Lipka led for Farmingdale with 20 points, including four three-pointers, while Canning finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. Freshman guard Shane Denully (Bronx, N.Y./Our Saviour Lutheran) had five assists.
Yeshiva came out in the first with a quick 11-point lead before a Rams 9-0 run brought the score to 13-11. The Maccabees brought the lead back to as much as six points, but Farmingdale tied it up with 7:11 remaining and then held a 39-32 lead at the half.
In the second, Yeshiva would not let the lead eclipse nine and used a 10 point run to take a one-point lead, 53-52, with 6:29 on the clock. A three-pointer by Farmingdale senior Terry Menefee (Montgomery, Ala./Shawnee Mission North (Ks.)) gave the Rams a two-point lead and 3-of-4 free throws in the final minute by Lipka and Denully would secure the victory.
The Maccabees were led by senior guard Ian Ribald (Dallas, Texas/Yavneh Academy) with 17 points and junior center Shuki Merlis (Atlanta, Ga./Yeshiva Atlanta) had15 points and eight rebounds.
Farmingdale will travel to Centenary on Saturday, February 3rd in Hackettstown, N.J. in a conference doubleheader with the women's team. The men's game is slated for 8:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Yeshiva vs Farmingdale State 02/01/07 8:00pm at Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) At Farmingdale, NY (Lynch Sports Center) FARMINGDALE STATE 64, YESHIVA 60 YESHIVA (12-7,5-5 Skyline) Ian Ribald 5-8 2-2 17; Shuki Merlis 5-7 5-13 15; Matan Cohen 2-6 2-2 8; Harel Vatavu 3-6 2-3 8; David Schaulewicz 2-6 0-0 5; Alex Claster 1-3 0-0 3; Michael Pollack 1-3 0-0 2; Gavi Wolk 1-3 0-0 2; Richard Lewis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-44 11-20 60. FARMINGDALE STATE (11-7,7-4 Skyline) Lipka, Peter 6-14 4-4 20; Canning, Tom 9-13 0-1 18; Seible, Bobby 3-6 0-0 6; Santana, Damien 2-5 0-0 6; Menefee, Terry 2-4 0-0 5; Robinson, Brian 2-5 0-0 4; Denully, Shane 1-3 1-2 3; Gary, Tremain 0-1 2-2 2; Gener Jr., John 0-0 0-0 0; McCabe, Sean 0-0 0-0 0; Jackson, Davon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 7-9 64. Yeshiva....................... 32 28 - 60 Farmingdale State............. 39 25 - 64 3-point goals--Yeshiva 9-25 (Ian Ribald 5-8; Matan Cohen 2-4; Alex Claster 1-3; David Schaulewicz 1-4; Gavi Wolk 0-1; Richard Lewis 0-2; Michael Pollack 0-1; Harel Vatavu 0-2), Farmingdale State 7-19 (Lipka, Peter 4-8; Santana, Damien 2-5; Menefee, Terry 1-2; Denully, Shane 0-2; Gary, Tremain 0-1; Seible, Bobby 0-1). Fouled out--Yeshiva-None, Farmingdale State-None. Rebounds--Yeshiva 21 (Shuki Merlis 8), Farmingdale State 35 (Canning, Tom 7). Assists--Yeshiva 11 (Harel Vatavu 4), Farmingdale State 13 (Denully, Shane 5). Total fouls--Yeshiva 13, Farmingdale State 19. Technical fouls--Yeshiva-None, Farmingdale State-McCabe, Sean. A-150