HAVERFORD, Pa. — The Haverford College men's basketball team fell to (RV) Johns Hopkins, 88–58, in a Centennial Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Fords (7-12, 1-6 CC) were unable to recover from a 29-point halftime deficit, despite a more competitive second-half showing. Haverford finished the contest with 10 steals and 18 assists, while the bench accounted for 27 points. Johns Hopkins (15-4, 6-1 CC) controlled the game throughout, scoring 42 points in the paint and shooting efficiently from start to finish.
The Blue Jays established control early, opening the game on a 12–5 run capped by a floater from Wyatt Eglinton Manner at the 15:38 mark. After Carter Warren knocked down a three-pointer to put the Fords on the board, Johns Hopkins responded immediately with a 10–2 spurt, highlighted by back-to-back baskets from Charlie Jackson and a three-pointer from Jeb Williams to extend the margin.
Haverford briefly found momentum midway through the first half. Gaven Marr scored off a steal, Christian Uremovich split a pair at the free-throw line, and Marr followed with another jumper to cut the deficit to 16–8 with 12:54 remaining. The push was short-lived, however, as Johns Hopkins answered with a decisive 17–5 run over the next five minutes. During the stretch, the Blue Jays went 7-of-8 from the field and connected on two of three attempts from beyond the arc to build a commanding 33–12 advantage.
Johns Hopkins continued its offensive surge late in the half, scoring on eight of its final nine possessions and outscoring the Fords 17–9 down the stretch. A fast-break basket from Jackson and a late layup from Eglinton Manner sent the visitors into the locker room with a 50–21 lead, their largest of the game.
The Blue Jays shot 72 percent from the field in the opening half while holding the Fords to 25 percent shooting. Johns Hopkins also capitalized inside with 28 points in the paint and forced seven turnovers. Despite four steals and eight bench points, the Scarlet and Black were unable to slow the visitors' momentum before the break.
Haverford opened the second half with renewed energy, knocking down two consecutive three-pointers to trim the deficit. Midway through the period, Emmanuel Cheung Hernandez provided a spark on both ends of the floor, scoring four straight points off steals to make it 56–33. The Fords continued to chip away, as an Adam Strong-Jacobson dunk in transition and a Raja Coleman jumper pulled Haverford within 61–39 with 13:35 remaining.
Each Scarlet and Black push was met with a response from Johns Hopkins. Josh Ho and Lawson Holland connected from deep late in the contest, while Eglinton Manner added seven second-half points and Teagan Swint chipped in six to help the Blue Jays maintain control. Johns Hopkins outpaced Haverford 38–37 in the second half to close out the 88–58 victory.
Marr led the Fords with a season-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, adding three rebounds and an assist. Cheung Hernandez followed with 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists, while Strong-Jacobson contributed nine points and six rebounds. Haverford shot 48.5 percent after halftime and connected on four of eight attempts from three-point range.
Eglinton Manner paced Johns Hopkins with 19 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Jackson added 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Nick Klaiber provided eight points, eight rebounds, and five assists off the bench. The Blue Jays finished the game shooting 59.3 percent from the field and held a 42–26 advantage in the paint.
Haverford returns to action on Wednesday, February 4, when the Fords travel to Swarthmore, Pa., to face Hood Trophy rival Swarthmore at 8 p.m. inside Tarble Pavilion, following the women's game at 6 p.m.
