Landon BB 62 Bullis 50

On their Senior Night, the Landon hoops team took care of a tough Bullis squad in front of a packed house. With the win, the Bears capped off an 8-2 IAC regular season record the #2 seed in the IAC tournament. Next Friday, they face the winner of Bullis v. Prep (to be played Tuesday).

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The night started with a short ceremony for seniors Darion Atkins, Milan Bhatt, Jack Falvey, Tim Hettermann, Chris Hudnut, and Kellen Miller to recognize their contributions to the program over the past years. The tip followed shortly after. Both sides exchanged early baskets, followed by a Bullis run to end the first quarter led by the sharp shooting of forward Nigel Pruitt (22 points on the night), putting the Bears in a hole going into the second, Bullis 15 Landon 7.

In the 2nd, junior Addison Sarter stepped up and hit two clutch three’s to tighten the gap: they were his first points since coming back from a tough ankle injury in an early season game against Loyola. With Bullis’ focus primarily on standout guard Joe McDonald and forwards/centers Darion Atkins and Chris Hudnut, Sarter, Deion Wellington, and Kellen Miller were able to do damage offensively, with each recording 8 points on the night. The Bears defense stalled the Bullis attack in the last few minutes of the half, and a huge Darion Atkins dunk gave Landon the momentum going into the break, although still down 25-28.

The second half was dominated Atkins and McDonald. Finishing with 18 and 19 on the night respectively, as well as 11 rebounds each, the two were able to finish around the rim and clean-up their own mess when they couldn’t. On the defensive end, Kellen Miller and Tim Hettermann picked off a ton of Bullis passes, which were converted