On Tuesday, the Cherry Hill East Cougars took on Southern in the first round of the South Jersey Group IV Playoffs.

The Cougars came into the matchup as the 7 seed while Southern came in as the 10 seed.

The game was intense early with both teams finding a rhythm on the offensive end. Jack Flannery shook loose and dished off to Josh Fadahunsi for a ferocious throw down. Fadahunsi finished with 9 points, and a made three pointer. The Cougars led 13-11 after the first quarter. 

The game was back and forth for the early minutes of the 2nd quarter until Ian Gross dove on the floor for a loose ball and yet again found Josh Fadahunsi for a monstrous two handed back scratching dunk. The Cougars took a 28-21 lead into the break.

In the 2nd half, Ian Gross started to get it going for the Cougs. Gross finished the game with 26 points including 6 three pointers. Gross leads the state in 3 pointers with 113 made threes and is averaging 19.6 points per game. 

The final score was 73-51. Chris Delgado pitched in 13 points with 3 three pointers. Zach Mailman provided a nice spark off the bench with 8 points, all coming in the 1st half. Sean Murphy added a three pointer from the corner.

The 7-seeded Cougars take on the 2-seed Toms River North on Thursday.