BOYS BASKETBALL JFK's late foul-shot binge seals fourth

Colin Clemente had eight of Warren JFK's 14 free throws down the stretch to help the Eagles pull away.
By SAL MARINO
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
WARREN -- Coach John Condoleon of the Warren JFK High basketball team wondered when his Eagles would start to jell.
He found out Saturday night as JFK defeated the Newbury Knights, 74-64, to give a good indication of what could lie ahead for the Eagles.
"We are young right now and we are starting to get better at the foul line. From game one, we are getting experience and our sophomores are really helping us out right now," said Condoleon.
The Eagles (3-4) had four players in double figures, led by Colin Clemente with 19 points, including eight free throws down the stretch that sealed the win.
Keith Black added 13, Christian Stinellis 12 and Luke Vincer 10.
Chris Day of Newbury (3-4) had a game-high 26 points, while Matt Markiewicz chipped in with 13.
Deciding edge: The Eagles shot 50 percent from the field and connected on 20 of 23 foul shots, making nine in a row in the latter part of the fourth period that proved to be the deciding edge.
Newbury coach John Cardiero said, "The two 3s at the end of the fourth period took the wind out of our sails. When Chris Day fouled out, our kids still stepped it up. And not making our shots and JFK taking over the foul line, that hurt us."
JFK held a 19-13 first-period lead, led by John DiFiore and Mike Lepro with four points each, and Black with a 3-pointer, while Adam Snyder, Clemente, Vincer and Stinellis rounded out the scoring JFK. For the Knights in the first period, Markiewicz and Day combined for nine points.
Tied it again: With 1:22 remaining in the second, with JFK leading 27-25, Newbury tied the score for the second time when Day made two foul shots to make it 27-27. Both teams scored five points each to close the half at 32-32.
The third period was relatively close as JFK outscored Newbury by 17-15, to lead after three periods, 49-47.
From that point, Newbury stayed close until about the middle of the fourth when JFK was ahead, 61-55.
JFK then made 13 of 14 foul shots down the stretch to pull away, Clemente getting eight of them and Stinellis three.
DeFiore had seven of JFK's rebounds and two blocked shots.
Black had 10 of his team's 18 assists.
"We have to evaluate our performance tonight," said Condoleon. "The kids did well. Newbury is a physical team. They come at you and they played a good game. We know our younger kids could play, but all they need is experience."