Rochester John Marshall had four players score in double digits as the Rockets rolled to an 82-54 non-conference boys basketball victory on Saturday.
JM was paced by Michael Hurt (16 points, 13 rebounds, four assists) and Ngor Barnaba, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Deonte Moore also had a big night, with 15 points six assists and four steals. Josh Mattison also reached double figures for JM, with 10 points.
JM led 46-21 at halftime, was 20-of-26 at the free-throw line and held a 46-19 rebounding advantage.
"Tonight was fun," JM coach Kirk Thompson said. "We came out and played with a lot of energy. This was our best game of the year. Overall it was a great team effort."
JM plays host to Winona at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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John Marshall 82, Northfield 54
JOHN MARSHALL (82)
Deonte Moore 15, Ali Mohamed 0, Kyle Gossman 0, Ngor Barnaba 16, Adam Herzog 1, Emerson Gonyea 12, D'angelo Tines 0, Kevin Byrne 0, Dj Hardin 3, Josh Mattison 10, Josh Milligan 0, Brady Tuckner 1, Ross Faber 2, Kyle Dahlstrom 6, Sam Moen 0, Michael Hurt 16.
Other stats:Moore 6 assists, 4 steals; Hurt 13 rebounds, 4 assists; Barnaba 12 rebounds.
NORTHFIELD (54)
Colin Shepley 6, Luke Harris 11, Josiah Bardwell 6, Joseph Eckhoff 4, Zach Lant 5, Bret Mcnamara 2, Luke Marlenee 13, Preston Robinson 7.
Halftime:JM 46, NOR 21.
Free throws:JM 20-26, NOR 14-33.
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Three-point goals:JM 6 (Gonyea 3, Mattison 2, Hurt 1), NOR 2 (C. Shepley 1, Lant 1).
