Bob Hurley and St. Anthony captured their 50th straight game Tuesday when they won at Plainfield, 43-31.
The reigning mythical national champions, No. 5 in the Five Star Power Rankings, have not lost since the 2010 New Jersey state tournament against Trenton Catholic.
UCLA-bound point guard Kyle Anderson is now 50-0 since coming over to St. Anthony from Paterson Catholic.
Anderson led the Friars (17-0) with 14 points and Hallice Cook added 13. Uncommitted senior forward Jerome Frink had seven points and 13 rebounds.
Yale-bound Justin Sear of Plainfield scored 10 points.
“I liked the shots that we got,” Hurley told The Star-Ledger, “but it was baffling how many we missed, even from 15 (feet) and in. Our big concern was if they turned us over they would get some points and that would be the way they could score.
“But if it’s a half-court game, teams have a hard time scoring against us. I think our length bothered them today. We won by double (digits), but didn’t play the last two minutes very intelligently.”
After hosting Columbia Thursday, the Friars meet Huntington (West Va.) Prep Saturday — No. 5 in the Five Star Power Rankings — in the PrimeTime Shootout at Roselle Catholic.
