Box Score
ACPHS freshman guard Kyle Matousek exploded for 30 first half points, tying a school record with nine made threes and leading the Panthers to a 104-48 win over HVIAC foe Pratt Institute. The victory ups Albany to a tie for 4^th place in the HVIAC at 4-2 and 5-11 overall. The Cannoneers are now 4-8 overall and 2-3 in the league.
 
Pratt looked like they would make a game of it early, scoring the games' first six points off of threes from Bubby Vernon and Andrew Yaglenski. It was not in the cards though, as Matousek began to take over shortly thereafter. The Panthers went on an 18-0 run, anchored by four threes from Matousek in just 4:30 of game time. The Cannoneers got their tally up to 10 with eleven minutes to play in the half, but ACPHS, led by Matousek, ripped off a 15-0 run capped off by a three from freshman Naythan Beltran. ACPHS went into the half up 49-16 and only extended their lead in the following half, outscoring the Cannoneers 55-32. In the 1st, Matousek recorded an absurdly efficient 10 of 13 shooting including 9 of 10 from three. He cooled down in the 2^nd, wrapping up the game a career-high 33 points and two assists in 23 minutes.
 
The Panthers were able to get some run for everybody on their roster, with each player scoring at least one field goal except freshman Keith Irving (Glens Falls, NY / Queensbury High), who still added two assists. ACPHS dominated in all facets, out-rebounding the Cannoneers 57-30, shooting 54.4% (43-79), and holding Pratt to just 26.2% from the field (16-61).
 
Up next for both teams: ACPHS heads to Vaughn College in Flushing, NY this Saturday, February 4^th for an HVIAC matchup at 3pm, while Pratt hosts SUNY-ESF Friday, February, 3^rd at 8:30pm.