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: