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Julius Avent

Avent's 33 Lead Comeback Victory in OT

1/19/2026 8:50:00 PM

JANUARY 18 - SPRINGFIELD, MA – Julius Avent recorded a team high, career-high 33 points to help BC defeat Central Catholic of Massachusetts 80-76 in overtime on Saturday as a part of the HoopHall Showcase.  It was Avent's second 30+ point output, one of just 12 such efforts since December 2014.  Julius had 18 second-half points and scored 5 of BC's 11 in overtime to help the Crusaders break a 69-point deadlock at the end of regulation.
     Alex Mazzella turned in 12 points with 8 important points in the second quarter to help keep the game within reach.  He knocked down a pair of clutch field goals, one in the fourth quarter and one in overtime.
     BC was in a 12-point hole at the end of the half with CC scoring 29 second-quarter points.  The BC defense clamped down in the third to close the lead to 3 in the third.  They went onto outscore their New England foe by 7 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.
     Jaden Brown scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half, plus three in the extra period. 
     BC is now 12-2 overall on the season.  They travel to DePaul Catholic before returning home to host Paramus Catholic HS on Thursday.
 
TEAM 1 2 3 4 OT FINAL
BC (12-2) 13 17 16 23 11 80
CC (MA) (8-3) 13 29 7 20 7 76
 
NAME 2PT 3PT FTM FTA PTS REB AST BLK STL
Brandon McMillan 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0
Sean Forbes 1 0 1 2 3 9 7 0 1
Jaden Brown 6 0 6 12 18 8 4 2 0
Alex Mazzella 3 2 0 1 12 1 1 0 2
Julius Avent 12 2 3 4 33 8 1 1 0
Shane Jacobs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marcus Brown 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Jahlil Owusu 3 0 0 0 6 1 3 1 1
Owen Wucherpfennig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kieran Quinn 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals: 27 5 20 21 80 33 16 4 5
CRUSADER HIGH SCORERS
POINTS PLAYER HAN OPPONENT DATE
40 George Dennerlein A North Rockland (NY) 2/15/75
38 Will Richardson A Paramus Catholic 2/15/22
37 Jim Moye A Ramapo (NY) 12/19/73
35 Zach Freemantle N Newark Eastside 3/15/19
35 Doug Edert H Bergen Tech 2/2/19
34 Will Richardson A Teaneck 1/25/22
34 Justin Salem N Mission Bay (CA) 12/29/14
34 Bob Hoehl A St. Cecilia 1/4/59
34 Mike Pedone A Montclair 1/14/89
33 Julius Avent N Central Catholic (MA) 1/18/26
33 Jim Ward A Essex Catholic 3/8/78
31 Zach Freemantle H Dwight Englewood 2/9/18
30 Julius Avent A Roselle Catholic 2/13/25
30 Declan Wucherpfennig A Ramapo 12/19/24
30 Will Richardson N St. Raymond's (NY) 1/1/20
30 Doug Edert H St. Joseph Regional 3/6/19
30 Justin Salem A Teaneck 1/8/15
30 Greg Martin A Hudson (FL) 12/28/83
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