Brown’s floater in the lane with 1:20 gave Manor the lead for good, 71-69. It followed a steal by the Blue Jays with 1:54 remaining in the game. Brown also sank free throws with 11.6 and 5.0 seconds remaining in the game. The Pennsylvania Junior Varsity team sank a three-point basket with 1.8 seconds left to close out the scoring.

Manor opened the scoring early before the Junior Varsity Quakers took the lead.  Freshman guard/forward Eric Trowery (Coatsville, PA/Strath Haven) sank two free throws to give the Blue Jays an 18-17 lead with 11:52 left in the first half. This was a lead that Manor held deep into the second half. Including the free throws, the Blue Jays went on a 12-2 run over the next 2:59 to extend the lead to 28-19 with 8:53 left. The host Junior Varsity Quakers closed the gap to 31-24 with 7:35 remaining before sophomore forward/guard Christopher Lawhorn (Philadelphia, PA/Freire Charter) hit a pair of free throws with 7:09 left that began a 12-0 run over the next 1:46 by Manor to increase the lead to 43-24 with 5:23 remaining. The 19-point lead was the largest of the game for the Blue Jays.

Scoring came from a pair of three-point plays by Brown (he also had a four-point play during this stretch) and freshman guard William Shank (Philadelphia, PA/Neumann Goretti). The Junior Varsity Quakers got as close as 43-30 with 3:48 remaining. Putbacks on consecutive possessions by Brown and Trowery increased the lead to 47-30 with 2:39 left. Sophomore guard Mark Perez (Philadelphia, PA/West Catholic) knocked down a three-point basket with 0:54 left to give Manor a 52-35 lead. The Blue Jays led 52-37 at halftime.

 Shank’s putback gave Manor a 58-44 with 18:01 left to go in the game. The Junior Varsity Quakers went on a 12-0 run of their own over the next 5:02 to close the lead to 58-56 with 12:59 remaining. Lawhorn’s three-point basket at the top of the key with 12:16 left stopped the bleeding. This started a 10-2 run that cumulated with a Brown dunk off of a steal to increase the Blue Jays lead to 68-58 with 6:32 remaining. However, the Junior Varsity Quakers went on an 11-1 run to tie the game at 69 on a layup with 3:15 left. The score remained the same until the final 1:20.

 

In addition to Brown’s 30 points, double-figured scoring also came from Shank who contributed 17 and Lawhorn added 13. The Junior Varsity Quakers were led by Matt Paplowski (21) and Matt Hennessian (19).

 

Manor improved its road record to 4-7 and its non-Region 19 Division II mark to 4-5 on the season. The Blue Jays finishes its non-Region 19 Division II schedule with a visit to Valley Forge Military College on Saturday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. This is a make-up game from December 10, 2013 when the game was postponed due to snow.