Damani Claxton scored a game-high 27 points and Alassane Karamoko scored 21, as Graphics Campus powered past Frederick Douglass Academy 74-59 in a PSAL A Division matchup in Manhattan on Friday.
FDA took a 29-24 lead after a free throw by Alexander Minaya with 1:27 left in the second quarter, but Graphics closed the frame on an 8-0 run, taking a 32-29 lead at the half.
The momentum shift continued in the third quarter, as Claxton and Karamoko fueled another rally to put Graphics ahead by double digits, and the 49ers put the game out of reach with 5:00 to play in the fourth, taking a 68-46 lead after 3-pointers by Joselito Rosario and Karamoko.
End of 3rd Q: Graphics Campus 54 Frederick Douglass Academy 45 #PSAL #HSBB pic.twitter.com/R3XrjP6pvK
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The win gives Graphics a 12-2 league record in the PSAL Manhattan A NW II Division, two games behind Beacon (14-0).
Final score: Graphics Campus 74 Frederick Douglass Academy 59 #PSAL #HSBB pic.twitter.com/rxklO0rdg6
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FDA is now 8-4 in the PSAL Manhattan A NW I standings, third behind Louis Brandeis (10-3) and Percy Sutton (10-4).
Amar Jackson scored 19 points for FDA.
* This post has been corrected to provide that Amar Jackson was FDA's high-scorer with 19 points. An earlier version of this post indicated that Moustapha Fofana was FDA's high scorer in the game.
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