The Ponte Vedra High School boys basketball team has improved its record to 18-2 with a win at home Thursday, Jan. 20, against St. Augustine.
St. Augustine 11 7 27 10 55
Ponte Vedra 18 15 17 20 70
St. Augustine (55)
Beamon 6, Simmons 9, Brown 14, Dirden 14, Persson 5, Adkinson 7, Sangster 1
Ponte Vedra (70)
Bunkosky 11, Kelly 11, Pirris 11, Cadelino 20, Nuhu 6, Jordheim 7, B. Ritchie 4
3 pointers:
St. Augustine (5) Brown 2, Dirden 1, Persson 1, Adkinson 1
Ponte Vedra (7) Kelly 3, Candelino 3, Bunkosky 1
Records: Ponte Vedra 18-2, St. Augustine 13-7
Ponte Vedra withstood a third quarter barrage by St. Augustine by pulling away in the final quarter to earn their 18th victory and 14th in a row. The normally stingy Shark defense gave up 27 points to the visiting Yellow Jackets in the third stanza before tightening the reins in the final period to make the final score read 70-55.
Ross Candelino led another balanced Shark offense with 20 points, with Luke Pirris, JT Kelly and Nathan Bunkosky each adding 11. Kelly scored eight of his 11 points in the final quarter. Bunkosky added a career-high eight assists on the night, while Candelino had a great all-around game with six rebounds and four assists.
Ponte Vedra was scheduled to play tonight at home vs. Bartram Trail, but the game has been rescheduled for Feb. 4 due to COVID issues at Bartram Trail.
— Submitted by Jim Moyes
