlenberg, PA/Muhlenberg) led the Spartans with 19 points and
Julian Bair (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg) along with
Talasi Henderson (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep Charter) both scored 12 points.
Dom Arguelles (West Reading, PA/Wyomissing Area) helped balance the offensive attack with 10 points and
Yahsir Wood (Pottstown, PA/Pottstown) added 9 points in the win.
Northampton improves to 1-1 overall, 1-0 in Region 19 and 1-0 in the EPAC following the victory.
Luzerne slips to 0-2 overall, 0-1 in the Region and 0-1 in the conference.
Northampton is on the road on Saturday, November 7th when they travel to Blackwood, New Jersey for an early season showdown with Camden County College at 1pm at the Joseph Papiano Gymnasium.
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