FEBRUARY – 17 - PARAMUS, NJ – BC won its 24^th game of the season on Tuesday night, and completed a perfect BNC United Division season (8-0) defeating Paramus Catholic 80-46 at PC.  The Crusaders jumped out to a 25-17 first quarter lead behind Julius Avent who scored 8 of his game-high 18 points in the opening stanza.  Jaden Brown made deposits of 7 points in the first and third quarters, finishing with 14 on the night.
     Sophomore forward Owen Wucherpfennig continues to produce, with 11 points and 5 rebounds on the night.  Alex Mazzella scored 8 points and assisted on 9 shots and Jahlil Owusu scored four, grabbed four rebounds and assisted on seven baskets.

GAME NOTE:  In 69 years of BC basketball, this year's Crusaders are among the elite.  With 24 victories, only five BC teams have won more in a season.  The record is 27 victories by the 2018-2019 and last year's 2024-2025 led by Coach Armstrong.  Under Coach Christopher "CJ" Donfield, 26 wins by the 1988-1989 team and 25 in back-to-back years by Coach Joe Dionisio's 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 teams.
 

TEAM	1	2	3	4	Final
BC (24-3)	25	14	28	13	80
PC (6-18)	17	16	6	7	46

 

NAME	2PT	3PT	FTM	FTA	PTS	REB	AST
Julius Avent	5	2	2	4	18	6	1
Shane Jacobs	2	2	0	0	10	3	0
Marcus Brown	0	2	2	2	8	2	0
Alex Mazzella	4	0	0	2	8	3	9
Zack Behrens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Behrens	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jaden Brown	4	2	0	1	14	3	2
Sean Forbes	1	0	0	1	2	3	0
Jahlil Owusu	2	0	1	4	5	4	7
Brandon McMillan	1	0	0	0	2	4	4
Robert Hroncich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Owen Wucherpfennig	5	0	1	1	11	5	1
Tyler Schwartz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Sarza	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kieran Quinn	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
Totals:	25	8	6	15	80	34	24

BLOCKS (7):  Julius Avent (5), Alex Mazzella (1), Owen Wucherpfennig (1).
STEALS (13):  Jaden Brown (5), Alex Mazzella (2), Sean Forbes (2), Julius Avent (1), Jahlil Owusu (1), Brandon McMillan (1), Tyler Schwartz (1).