SOUTH DROPS ONE TO CBA AT HOME

CBA avenged a loss against Middletown South earlier in the year by beating the Eagles 54-37 on their home floor. Brian Neller led the way by knocking down a game high 16 points.

The Colts started off strong out of the gate, going on an 8-0 run to start the game, which forced the Eagles to take a quick timeout very early in the game. South responded well after the timeout, holding CBA to only 2 more points in the quarter while getting on the board with 4 points.

The Eagles took off in the second quarter, by outscoring the Colts 17-13 in the period to go into half down by 2 with a score of 23-21 CBA.

The second half belonged to the Colts, though, as they forced the Eagles to make costly mistakes. After South tied the game at 27, CBA scored a couple of quick baskets and never looked back winning the third quarter 14-9 to extend their lead to 37-30.

In the fourth quarter, CBA put the game away for good by holding South to only 7 points.

Along, with Neller, Mike Kuhn scored 12 while Patrick Light and Roy Mabry added 8 apiece. Garret Thiel led the Eagles with 13 points, while Matt Callori continued on his recent hotstreak, scoring 9. Rob Callori added 8, including a pair of three-pointers in the third quarter to keep the game close.