Other Schools vs Friends Academy
Friday March 14, 2014 at Friends Academy
Middle Early College (Sec. 6) Overall 23 - 78 | Conference 6 - 11
Overall 15 - 3 | Conference 10 - 0
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Early College (Sec. 6) | 14 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 72 |
| Friends Academy | 11 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 66 |
Top performers MEC: Scott 4-1-9, Briggs 8-13-31, Statono 4-0-12, Brown 7-4-18, Jefferson 1-0-2. Totals: 24-18-62. FA: Perkins 5-5-16, Nierenberg 6-4-18, Forlines 6-3-18, Holder 3-1-7, Sehring 1-0-2, Sands 1-1-3, Christian 1-0-2. Totals: 23-14-66. Three-pointers: MEC 6 (Staton 4, Briggs 2); FA: 6 (Forlines 3, Nierenberg 2, Perkins).
HIGHLIGHTS
Friends Academy could not repeat its magical run in 2011, when the Quakers won the state Class C championship. This year’s ride ended Friday with a 72-66 loss to Middle Early College of Buffalo in a state Class C semifinal. Middle Early College (19-5) was led by 5-10 guard Kevin Briggs, who scored 31 points, converting 13 of 19 free throws as he was repeatedly fouled on drives. Joseph Staton, a 5-6 sophomore, hit four big threes for the Kats and 6-4 Brian Brown had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Seniors Jack Forlines and Jon Nierenberg, playing their last high school game, led Friends (16-3), the Long Island Class C champ, with 18 points each. Junior guard Tyrone Perkins added 16.
GAME STATS
| Friends Academy | FGs | 3Pts | Fts | Assist | Reb | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Nierenberg | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jack Forlines | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tyrone Perkins | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Cyrus Holder | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Will Sands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyler Sehring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Julian Christian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |