Box Score 11/8/14 – Bronx, NY

The BCC Men's Basketball team opened their season with a win today, defeating the visiting Falcon Dutchess CC by the score of 70-54.  The win made it three straight years under Coach Sean Kelly that the Broncos won on opening day. 

The action started off slow as the score was 14-8 in favor of Bronx at the 10 minute mark.  A 3-point goal by Freshman Jatton Pierce-Bias sparked a 9-2 run to help the Broncos extend their lead.  BCC led by as many as 12 in the half but a late 3-point shot by Dutchess cut the lead down to 8 with 4:02 left.  The scoring went back and forth from there and at the half the Bronco lead stayed at 8 points at 34-26.

6 minutes into the second half, Pierce-Bias put Bronx up by 10 with another 3-point goal that once again engergized the Broncos.  From there they went on a 12-2 run to lead by 20 with 9:08 left to play.  Just as the team may have thought they had the game in hand, the Falcons responded with a 12-2 run of their own to cut the lead back down to 10 at 55-45. Dutchess cut the score down to 8 with 2:02 left by hitting yet another 3-pointer, but Brian Berrios answered back immediately with a 3-point bucket of his own to keep DCC at a comfortable distance.
 
Jatton Pierce-Bias led all scorers for Bronx with 14 points and added 10 rebounds and 8 assists.  Berrios and fellow Freshmen Esvvi Tavares each chipped in with 10 points of their own and Karius Morris finished the game with 8 points and 9 rebounds. 

With the win, the Broncos move to 1-0.  They travel to Patterson, NJ on Tuesday, November 11^th as they take on Passaic CC in a non-region matchup.  Tip-off is at 7:30pm.  For  the complete men's basketball schedule click here.