ROSELLE CATHOLIC KING OF THE COURT! 65-49 WIN OVER ST. JOSEPH METUCHEN!

Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, N.J…..The culmination of the 2012-13 Highschool season cames to an end as Roselle Catholic proved to be the best of the best by beating St. Joseph Metuchen 65-49 to win the T.O.C. Championship! In a game with high leveled players all over the floor, Syracuse commit Tyler Roberson(botom left) and Sophomore sensation Malachi Richardson(bottom right) were the best players on the floor this particular night! Roberson scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Richardson scored 22 points, including going 5 for 5 from the three line with every one of those”triples”being crucial! The game was close in the 1st quarter as they finished the stanza tied at 10! Roselle Catholic took control in the 2nd quarter as Richardson finished the half with 14 points and the Lions took a 26-16 lead at the half! St. Joe’s woke up in the 3rd as they cut the lead to one 28-27 on a three point play by Junior Marques Townes and again on a bucket by Kentucky commit Karl Towns that cut the lead to 30-29 and an opportunity to take control as Roselle Catholic’s Senior point guard Hakim Santil picked up his 4th foul!! But two huge “triples” in the last minute of the quarter by Richardson gave Roselle Catholic a 42-35 lead and they regained the momentum! The 4th belonged to Roberson as he scored 13 of his 19 points including a couple tough moves to the rim! Santil finished the game with 8 points and 5 assists and Freshman Asante Gist scored 6 points and dished out 4 assists! Townes led Joe’s with 17 points, while Junior Wade Baldwin scored 13 points! Towns was held to 7 points and 5 rebounds as Roselle Catholic made a conscious effort to keep people around him!