Congratulations to the Unified Lions for winning the Unified Sports Basketball game last night against the Lion Pride Staff 78-60 in a superb inclusive community event at North Hunterdon High School. The Unified Lions led 42-21 at halftime but the Lion Pride Staff kept their cool and scored 39 unanswered points in the second half to make the game close but the Unified Lions kept the pressure on by scoring 36 points in the second half. The Lion Pride staff set a North record for Air Balls and Aches and pain complaints. The Unified Lions set a record for points scored in a game for the season.
The Unified Lions were led by Dan (Stealth Bomber) Navarro with 18 points. Other scorers for the Unified Lions were: Claire (Wonder Woman) Sturges with 12 points; Jamie (Luck of the Irish) Sullivan, Carly (Xena Warrior Princess Moore and Bettina (Bat Girl) Mannasseri-Castro had 10 points apiece; Myla (Drop the Mic) Schultz had 8 points; Maria-Clara (Storm) Sousa and Penny (The Glide) Johnson had 4 points apiece and Keith (Freight Train) Pannicke finished with 2 points.
The Lion Pride Staff were led by Justin Matisak with 11 points. Other scorers for the Lion Pride Staff were: Chris Link with 10 points; The Dynamic Science duo of Meghan Plaxe and Ashley Post finished with 8 points apiece; Mike Owdij and Kyle Rehrig finished with 6 points; Dan Pepe finished with 4 points; Amy Attanasio finished with 3 points and RJ Calabrese and Cheyenne Young finished with 2 points apiece.
This concludes the Unified Basketball season. Shout outs to Coach Ellen Anderson for the Lion Pride Staff and Garrett Lelko and Marielle Thorsen for the Unified Lions; Medical Coverage Tyler Roseberry; Announcer Sean Walsh, scoreboard operator Steve Clancy, referee Mark Soltis and our Unified Coordinator Michelle Byron. Thanks to Mr. Pellechio for providing Post Game Donuts!!
Congratulations to all who participated tonight.
