2/17/24
West Windsor, NJ-Mercer men’s basketball (13-11) clinched a spot in the Region 19 playoffs with a 81-73 win vs Lackawanna on Sophomore Night. Sophomore Isham McClain (Pemberton, NJ/Pemberton HS) led the Vikings with 20 points including four threes and sophomore Izaiah Johnson (Burlington, NJ/Burlington City) had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the win. Sophomore Kristian Smith (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) had 11 points and sophomore Jason Mark (Broward, FL/Blanche Ely HS) added 11 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals.
Sophomore Justin Carbone (Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick) chipped in 7 points, freshman Jayson Love (Philadelphia, PA/Academy at Palumbo) added 6 points and sophomore Anthony Rhodes (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the win.
The Vikings close out the regular season with a 6:00 PM game at County College of Morris (17-6) on Tuesday, February 20th.