Hudson broke open a tight game in the 2nd half to capture the highly anticipated early season match up vs Catskill.

(Game notes, play by play & video highlights)

-Hudson jumped out to a 16-9 1Q lead with 3:10 left in the period paced by 3 three pointers from Nytrell Franklin. Catskill battled back to close the quarter down 2 (18-16).

-After back to back buckets by Matthew Sweet Hudson opened up a 9 point lead in the 2Q with 3:51 remaining in the half. Catskill again closes the gap, this time, to 3 points at the half paced by a strong play from Willie Bartholomew and Justin Worth. Hudson’s Willie Jones sat the majority of the 1^st half after a couple of early fouls.

-After a Catskill bucket by Devon Haye cut the Hudson lead to 2 (38-36), the Bluehawks went on a 20 to 9 run to head into the 4^th quarter up by 13 (58-45).

-Hudson opened up its largest lead of the game, 17 points, early in the 4^th and never let Catskill get the lead below double digits the rest of the game. Willie Jones and Jeremy Ramirez hit big 3 pointers as it looked like Catskill was gaining momentum. Ramirez connected on 5 three’s and finished with a game high 21 points. Jones and Nytrell Franklin chipped in with 11 points each. Catskill was led by Willie Bartholomew with 20 points and Justin Worth with 19. Catskill played the game without Yusef Abushqeir who was injured.

Final scoring stats with full play by play HERE:

Hudson video highlights

Catskill video highlights

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