The Spartans started out a bit slow, missing their first three shots before ripping off a 9-2 run to seize the early momentum. The Spartans pushed the lead into double figures and then reached a half high of 14 at 24-10 on a Brad Zerfing (York, PA/Central York) layup with 9:02 left. The Saints used a 10-2 run over the next seven minutes to cut the green and white lead to six at 26-20. York responded with a 7-0 spurt to end the half, pushing their halftime lead to 13 at 33-20.
The green and white played a solid second half as the closest Marymount got was 11 and that was in the opening 30 seconds of the half. The largest lead for the Spartans came on a Chad McGowan free throw with 3:36 left. That freebie made the score 70-47 York as the Spartans cruised to the win. Marymount closed the game with a 9-2 run to provide for the final 16 point margin.
The Spartans were led by senior Brandon Bushey as the guard tossed in a game-high 16 points while he also had three assists and three rebounds. McGowan added 15 points, six rebounds, three blocked shots, and two steals for the green and white. Senior Brian Singer continued his stellar play of late with 14 points and six rebounds in just 14 minutes of action. Singer was 4-for-4 from the floor and 6-for-8 from the charity stripe. Zerfing was the fourth Spartan in double figures with 11 points. Senior Kenny Fass pulled down a game-high seven rebounds for York.
The Saints received 14 points from Brandon Parker as the guard was 5-for-14 from the floor. Corey Diamond added nine points and four rebounds to the Saint attack. Pooyan Rahimi and Charles Atakora each added eight points to the Marymount offense.
York finished the game shooting 41.1% from the floor including 30.4% from three. The Saints connected on 35.1% of their attempts from the field and were a bit better from three as they made 7-of-17 from distance, good for an accuracy mark of 41.2%. The Spartans were very good from the free throw line as they went 19-for-23 (82.6%) from the stripe. Marymount made just 5-for-10 from the line.
The Spartans out-rebounded the Saints 37-24 for the game as York has now out-rebounded 17 of their 20 opponents for the season.
York concludes its three-game road trip on Monday as they face Hood College in a non-conference contest. Tip time from Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, MD is set for 8:00 pm.
Newspaper Box Score York (Pa.) vs Marymount (Va.) 2/4/06 4:00 pm at Verizon Sports Arena, Arlington, VA At Verizon Sports Arena, Arlington, VA YORK (PA.) 72, MARYMOUNT (VA.) 52 YORK (PA.) (18-2, 8-2 CAC) Brandon Bushey 5-12 4-4 16; Chad McGowan 5-11 4-5 15; Brian Singer 4-4 6-8 14; Brad Zerfing 4-10 1-2 11; Quinn Howard 2-4 1-1 5; Joe Yeck 1-3 2-2 5; Paddy Lee 1-3 0-0 3; Kenny Fass 1-4 1-1 3; Pat Kelley 0-1 0-0 0; Pat D'Arcy 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Folland 0-1 0-0 0; Nate Fry 0-2 0-0 0; Mike Riley 0-1 0-0 0; Evan Bradlee 0-0 0-0 0; Shane Beccio 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 19-23 72. MARYMOUNT (VA.) (9-11, 3-7 CAC) Brandon Parker 5-14 3-6 14; Corey Diamond 3-12 0-0 9; Pooyan Rahimi 3-7 0-0 8; Charles Atakora 4-9 0-2 8; Kyle O'Connor 2-4 2-2 7; Mike Gray 3-7 0-0 6; Kevin Whitehead 0-0 0-0 0; Reed Van Orsdel 0-2 0-0 0; Bennett Fite 0-0 0-0 0; Bryant Majors 0-2 0-0 0; Mark Mazzuchi 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 5-10 52. York (Pa.).................... 33 39 - 72 Marymount (Va.)............... 20 36 - 56 3-point goals-York (Pa.) 7-23 (Brandon Bushey 2-7; Brad Zerfing 2-4; Chad McGowan 1-4; Joe Yeck 1-1; Paddy Lee 1-2; Nate Fry 0-2; Mike Riley 0-1; Kenny Fass 0-2), Marymount (Va.) 7-17 (Corey Diamond 3-10; Pooyan Rahimi 2-3; Brandon Parker 1-1; Kyle O'Connor 1-2; Charles Atakora 0-1). Fouled out--York (Pa.)-None, Marymount (Va.)-Corey Diamond. Rebounds-York (Pa.) 37 (Kenny Fass 7), Marymount (Va.) 24 (Mike Gray 5; Charles Atakora 5). Assists-York (Pa.) 11 (Brandon Bushey 3), Marymount (Va.) 7 (Bryant Majors 2; Corey Diamond 2; Kyle O'Connor 2). Total fouls-York (Pa.) 12, Marymount (Va.) 21. A-275 The Spartans win their fifth straight game. York concludes their three-game road trip on Monday at Hood in a make-up game. Tip time at Thomas Johnson High School is set for 8:00 pm.