6th grade gets second win in as many days

Jason Lei is a center, but don't tell him that.

He hit two 3 pointers and had career high 21 points in the 6th grade's 39-27 win, making it two straight victories, as they opened the season with a back-to-back Saturday and Sunday.

It didn't get off to that pretty of a start as the 6th graders actually trailed 9-6 after the 1st quarter.

But they really tightened up their defense for the rest of the half and took a 16-11 lead into the break, outscoring the other team 10-2 in the 2nd quarter.

Heading into the fourth, the 6th grade (2-0) was clinging to only a 20-19 lead, but really poured it on in the first few minutes of the final quarter, and extended their lead to as high as 13 with a few minutes left in the game.

Anchoring the push was Jason L. and his pair of 3 pointers, and Jonathan who finished with 8 points on the night, including a three ball of his own.

Justin, who had a nice floater in the 1st quarter, and Ryan both played some really good defense throughout the second half, and were praised by their coach Leslie after the game.

Jason H. scored his first two points of the season on a perfectly executed play that saw Jason L. lob a pass down the court to the person who shares his name, who then finished it with an easy lay-up.

Allen continued his improvement and had a career high 6 points. Coming into this weekend, Allen had never scored in a CYO regular season game.

So far, they are the only St. Mary's team that has won regular season games.