11/18/23
Frederick, MD-Mercer men’s basketball moved to 3-2 on the season following a 72-69 win over Frederick Community College (0-1). The Vikings trailed 19-25 at halftime, but outscored the Cougars 53-44 in the second half to pick up the win.
Mercer was led by 17 points from sophomore Jason Mark (Broward City, FL/Blanche Ely HS). Sophomore Izaiah Johnson (Burlington, NJ/Burlington City) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Sophomore Justin Carbone (Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick HS) scored 11 points and freshman Calvin Moore (Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central) had 7 points and 5 rebounds. Sophomore Anthony Rhodes (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) added 7 points and 6 rebounds off the bench and sophomore Isham McClain (Pemberton, NJ/Pemberton HS) chipped in 7 points. Freshman Darius Bland (Willingboro, NJ/Florence Twp. Memorial) added 6 points and 5 rebounds in the win.
The Vikings next travel to Lackawanna (2-3) for a 7:00 PM game on Tuesday, November 21st.