Top 15 Indiana signee
Liam McNeeley finished with a game-high 21 points, four rebounds and three assists. Top-ranked Duke signee
Cooper Flagg added 20 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals.
Unsigned five-star senior
Derik Queen (16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists), five-star Georgia signee Asa Newell (12 points, 6 rebounds) and top 25 Baylor signee
Robert Wright III (11 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, 3 rebounds) also contributed heavily to the blowout.
Montverde Academy (29-0) methodically stretched its advantage throughout the wire-to-wire victory, leading by six at the end of the first quarter, 17 at halftime and 26 after three.
Top-ranked Duke signee Cooper Flagg filled the stat sheet with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the lopsided win for Montverde Academy. (File photo: Lonnie Webb)
The Eagles were dominant in every facet, shooting 58.6 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from 3-point range while dishing out 28 assists against just six turnovers in the contest.
Long Island Lutheran shot 36.5 percent from the field, 23.8 percent from 3-point range and were forced into 12 turnovers. Top 10 Baylor signee
V.J. Edgecombe had a team-high 17 points to go along with five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Montverde Academy returns to the court tomorrow against
Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) at 6:30 p.m. at the Bob McKillop Invitational. The Eagles are 17-0 against nationally-ranked opponents with an average margin of victory of over 30 points per contest.
Long Island Lutheran looks to bounce back with another key game tomorrow against No. 5
Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) at the Bob McKillop Invitational in the nightcap at 8:30 p.m.
