Russo, Danis help Banana Slugs slip up ‘Cats

By: centraljersey.com
Devin Russo and Ben Danis scored 11 points each as the UCSC Banana Slugs took a 46-37 win over the Villanova Wildcats in HEWYBL varsity basketball play.
Thomas Tantillo added nine points and rebounded well. The ‘Cats were led by Ryan McGinley (13 points), while Jalen Hartsfield had seven and Abe Azhar and Neel Chowdhary provided great hustle.
The Wichita St. Shockers edged the Syracuse Orangemen, 41-37, in overtime. Mikey Kminek forced OT with a 3-pointer and finished with 12 points, while Terence Powell and Kevin Lenart each had 11. Andrew Taylor and Aakash Jagsdale provided the spark on defense.
The Orangemen got 18 points from Glen Davies, while Patrick Sobkowiak scored seven. Amar Pratik and Matt Toth provided the pressure on defense.