Freehold Township squeezes out victory over South

Max Lit scored 20 and the Patriots knocked down 22 free throws as a team to give Freehold Township a win in a nail biter over Middletown South by a score of 62-59.

The game was a see-saw affair between the two teams, with the lead changing hands too many times to count.

Township led 15-10 after the first quarter, but the Eagles went on a quick 5-0 run to tie the game at the start of the second period.

South fought hard in the second, with the help of strong play by Steve Gisondi, to take a 4 point advantage, 32-28, into halftime. The teams played close in the third quarter, but the Patriots led 45-43 at the end of the period.

As the fourth quarter began, Freehold started to pull away, eventually extending their lead to 8 with three minutes left.

A 3-point shot got the Eagles back into the game with 1:45 with the score 59-52.

With less than 30 seconds on the clock, Garret Theil was fouled as he scored on a layup. After hitting the free throw, he cut Freehold's lead to two.

After knocking down one free throw, Will Low picked up the rebound when the second shot missed and passed off to Theil.

Theil was trapped at half-court and dished the ball to Rob Callori, whose, desperation 3-point shot was off, giving the Patriots their second win of the season.

Matt Devine and Corey Csakai helped Lit on the offensive end, scoring 11 and 10 each. Kyle Cancilleiri netted a game high 23 points, while Theil and Pete Clabby added 16 and 10, respectively.

The Eagles take the 2-1 record into the St. John Vianney Holiday tournament, where they were named the unanimous number one seed.