Somerville’s big fourth quarter, LaCanna’s dagger three, powers Pioneers to victory at Bound Brook

For about 85 percent of the game, Bound Brook was in the lead. The Crusaders stormed out of the gate to an 8-0 lead before Brady Scheier got Somerville on the board with a triple.

From that point, no one led by more than five until the fourth quarter, when the Pioneers started to pull away, first with a dagger triple by Tim LaCanna, then after a flop warning issued on Bound Brook that led to a long discussion, then a technical on Brook coach Anthony Melesurgo, and another quick one on an assistant.

That let to four Brady Scheier foul shots – and he made all four – fuleing a 15-1 run to close the game, bringing Somerville from down 29-25 with over two minutes to go, to win 40-30 in a game heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.

The ‘Ville’s zone defense frustrated Bound Brook all afternoon, limiting senior Jackson Morrison – who came in averaging 24.9 points per game – to just five points on one three-point field goal and 2-of-4 at the foul line.

Then again, the Crusaders had seven players in the scoring column at the half, at which point the game was tied at 17-all, while the Pioneers had just two players score. But Scheier had 12, and LaCanna had five points at the break.

Scheier finished the day with 22 points, 13-of-16 from the charity stripe, while LaCanna finished with 15, 3-of-3 from the line, and with two triples. He had ten of his 15 points in the fourth quarter run.

Somerville improves to 7-2 with the win, 3-0 in the Skyland Conference Valley Division. Bound Brook drops to 6-4, 0-3 in the Valley.

Click below fro live postgame reaction – presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen – with Somerville’s Tim LaCanna and head coach Chris Nevolo: