Scores/Summaries 2005-2006

2/18/06 Swarthmore 62, Haverford 57

HAVERFORD -- Ray Brown, Jason Polykoff and Adam Howland scored 14, 13 and 12 points, respectively, but Haverford could not overcome 11-point deficits in each half to avoid its first season series sweep by Swarthmore since 2000-01.

The Fords (10-14, 8-10), who pulled to within two points four times in the final 9:15, came into the game deflated as their playoff hopes had been dashed by Muhlenberg's 74-70 upset of first-place Ursinus earlier in the day.

Aaron Heath tied his career-high with eight points and Johnny Elefterakis (game-high nine rebounds) tied Polykoff with a game-high four assists in the final game in the careers of the three senior Haverford guards.

Ian McCormick and Matt Kurman led the Garnet (5-20, 4-14) with 18 and 12 points, respectively.

The game was the 151st in the series between the two ancient rivals, who have met at least once in men's basketball every winter since 1919-20, except for the 1943-44 season. Swarthmore leads the all-time series, 89-62.

2/15/06 Ursinus 88, Haverford 61

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. ­ Mike McGarvey scored a game-high 24 points and dished out nine assists to lead Ursinus past Haverford in Centennial Conference men’s basketball action on Wednesday.

McGarvey went 8-for-13 from the floor and connected on six three-pointers to help the Bears (19-5, 15-2 CC) clinch top seed and home-court advantage for the conference playoffs on Feb. 25-26.

Johnny Elefterakis scored 14 of his team-high 18 points in the first half to lead the Fords (10-13, 8-9 CC), while Jason Polykoff added 10. After Ursinus scored 10 straight points to pull away from a 7-7 start, Elefterakis hit two straight treys to make the score 17-14. After a pair of Ursinus layups, Elefterakis and Adam Howland (nine points) answered with three-pointers to stay within reach, but the Bears outscored the Fords, 17-7, down the stretch for a 42-29 lead at intermission.

Haverford must now defeat Swarthmore on Saturday for a chance to clinch the fifth-seed for the Centennial Conference playoffs, or hope for losses by both Muhlenberg and Franklin & Marshall to guarantee their first-round date at fourth-seed Washington (Md.) next Wednesday.

2/11/06 Haverford 93, Dickinson 75

HAVERFORD -- Senior guard Johnny Elefterakis scored 28 points on 6-of-13 three-point shooting and went over the 500-assist mark for his career as Haverford (10-12, 8-8) kept alive its hope for a third straight Centennial Conference playoff appearance with its win over Dickinson Saturday.

Elefterakis entered the game with 498 assists and now has 503. His 28 points were one shy of his career-high 29 set last year at Ursinus.

Junior Ray Brown added a career-high 26 points and game-high nine rebounds for the Fords, who also got 17 points and career-highs of 10 assists and six steals from senior Jason Polykoff.

Dickinson (5-18, 3-13), which trailed by only 48-44 at the half, was led by Mike Geosits and Kizmahr Grell with 16 and 13 points, respectively.

2/8/06 Haverford 85, Washington (Md.) 75

HAVERFORD -- Senior guard Johnny Elefterakis and freshman forward Adam Howland scored 20 points each Wednesday evening as Haverford rallied for a key victory in the chase for the Centennial Conference playoffs.

With the win, the Fords (9-12, 7-8) remain tied for the fifth and final playoff berth with Muhlenberg.

Howland scored 10 of his career-high 20 points in his first six minutes off the bench as the host Fords recovered from an early 15-6 deficit to trail by only two points, 41-39, at the half. The Shoremen (10-12, 8-7) had enjoyed the early advantage as junior Joey Breslin scored 20 of his Gooding Arena-record 32 points before halftime.
Jason Polykoff scored eight of his 13 points in the second half and put Haverford ahead to stay, 50-48, on a layup with 13:49 remaining. He ended the night with nine assists, six rebounds and four steals and joined Ray Brown (11 points) and David Nowacki (10 points) in double-figure scoring. Nowacki tied fellow freshman Ben McDowell (eight points) for the team-high with eight rebounds.

Jonathan Webb (15 points) and Kyle Stem (10 points) each grabbed 10 rebounds for Washington, which could get no closer in the waning moments than three points, 74-71, on a Stem free throw with 3:06 left.

