Saturday Wrap: Every team wins

St. Emydius, the site of three games this afternoon. Photo by James Chiu.

The Red Team started slow again, fell behind 13-3, and to form, came back and won by 10, 44-34.

It was their third game of the regular season and for the third time, they fell behind by at least 10 points.

They played better from quarters two through four and came away with their second win of the year.

The game was a lot closer than the score indicated.

Miles had another monster game and set a new career-high with 33 points, with 22 of the points coming in the second half. He scored 11 in both quarters three and four.

Nobody could stop Miles on the glass as he collected another double-double, his third in three games.

Although he didn't score, David played an incredible game getting to loose balls, playing defense and boxing out. He did all the dirty work that doesn't show up in the scorebook, and without him the game would've probably swung the other way.

The Red Team (2-1) tied the game midway through the third and took the lead going into the fourth quarter. Up 33-28, Jeremy hit a three to extend their lead to 8 points, and that took the wind out of the other team's sails. Michael Ng also hit a 3-pointer right off the bat to start the game.

Justin played a much better game this week and had 6 points, but more importantly, he took care of the ball and didn't throw up wild shots like he did in the first two games of the year. He did however, pick up four fouls before halftime.

This is not an easy division and the Red Team is going to have to claw and scratch every single game. It would help if they got off to better starts, but at least now the team will know how to play from behind.

It helps to know they can come back from large deficits, but sooner or later, it will catch up to them and they need to get off to better starts.

They have only played three games this season and are facing a tough back-to-back next weekend.

White Team romps again
Mark set a new career high high with 25 points today in the White Team's 33-8 win.

At halftime, it was only 11-6 and the White Team (4-1) outscored their opposition 22-2 in the second half.

The highlight of the game came when Timothy (Timmy) scored his first two points of the year on a bank shot in the fourth quarter. Gavin Lin added 4 points and Calson had 2 points.

With 4 wins, they have already eclipsed their win total of last year.

Jonathan scores 26 in 4th grade victory
Before Miles set the record for most points for a St. Mary's player in at least four years, Jonathan held the record for about an hour as he scored 26 points in the 4th grade's 32-14 victory.

Justin scored his first two points ever in a CYO game with a nice putback jumper in the lane in the fourth quarter.

Halfway through the season, the 4th grade is now (4-0).

Twins lead charge for the 5th grade
Thomas was dominant on the boards and had 4 key points in the third quarter, propelling the 5th grade to a 14-6 win.

They were up against a previously undefeated team, until today, and they were up for the challenge.

Raymond led the way with 7 points, and Willard sealed the game with a nice jump shot on a fast break in the fourth.

The 5th grade is now (4-0).

Strong fourth wins it for 7th grade
Julio scored 6 points in the fourth quarter of the 7th grade game, and the 7th graders are now (4-0) after a 19-10 victory.

They were up only 11-10 entering the final quarter, but outscored the other team 8-0 when it mattered most.

It was a sloppy game, but the fourth quarter was when the team stepped up to win the game.