Karrington Ward slams home two of his 26 points Sunday. ( JOE CHASE PHOTO)
S U N D A Y
The St. John’s Edge had what seemed to be a comfortable 15 point lead at one point against Island Storm but had to settle for a three point win 109-106 over the Storm at Mile One on Carl English retirement day. The game also saw probably the largest crowd at a basketball game with 5475 fans attending.
Karrington Ward led the edge with 26 points and Canie Broome added 19 and Tyrone Watson 18. Edge led 54-53 at the half .
The next home game for the Edge won’t be until March 24th as they will be on the road until then.
Atlantic Division Standings |
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GP |
Record |
Last 10 |
Streak |
|
Moncton Magic |
19 |
15-4 |
8-2 |
Won 4 |
St. John’s Edge |
18 |
11-7 |
7-3 |
Won 2 |
Island Storm |
20 |
6-14 |
1-9 |
Lost 4 |
Halifax Hurricanes |
18 |
5-13 |
3-7 |
Lost 2 |
S A T U R D A Y
St. John’s Edge outscored Island Storm 30-16 in the final quarter and defeated the Island Storm 101-95 to improve to 10-7 in the season while the Storm fell to 7-13.
Ryan Richardson and Monty Brandon had 17 points each for the Edge and Cane Broome contributed 16.
The Storm were up by one 51-50 at the half.
There teams meet again Sunday at three o’clock at Mile One. It’s the day that Carl English officially retires as a player from basketball.
TEAMS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
FINAL |
|
|
30 |
20 |
29 |
16 |
95 |
|
|
18 |
33 |
20 |
30 |
101 |