2/4/06 Johns Hopkins 85, Haverford 66

HAVERFORD -- Ray Brown scored 21 points and Jason Polykoff added 16 for Haverford, but host Johns Hopkins overpowered its Centennial Conference guest with 62-percent shooting from the field (29-of-47) and 24-of-32 free-throw shooting Saturday.

Brown and fellow starters Ben McDowell (seven points) and Johnny Elefterakis (six points) all fouled out for the Fords (8-12, 6-8), who trailed by just 30-28 on an Adam Howland (10 points) basket with four minutes left in the first half.

Matt Griffin and Jeff Thompson scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, for the Blue Jays (16-4, 12-2), who enjoyed a 38-15 rebounding advantage while retaining their share of first-place in the league.

2/1/06 Muhlenberg 99, Haverford 59

ALLENTOWN -- Jason Polykoff and Ray Brown scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Haverford Wednesday night. The Fords (8-11, 6-7) also got six assists from Johnny Elefterakis, raising the all-time Haverford leader in that category's career total to 493.
Jeff Stewart recorded game-highs of 24 points and 13 rebounds and Chris Huber added 20 points for the Mules (10-9, 6-7), who jumped out to a 49-28 lead at intermission and shot over 50-percent in each half .

1/30/06 Haverford 75, Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) 65

HAVERFORD -- Jason Polykoff scored 21 points and Ben McDowell added 16 as Haverford erased a 17-point first-half deficit and rolled to victory over non-conference visitor Stevens Monday night.

David Nowacki (14 points) and Johnny Elefterakis (11 points) joined Polykoff in grabbing four steals among the Fords' total of 14 thefts. Elefterakis' fourth assist of the game to Ray Brown (10 points) five minutes in the second half gave the Fords (8-10) their first lead since the opening minutes, 47-45, and tied him for the college's career assist record. Elefterakis fed Polykoff for a layup two minutes later to break a 49-all tie and set a new Haverford career record of 487 assists, surpassing the 486 by Jamal Elliott between 1993-96.

Waleed Farid led Stevens (10-9) by scoring 16 of his game-high 22 in the first half as the Ducks built a 40-23 lead. The Fords closed to a 45-37 halftime deficit behind six points from Nowacki and five from McDowell in the last 4:04 of the half. Farid pulled down 15 rebounds, including nine on the offensive glass, as the Ducks outrebounded their hosts, 53-40, for the game. Stephen Peters was Stevens' other big contributor with 11 points and eight rebounds.

1/28/06 Haverford 86, McDaniel 58

HAVERFORD -- Senior point guard Johnny Elefterakis hit 6-of-10 three-point attempts and dished out five assists to pull within four of the Haverford career assist record as the Fords blistered Centennial Conference visitor McDaniel Saturday afternoon.

Mike Fratangelo, Jason Polykoff (five assists), Brent Anderson and Ray Brown added 16, 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively, for Haverford (7-10, 6-6). Ben McDowell and David Nowacki grabbed six rebounds each behind Brown's game-high seven boards.

Chad Arrington (seven rebounds, five assists) and Steve Wilson scored 10 points each for the Green Terror (6-13, 4-8).

1/25/06 Ursinus 87, Haverford 86

HAVERFORD -- Sophomore Nick Shattuck scored a game-high 29 points and junior Matt Fabian added a game-high 14 rebounds and 12 points, including a decisive pair of free throws with 4.4 seconds left, as first-place Ursinus escaped with a Centennial Conference victory Wednesday evening at Haverford.

Senior Mike McGarvey added 18 points and five assists for the Bears (14-4, 10-1), whose hopes nearly perished when senior Brian McEvily missed two free throws with 5.8 ticks left, after which Fabian got the rebound and was fouled.

Jason Polykoff (26 points, seven assists) had given Haverford (6-10, 5-6) an 86-85 lead on his own successful pair of foul shots with 14 seconds remaining. Polykoff and fellow senior Johnny Elefterakis (18 points, 10 assists) hit on 6-of-11 and 5-of-14 three-point attempts among the hosts' school-record 15-of-34 shooting night beyond the arc. Fords freshman Brent Anderson added a career-high 10 points in his most significant outing to date.

