It was truly a black Friday for the St. Mary's boys basketball teams as all three teams tonight found themselves on the losing end of their second round tournament games.
However, all three games were pretty winnable and there were definitely many bright spots in all three games.
We start with the 7th grade boys who were on the wrong end of a blowout Wednesday night. The game was tied 16-16 going into the third quarter, but that's when the scoring stopped, as the other team outscored St. Mary's 10-0 in the final quarter for a 26-16 win.
The star of tonight's game was Pablo, who was playing in only his second game for St. Mary's. He scored 10 points, including a three-pointer in the first quarter that put the 7th graders up 3-0 after one.
But the turnovers and mistakes killed them all night long. It was constant turnover after turnover, and missed defensive assignments which led to easy buckets by the other team. These type of errors are expected of a team that has only had two practices together as a full team. The chemistry is going to take some time to develop.
On at least three separate occasions, the 7th grade threw the ball right to the other team in front of the basket for an easy two points. All three were nice passes, except they were to the wrong team.
Anthony (DeMarillac), Julio and Hartman all had a bucket each in the loss.
The 7th grade concludes the tournament with a 9 a.m. game tomorrow morning at St. John
6th graders hurt in transition
The 6th grad boys wish they could have this game back as they saw their12-8 lead midway through the fourth quarter evaporate into a 18-15 loss.
Down 16-15, Justin and Aaron missed mid-range jumpers that would've given the boys the lead. The other team grabbed the rebound and scored to pad their lead to three.
Justin had a last second effort at a three-pointer, but the ball came well short of the rim.
It was a well played game for the most part by the 6th graders, but it was the little things that were the difference between a win and a loss.
A fumbled pass on the offensive end resulted in a fast break for the other team and two points that could've been prevented.
In the fourth, all the points were scored off a fast break by the other team as the 6th graders were slow to get back. The other team's point guard was great at looking for the open man and he constantly fed passes to his teammates for wide open lay-ups. For whatever reason, whether it be fatigue or a lack of awareness, the players in the fourth quarter didn't get back to defend, and that cost them the victory tonight.
Daniel and Brendan both had great games tonight, recording several blocks and grabbing tough rebounds against a team that had a size advantage.
Aaron played in his first game of the year and scored two points.
5th graders drop second game
The 5th graders lost 13-7 in round two of the CYO preseason tournament. Garrick led the team in scoring with 3 points while Grant and Raymond both had two points each. They conclude their tournament tomorrow morning at Holy Name.
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