Even though the Cougars won big today 81-29, the big news on the night was Chris Santo ('11) breaking the school's all-time points record in the first half and creating a new school record of 1,595 points after he finished with 31 today in the game which was moved up because of the impending bad weather.
Unfortunately, few were on hand to witness the historic event based on the game's location, the moved up time and the weather. Luckily for everyone, we have much more Santo basketball to see. This is what is truly amazing about him breaking this historic record. Not including the seniors, we will all have more than 40 opportunities to see him play and lead East. Santo's career points will only keep on increasing as he continues through his high school career with lots of time still remaining. Although breaking records is usually reserved for the end of careers, Santo has much more time left to not only break more records, but to set a completely new standard for Cherry Hill East basketball.
Now, on the game tonight, Santo added 15 rebounds to his 31 points. Seth Friedman ('10) scored 9 points, had six rebounds, 5 steals and 13 assists and Edou Zaken ('11) added in 12 of his own points.
As a team, the Cougars received scoring from various other players including Marc Schlessel ('12), Jake Gurkin ('12), Jake Fischer ('12), Andrew Nahum ('10) and Ben Gerstein ('10). Almost everyone contributed in this blowout.
Player of the Game:Santo in honor of his illustrious career and game. Usually setting school records is for the end of careers. For Santo, this is just the beginning.
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