1/21/06 Franklin & Marshall 53, Haverford 38

LANCASTER -- Freshman David Nowacki had team-highs of 11 points and nine rebounds for Haverford, which couldn't get untracked in its Centennial Conference loss at F&M Saturday.

Jason Polykoff added eight points and Ray Brown grabbed eight rebounds for the Fords (6-9, 5-5), who trailed, 27-18, at the half.

Brandon Smith led the way for the Diplomats (8-9, 3-7) with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

1/18/06 Swarthmore 60, Haverford 43

HAVERFORD -- Noam Fliegelman scored 18 points and Jon Tundel and Steve Wolf added 12 points apiece as visiting Swarthmore recovered from an early deficit to earn a Centennial Conference win at Haverford Wednesday evening.

The Garnet (4-12, 3-6) trailed, 18-14, but held their hosts scoreless over the last 8:35 of the first half, then pulled away from a 22-18 halftime lead to lead, 29-21, five minutes into the second half.

Johnny Elefterakis scored 13 points and Ben McDowell added 10 points for the Fords (6-8, 5-4).

Swarthmore shot 51 percent from the field (26-of-51), while Haverford struggled to 29.4 percent shooting (15-of-51).

1/14/06 Haverford 81, Gettysburg 64

HAVERFORD -- David Nowacki, Ray Brown and Jason Polykoff scored 17, 16 and 15 points, respectively, as host Haverford shook off an early deficit and cruised to its second straight home win over Gettysburg and its biggest win ever over its Centennial Conference rival.

The Fords (6-7, 5-3) also got 13 points apiece from Mike Fratangelo and Ben McDowell, plus game-highs of nine rebounds and eight assists from Johnny Elefterakis.

The Bullets (7-8, 3-5), who led early, 10-6, but trailed, 61-37, midway through the second half, were led by Erik Fromm's 23 points (on 10-of-18) shooting, eight rebounds and four assists off the bench.

Haverford's starting lineup outscored Gettysburg's starting five by a 68-21 margin.

1/12/06 Haverford 52, Dickinson 49

CARLISLE -- Freshman David Nowacki had game-highs of 16 points and nine rebounds, and frosh Ben McDowell and senior Jason Polykoff added 13 points apiece, as Haverford held off Centennial Conference host Dickinson Thursday night.

The Fords (5-7, 4-3) led the entire game, except for a brief 42-41 deficit with 7:34 to play. McDowell and Nowacki each scored a basket, and Polykoff and Johnny Elefterakis (five assists) both made a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach, 49-42, on eight straight Haverford points over the next four-and-a-half minutes.

Jon Skvarka led the Red Devils (4-10, 2-5) with 11 points and nine rebounds. Following a 1-for-2 effort at the line by Polykoff, the Devils had a final shot to tie the game as they pushed the ball into the front court and were forced to call a timeout with less than one second on the clock. Skvarka managed to release a difficult shot before the buzzer, but it was just off the mark.

1/10/06 Johns Hopkins 89, Haverford 69

HAVERFORD -- Matt Griffin scored 27 points, including 13-of-15 free throw shooting, as Centennial Conference leader Johns Hopkins (10-2, 6-0) pulled away from a 48-37 halftime lead Tuesday night at Haverford.

Guards Doug Polster, T.J. Valerio and Bobby Sharafeddin added 16, 15 and 12 points, respectively, for the Blue Jays, who made 30-of-54 shots (55.6%), 8-of-15 three-point attempts (53.3%) and 21-of-24 free throw tries (87.5%).

Johnny Elefterakis scored 13 points and Ben McDowell and Jason Polykoff added 12 each for the Fords (4-7, 3-3), who also received 10 points and nine rebounds from Ray Brown.

1/7/06 Haverford 73, McDaniel 63

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Freshman forward David Nowacki scored a career-high 24 points to go with nine rebounds and four steals, and senior guard Johnny Elefterakis added 15 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, as Haverford downed Centennial Conference host McDaniel Saturday afternoon.

Juniors Mike Fratangelo and Ray Brown added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Fords (4-6, 3-2), who never trailed while protecting a single-digit lead throughout most of the game.

