Gwynedd-Mercy 90, Arcadia 67

Box Score

GWYNEDD VALLEY, PA. – Gwynedd-Mercy was firing on all cylinders Tuesday night posting a 90-67 non-league win over Arcadia at the Griffin Complex.

Senior Jon Crabtree (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville) registered a career-high 23 points as the Griffins used a 20-0 run midway in the first half to pull away from a five-point lead.

Sophomore Frank Champion (Northfield, N.J./Mainland) also netted a career-best in points, scoring 19 while pulling down nine rebounds and blocking two shots.

Gwynedd (2-1) jumped ahead early and quickly, racing out to a 15-3 lead before the Knights' Damian Palantino sunk a pair of three-pointers and later a Jose Ortiz jumper pulled Arcadia to 17-12 with just over 13 minutes in the stanza.

Champion and sophomore Doug Berzins (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) helped kickstart the scoring spree over the next six minutes, as the Griffins led by as much as 42-17 with 3:08 remaining in the period.

GM led 51-24 at halftime after shooting 72.7% (24-of-33) in the frame.

It was more of the same in the second, as Gwynedd had their biggest lead, 73-40, with 12 minutes left in the game.

Ortiz and Palantino led Arcadia with 15 points apiece. Ortiz added six boards while Palantino drained four of the team's five three-pointers.

Freshman Brandyn Wims (Philadelphia, Pa./Cardinal Dougherty) chipped in 13 while junior Dan Delconte (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) added 10.

Gwynedd outrebounded AU, 46-22, while shooting over 65% for the contest.

The Griffins are off until Monday when they open CSAC play at Rosemont in an 8 p.m. tipoff.