Men's Basketball, coming off a disappointing road loss in their opening game, nabbed their first win of the season on Thursday, November 7^th, besting the Word of Life/Davis College Huskies 80-41. The win improves their overall record to 1-1 and their HVIAC record to 1-0.

This was an all-around effort from the Panthers, who had 12 players record at least one field goal. The starters did do their job putting Albany in a great position though, forcing some early turnovers and jumping out to a 13-3 lead in the game's first six minutes. That lead would balloon to 22 by the half's end, with ACPHS making four three-pointers and outscoring the Huskies 18-2 in the paint. Freshman guard Jordan Simmons was all over the place in the opening twenty minutes, recording nine rebounds and eight points in just his 2^nd collegiate start.

ACPHS kept the pressure on in the second half, outscoring Word of Life 43-26 and out-rebounding the Huskies 55-37. Senior guard Nate Beltran led the team with 13 points while chipping in a game-high eight steals. Other Panthers to score in double figures were sophomore guard Joel Martineau (12), Simmons (10), senior center Nick McKeel (10), and senior center Evan Georgio (10). Georgio's ten came on an efficient 5-6 shooting.

The lone bright spot for Word of Life was Peter Bramel, who scored 14 points and accounted for three steals. In the end, it was a wire-to-wire win for the Panthers, who forced 25 total tunrovers and shot 43% (34-79) from the field.

ACPHS will take their winning ways on the road this Saturday, November 9^th when they travel to Bryant & Stratton (Syracuse).