Josh McKay made 8-of-12 free throws en route to a team-high 14 points for McDaniel. The Green Terror (4-8, 2-3) shot 5-of-27 from the field in the first half and trailed, 32-24, at the break.

1/4/06 Drew 74, Haverford 57

MADISON, N.J. -- Johnny Elefterakis (four assists) scored 16 points and fellow senior Jason Polykoff (three steals) added 12 more but cold shooting doomed visiting Haverford in its non-conference game Wednesday evening.

Freshmen Brent Anderson and Ben McDowell each added six points off the bench for the Fords (3-6), who hit only 6-of-24 first-half shots (25.0%) and 18-of-56 (32.1%) for the game.

Chris Lopez had game-highs of 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the host Rangers (6-5), who opened the game with an 18-5 run, then led by the same margin at the half, 36-23.

12/19/05 Bucknell 76, Haverford 44

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Six-foot-11 center Chris McNaughton (seven rebounds) and pinpoint shooter Jason Vegotsky (4-for-4 three-pointers) scored 14 points apiece to lead Division I host Bucknell (7-1) against Division III Haverford Monday night.

Jason Polykoff and Mike Fratangelo scored eight points each for the Fords (3-5), who trailed by just 31-21 at halftime after overcoming a 9-0 deficit to start the game, then closing to a 21-17 margin with a 17-12 run that included treys by Dave Nowacki (five rebounds) and Aaron Heath.

The highest-rated Division I opponent ever visited by Haverford, Bucknell (7-1) is fourth among "Others Receiving Votes" with 58 points in this week's Associated Press Top 25 voting, following Saturday's 83-39 drubbing of Cornell. The Bison also defeated Syracuse and DePaul earlier in the season, and next host St. Joseph's (Pa.) on Wednesday.

12/10/05 Haverford 74, Franklin & Marshall 70 (OT)

HAVERFORD -- Trailing by 28-18 at halftime and by 43-25 with 15:39 to go, host Haverford ran off 35 points to F&M's 16 to take a 60-59 lead, then survived a missed jumper at the regulation buzzer and a brief deficit in overtime to win Saturday's Centennial Conference game.

Freshman forward Ben McDowell scored 15 of his career-high 18 points after halftime and senior guard Johnny Elefterakis added 14 points, seven assists and five steals to lead the Fords (3-4, 2-2) to their second straight home win against the Diplomats (5-3, 2-2).

Jason Polykoff and Ray Brown (seven rebounds) recorded 12 points each and David Nowacki (seven rebounds) and Mike Fratangelo added nine points apiece to round out the scoring for Haverford.

Franklin & Marshall, which committed an uncharacteristic 26 turnovers, was led by Logan Outerbridge's 17 points, five assists and four steals.

12/6/05 Washington (Md.) 83, Haverford 81

CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Haverford senior point guard Johnny Elefterakis (16 points, eight assists) made a pair of three-pointers to rally the Fords from four points down in the final 25 seconds, but a layup by Washington's Kyle Stem (34 points) in the game's last second broke an 81-all tie and decided Tuesday's Centennial Conference game.

Freshman David Nowacki (Haverford H.S.) recorded career-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds, and fellow Havertown, Pa., resident Jason Polykoff (Friends' Central) added 17 points for the Fords (2-4, 1-2).

Jonathan Webb added 16 points for the Shoremen (3-4, 2-1), who had led at halftime, 35-34, but had fallen behind, 67-53, on a Nowacki layup with 6:29 to play.

12/3/05 Gettysburg 81, Haverford 53

GETTYSBURG -- Senior guard Johnny Elefterakis scored 15 points and freshman center Ben McDowell added 11 points and a team-high six rebounds off the bench, but the Fords (2-3, 1-1) could not recover from a 38-27 halftime defecit in their Centennial Conference game Saturday.

Mike Spadafora hit three three-pointers as one of four double-figure scorers for the Bullets (3-2, 1-1), who shot 50% for the game (29-of-58).

11/29/05 Haverford 66, Muhlenberg 63

HAVERFORD -- Senior guard Johnny Elefterakis (11 points) made a 25-foot three-pointer in front of his team's bench with 3.9 seconds remaining to lift host Haverford (2-2, 1-0) to victory in its Centennial Conference opener with previously unbeaten Muhlenberg Tuesday night.

