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Colts top Mahanoy in OT

Show me the money Damian Fritz.

Show me the money Brandon Mohammad.Show me the money Jared Paisley.If Marian needed to find a way to dig deeper after squandering away an 18-point lead against undefeated Mahanoy Area, it surely had the money players to do it.Thanks in large part to their contributions, the Colts eventually took control in overtime and cashed in a 70-57 Schuylkill League victory.Let's start with Fritz. All the ninth grade guard did was toss in three huge free throws after being fouled on a missed triple attempt that spread his team's lead to four points at 56-52 at the start of overtime.Then turn to Da Man… Mohammad. The senior 6-5 post player was more than one of the reasons why the Colts won out. He was the reason! Mohammad had the best game of his career, scoring 31 points, collaring 16 rebounds and blocking five shots.Then take a look at Paisley. When Marian needed to find someone to step up late in regulation he filled the role.But the energy-charged victory wasn't just about three players as Noah Stauffer, DJ Mummey and Anthony Collevechio also made contributions."We kept playing and playing hard," said Mohammad. "Mahanoy was tough, but we held our composure."Indeed the Colts (6-1, 3-0) were hard-pressed late in regulation. Mahanoy Area made a gallant run after being bent to its knees turning to a full-compliment of stars. Mike Joseph was brilliant with his 27-point night and Jordan McGee hit several big shots late in regulation.When Shane Miller drilled a late three, the Bears (7-1, 3-1) had come all the way back to grab a 51-50 lead. Moments later, Miller's free throw increased the lead to 52-50 with 12 seconds to play and the Colts looked doomed.But following a time out, Mohammad got the ball down along the baseline, turned as time was expiring, and swished in the tying shot."Coach made a great call," Mohammad said when asked about the play that forced overtime."Of course we were going to get (Mohammad) the play in that situation," said Patton.In the extra four minutes of play, there was little room for doubt.The Colts began to take control when Mohammad sank two fouls before Fritz was knocked to the floor trying to shoot a trey. He then proceeded to know down all three shots.He added two more from the charity stripe, before two foul shots apiece from Paisley and Stauffer with 1:17 to go made it a 62-53 Colt lead and they cruised home from there."Let me tell you… we do shoot foul shots in practice - pressure foul shots," said Patton.That was obvious in the overtime as the Colts were money at the line.BACK-TO-BACK ... Patton said winning back-to-back games against preseason favorite Shenandoah Valley and now previously undefeated Mahanoy Area was something that he couldn't foresee.DOUBLE BUBBLE ... The Colts made it a clean sweep with a 67-32 win in the opener. Julian Miller had 19 points for the winners, while Jacob McNelis added 13 and Gabe Miller chipped in with 12.GREAT ATMOSPHERE ... Game had all the feel of a playoff with a big-time crowd.MAHANOY AREAJoseph 10-3-3-27, McGee 5-1-2-13, Miller 3-1-2-8, Rivera 2-0-0-5, R. Derr 2-0-0-4, Fedor 0-0-0-0, Crespo 0 0-0-0, Atkins 0-0-0-0, M. Derr 0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-5-9-57.MARIANMohammad 8-15-21-31, Mummey 5-0-0-12, Paisley 1-5-6-8, Fritz 0-6-7-6, Karchner 1-1-4-3, Calecveccio 1-0-0-2, Maylath 0-1-2-1, Choley 0-1-2-1, McLaughlin 0-0-0-0, J. Miller 0-0-0-0, G. Miller 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 18-31-39-70.Mahanoy A. 5 11 19 17 5 - 57Marian 13 16 12 11 18 - 70Three-pointers: MA - Joseph 4, McGee 1, Miller 1. Rivera 1. M - Mummey 1, Paisley 1.

Mike Joseph of Mahanoy Area is pressured by Marian's Noah Stauffer (14) and Tyler Fritz (3). RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS