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The Martlets Outlast the Highlanders
Another capacity crowd witnessed a Second Boys barnburner as Westminster held on tightly until the final buzzer, securing the victory with timely free throw shooting from Eddie Lie-A-Cheong '19, Lukas Dudzik '19, Henry Mitrano '19 and Zachary Burelle '20. The high-flying action started early in the first half as the Martlets were firing on all cylinders, creating chaos on defense and ultimately jumping out to a 17-2 lead, mostly on the back of Third Former Cooper Kistler '22, whose 11 first-half points led the charge. Foul trouble, however, allowed The Gunnery to climb back within 10 at halftime. Westminster was faster and more organized, but its mental lapses allowed the Highlanders to grab too many offensive rebounds and create nonsensical turnovers in the second half. Playing by committee, the Martlets thankfully responded; Kistler, Dudzik, Teddy Schellbach '20 and Raymond Liu '22 showed uncanny leadership, poise and control. The end of the game came down to a last second opportunity for the Highlanders, who had to go the length of the court in five seconds to try to tie the game. Schellbach had other plans. Stepping on the sideline, he made perhaps the defensive play of the game, moving his feet and turning the ball handler around, thus thwarting any chance of overtime play. The evening would belong to the Martlets. Schellbach finished with nine points and nine rebounds; Lie-A-Cheong, 11 points with six boards; Kistler, 12 points; Dudzik, 12 points; Liu, eight and three; and Mitrano, eight points and couple rebounds.
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