#14 Stockton 74, Shenandoah 57 

Michael Farrow

Boxscore
14th-ranked Richard Stockton (11-1) dominated Shenandoah (VA) (3-8) 74-57 in the first round of the Scranton Radisson Invitational. Michael Farrow (Whitesboro/Middle Twp.) led the Ospreys to their eighth consecutive win with a team-high 20 points. Omar Smith (Newark/Central) scored 12 points while Santini Lancioni (Runnemede/Paul VI) and Kai Massaquoi (Lawnside/Haddon Hts.) tallied nine points apiece.

Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/Neptune) opened the scoring with a three-pointer followed by two free throws from Smith for a 5-0 lead, and Stockton never trailed in the game. The Ospreys later scored 15 consecutive points, including seven by Farrow, for a 33-10 advantage with 8:09 on the first-half clock. Stockton forced 18 turnovers and went 12-14 (85.7%) from the line in the half to build a 44-19 lead at the break. Smith led all players with 10 points in the period.

Shenandoah closed to within 15 points with 11:27 to play in the game, but Farrow answered with back-to-back three-pointers that extended the margin to 21 points at 56-35. Stockton’s lead reached 30 points, 69-39, on a dunk by Farrow with 6:33 on the clock and the Ospreys cruised to their eighth straight win, 74-57. Overall, Stockton forced 27 turnovers and shot 21-27 (77.8%) at the line.