BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The 4th seeded Northampton men's basketball team advanced to the Region 19 Championship game with an 83-66 victory over #5 Camden County College on Wednesday evening at the Arthur L. Scott Center. 

The Spartans, who led by as many as 21 in the 2nd half, shot 45% for the game, while holding the Cougars to just 36%.  Northampton also dominated the backboards, 51 to 32, including 15 offensive rebounds. 

Abdul Jackson (Pottstown, PA/Pottstown) led Northampton with 25 points and 9 rebounds, Nate Rivera (Bethlehem, PA/LIberty) had 18 points and Nasir Ruhani (Brooklyn, NY/Eagle Academy (NY)) chipped in with 15 points. 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

"Really good effort tonight," remarked Head Coach Brennan McCarthy, "I thought our intensity was at a very high level and we were able to sustain it for 40 minutes."

Josh Washington (Bethlehem, PA/Executive Charter) added 9 points and 10 rebounds for Northampton, which improved to 23-5 with the win. 

Camden finishes the year at 17-11.

The Spartans will now face top-seeded Union County College in the North Atlantic District A Championship game on Saturday at 12pm.  The winner gets an automatic bid to the NJCAA National Tournament in Herkimer, NY, March 12th thru the 15th.