Junior Tom Scott, who had tied the game at 63-all with a jumper with 22 seconds left, came up short on his potential game-tying shot at the buzzer for the Mules (3-1, 0-1), who were led by senior Jimmy O'Brien's 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Trailing by a 59-55 margin with 3:40 left, the Fords (2-2, 1-0) had made only 1-of-18 three-point attempts in the game before senior Jason Polykoff (11 points, five assists) and Elefterakis (9 assists) nailed their last three shots beyond the arc to grab respective leads of 60-59, 63-61 and 66-63 in the final 1:22 of the game. Junior Ray Brown scored a game-high 13 points for Haverford, while sophomore Mike Fratangelo added 10 points, four assists and a game-high nine rebounds.

11/22/05 Catholic 86, Haverford 66

WASHINGTON -- Johnny Elefterakis recorded team-highs of 17 points (on 4-of-10 three-point shooting), six rebounds, six assists and three steals, but Haverford could not recover from a 38-25 halftime deficit at nationally ranked Catholic (3-0).

Ray Brown and David Nowacki added nine points each for the Fords (1-2).

Shane Sowden led four Cardinals in double-figure scoring with 15 points, while Stephen Wheeler added 12 points and a game-high eight of his team's 53 rebounds to the Fords' 29.

11/19/05 Equinox Classic

Second Round
Earlham 68, Haverford 54
Ohio Wesleyan 91, Swarthmore 68

HAVERFORD -- Sophomore all-tournament sophomore Mike Fratangelo scored 15 points and senior Johnny Elefterakis added 13 points for host Haverford, but Earlham pulled away from a 28-28 halftime tie on the strength of Markous Jewett's 25 points and eight rebounds and Brandon Miller's 18 points and nine rebounds.

The game was the first official men's basketball game in the new Calvin J. Gooding '84 Arena of the Douglas B. Gardner '83 Integrated Athletic Center at Haverford.

The Fords (1-1) led, 34-31, on a Fratangelo jumper with 16:25 left in the game, but were held without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes while the Quakers (2-0) scored 17 straight points.

Jewett and Miller joined Fratangelo on the all-Equinox quintet, along with Ben Chojnacki of Ohio Wesleyan (1-1) and Ian McCormick of Swarthmore. Chojnacki had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Battling Bishops' win over the Garnet (0-2), while McCormick led all scorers with 22 points in the tournament's final game.

11/18/05 Equinox Classic

First Round
Haverford 78, Ohio Wesleyan 66
Earlham 85, Swarthmore 65

SWARTHMORE -- Jason Polykoff led the Fords (1-0) with 19 points and four assists, while guard John Elefterakis added 16 points. Mike Frantangelo made a strong showing in his return from a year off due to injury, contributing 13 points, a team-high eight rebounds, and three swipes.

The Battling Bishops (0-1) got a team-high 16 points, to go along with nine boards, from Ben Chojnacki.

Equinox action moves to the Haverford College campus Saturday afternoon, with the Fords hosting Earlham at 1:00 p.m. and Swarthmore facing Ohio Wesleyan at 3:00 p.m. to close out the tournament. It will be the first men's basketball game in the brand-new Calvin J. Gooding '84 Arena.

Earlham was led Friday night by sophomores Ian McCormick and Steve Wolf, who combined for 45 points in the Quakers' win over the host Garnet at Tarble Pavilion.

11/10/05 Haverford 80, Israel at Heart 47 (exhibition)

HAVERFORD -- Senior Jason Polykoff and junior Mike Fratangelo each scored 11 points to lead host Haverford to an exhibition win over their goodwill tour guests from Israel-at-Heart Thursday night.

Senior Aaron Heath added nine points for the Fords, who got scoring from 10 different players while jumping out to a 38-22 halftime lead.

Junior guard Elik Cohen led Israel at Heart with eight points, followed by 6-foot-10 soph Gilad Breslauer's six points.

The exhibition was the first game open to the public in the Fords' new Calvin J. Gooding '84 Arena of the Douglas B. Gardner '83 Integrated Athletic Center.