LAWRENCE — As the season rolls alongside, Lawrence’s protection continues to shine.
Danny Reyes scored 17 factors whereas the Lancers protection was stalwart as Lawrence got here via with an enormous Merrimack Valley Conference highway win by defeating Central Catholic, 56-49, on Friday night time.
The win improves Lawrence to 12-1 and retains them atop the facility rankings in Division 1.
“Our guys take a lot of pride in their defensive effort,” Lawrence coach Jesus Moore mentioned. “Everyone of them out there show a lot of pride, and Danny Reyes continues to show what a senior leader is all about.”
Lawrence held a 24-18 lead on the break however stretched it to 33-21 early within the third quarter on a triple by Reyes.
Central Catholic answered as John Kelley (17 factors) hit three triples whereas Markys Bridgewater went coast to coast as a part of a 15-5 run to trim the deficit to 38-36.
As the temperature within the health club ramped up so too did the Lawrence protection. Over the course of the primary six minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lancers held Central Catholic with out a subject objective. At the opposite finish, in the meantime, Reyes drilled a 3 pointer and Marius Canery hit a key bucket as a part of a 11-2 spurt that bumped the result in 49-40.
Joey Hart hit a 3 to tug the Raiders inside seven, 52-45, with 1:15 left however Lawrence hit two on the stripe to complete off the win.
In the primary half, Lawrence and Central have been deadlocked at 15-15. The Lancers, nonetheless, went on a 9-0 run to shut the second quarter highlighted by a nifty end from Canery to go in entrance 24-18 on the break.
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