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Prep hoops falls to St. Anthony’s (NJ)

Justin Barrasso

December 29, 2014 by Justin Barrasso

MEDFORD — In only 32 minutes, St. Anthony’s of New Jersey provided a detailed lesson to St. John’s Prep in the fundamentals of basketball, showing the Eagles why the Friars are consistently one of the best high school teams in the nation.Led by a balanced scoring attack and a vicious defense, St. Anthony’s defeated the Prep, 77-35, in the Shooting Touch Shootout at Tufts on Saturday night.”It’s a reality check,” said Prep coach Jon Dullea. “We’ve got to move on from it, but we need to learn from it at the same time.”The matchup between the two parochial schools never resembled a holy war. St. Anthony’s (3-0) led 8-5 midway through the first quarter when the Friars amped up their defensive intensity and did not allow the Prep to register another point until the 4:30 mark in the second quarter. The Friars pieced together a 24-0 run over those eight minutes to lead convincingly (32-5) midway through the second quarter, taking a 46-13 lead into the half.”We were pretty fundamental,” said St. Anthony’s coach Bobby Hurley Sr. “We shared the ball on offense, and we not only guarded but also harassed on defense.”The Friars’ pressure created problems all evening for the Prep, and Kareem Davis was the only ball handler who could handle their constant pressure. The Eagles committed a dozen turnovers in the opening half, and St. Anthony’s converted their fast-break opportunities. The Friars connected on their first seven shots in the second quarter and five out of their first six to open the second half. They also never allowed the Prep to create any offensive tempo, building the lead to 61-19 after three.”We lost our composure,” said Davis (seven points, four steals). “Guys were rattled and then we didn’t run our sets. Their pressure made it difficult, and we couldn’t get guys to the right spots.”St. Anthony’s received an excellent showing from 6-feet-9-inch power forward Taurean Thompson (10 points, 10 rebounds), who hurt the Prep in the paint as well as with his ability to knock down deep 18-foot jumpers.”We’re disappointed with our effort,” said Dullea. “We could have gave more on both ends of the floor, especially on the offensive end. We played scared and just didn’t have any confidence.”The Prep was dealt another blow when Jake Burt went down with a high ankle sprain in the second quarter. Burt’s status is now day-to-day. In his absence, Harry O’Neil (eight points, 11 rebounds) led the Prep. St. Anthony’s Jagan Mosely led all scorers with 16, while 6-feet-8 forward Markis McDuffie — whom Boston College is actively recruiting — finished with nine points before leaving the game after injuring his chin on an alley-oop.The Prep (2-1) now has 24 hours to recover before playing St. Clement’s on Monday afternoon.”Their pressure hurt us and we were rattled,” said Dullea. “Most guys settled and we didn’t get quality possessions. We’re going to need to be better than that.”We need to make adjustments moving forward. We should know what it takes to win, and this game is definitely something we can learn from.”Justin Barrasso can be reachedat [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @JustinBarrasso.

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