Timothy Christian connects from downtown, tops Edison to win first outright GMC Blue title

Last year, Timothy Christian shared the GMC Blue Division title with Spotswood. This year, they have it all to themselves.

The Tigers (12-6, 9-1 GMC Blue) hit 12 times from beyond the arc – with five different players connecting on treys – en route to a 74-37 win over visiting Edison as heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio Thursday night.

That gives TCS not only the division title, but also a guaranteed top 12 seed in the GMC Tournament, which will be seeded Friday morning at Spotswood High School, with the girls at 9:00 am and the boys to follow. Central Jersey Sports Radio will have live coverage on Twitter. Click here to follow.

The first time these two teams met, Edison trailed by just three at halftime, but Timothy pulled away in the second half. Thursday night, the Tigers picked up right where they left off, getting out to an 18-6 lead after one quarter, and 29-19 at the half. The lead was as big as 15 in the second quarter, and Edison had cut it to as little as six at one point.

But the three-point barrage from the Tigers was simply too much for the Eagles (11-9, 8-2 GMC Blue). They had 12 in the game, which is not out of the ordinary for them. They had 11 Wednesday night against New Brunswick, and had 12 back on January 18th in a 73-65 win over Middlesex.

Nathanael Sleman led with four of them, accounting for all 12 of his points. Elijah Pierre finished with 13, including three triples. Aidan Badger had one, as did 6-foot-7 big Chukwudi Raphael-Mamah, and Jalen Fleming hit three times from beyond the arc, finishing with a game-high 26.

That also leaves him 44 points from the 2,000-point mark at 1,056 points. He’s already the school’s leading scorer, taking the reins from Warren “Monty” Fitch, who finished his career with 1,819 when he graduated in 1992.

Click below for postgame reaction from Timothy Christian senior Jalen Fleming and head coach Dennis McNulty, presented by Sportsplex at Metuchen: