YORK, PA – Host York outscored Johns Hopkins 8-2 over the final 3:38 to win 76-73 Tuesday night in non-conference action. The Blue Jays slip to 1-1 on the season while the Spartans improve to 2-0.
Trailing 71-68, Ben Troyer hit a pair of free throws for York to spark that 8-2 game-ending run. Charlie Jackson pushed Hopkins’ lead back to three with a pair of free throws with 2:52 to play. Less than a minute later, Tate Landis hit a bucket in the paint, followed by two Jayden Rowe free throws and the Spartans led 74-73 with 1:24 to play. Landis would then seal the win at the line with 10 ticks on the clock.
It was a back-and-forth game from the beginning as neither team led by more than three over the first eight minutes. Anthony Sciote drained back-to-back threes to put York up 18-13 at the 11:34-mark. Justin Huang then scored on a jumper to ignite a 9-1 run that saw Hopkins grab a 22-19 lead just over five minutes later. The teams traded scores over the ensuing 90 seconds, and it was 26-25 Blue Jays.
A Jackson layup with 3:28 to play in the half sparked a 10-2 run that saw Hopkins go up 35-27 at the 1:00-mark. Tanti Felli and Wyatt Eglinton Manner combined for eight of the 10 points, including a steal and dunk by Felli. York answered with a 6-2 spurt to end the half and make it a 38-33 game at the break.
Eight minutes into the second half and the Blue Jays led 52-50. Huang and Nick Klaiber scored back-to-back buckets to push the lead to six. Rowe then scored five unanswered points to ignite a 12-4 Spartans’ run that put York on top 62-60 with 6:45 to play. An Eglinton Manner layup and a pair of Jeb Williams’ free throws swung the lead back to the Blue Jays less than a minute later. That kick-started an 11-6 spurt that put JHU up 71-68 at 3:54.
Jackson and Eglinton Manner led the Blue Jays with 17 points each. Jackson also grabbed nine boards and a game-high four steals. Williams added 11 points and nine boards, while Eglinton Manner handed out a game-high four assists. Felli also finished in double figures with 10 points to go with seven rebounds. Rowe led all scorers with 30 points and had six boards. Landis and Cooper Haberern finished with 12 points each.
Hopkins returns to action on Tuesday, November 18 at Rowan. The non-conference contest is scheduled for a 6:00 pm tip.
