The Resurrection Phoenix pulled a sweep of junior and senior boys' basketball games on Monday at St. Benedict CSS in Cambridge.
Of course, things aren't always as they seem on paper.
Junior: RCSS 43, SBCSS 36
In the junior game, the Phoenix won by a 43-36 final --- despite being down 36-33 with 2:00 to go. The Phoenix rattled off the final ten points of the game, including six points in a :15 span. Rez also forced five Saint turnovers during that two minute stretch.
All told, the Phoenix scored 20 points in the fourth quarter (after scoring 23 points in the first three 8-minute periods), and turned a 5-point end of third deficit into a 7 point win.
Andrew Pickett had 9 for Rez, with Thomas Hunter adding 8. Spencer Marshall had a game-high 11 for the Saints, with Aaron Zammit adding 8.
Senior: RCSS 56, SBCSS 38
On the senior side of things, the Saints got off to a nice start, using a 14-6 second quarter run to actually lead Resurrection 20-18 at halftime!
However, the Phoenix promptly went on a 10-4 run to open the third quarter and did not look back, outscoring the Saints 17-9 in the frame to take a 6-point lead to the fourth.
Early in the final frame, 6'7" big man Cory Kenning established himself down low --- scoring 8 points as part of an 11-0 run to open the quarter, which extended the Rez lead to 19. The RCSS second string essentially maintained the lead through to the final whistle, with the score ending up 56-38 in favour of the Phoenix.
The Phoenix used their size-edge to their advantage, with Kenning finishing with a game-high 20 points and his fellow front-court partner Mike Pereira adding 12. Other Phoenix on the scoresheet included Mark Radcliffe (5), Tyler Schneider (4), Stephen Cordle (4), Cam Gibbs (3), Adam Schneider (2), John Moi (2) and Patric McGlynn (2).
Four Saints accounted for all of the SBCSS scoring --- Santo Dak (12), Kueth Geng (11), Josh Edwards (9 - three three-pointers), and Tyler Moulton (6).
Other D8 Action
The Rockway Flames picked up their first senior win of the year, taking out the St. David Celtics by a 60-56 final. Jordan Fayez (13), Steve Veltri (11) and Alex Sheedy (11) were all in double-figures for Rockway; Jake Winter had 13 for St. David.
The other senior contest saw the St. Mary's Eagles ease past Monsignor Doyle 66-42. Eric Duong led the way with 11 points for St. Mary's, with Chris Clouthier and Chris Walser adding 9 each. Manny Singh had a game-high 19 for MDCSS, with Roberto Artwell adding 12.
In junior, the other games on the schedule were convincing wins for the two current top teams in the league, the St. Mary's Eagles and St. David Celtics.
The undefeated Eagles took out Monsignor Doyle 54-28, with Nathan Riley scoring 13 points and Mike Blumel, back in action after missing time with a broken finger, adding 8. Sebastian Grasso (7) and Ryan Stafford (6) topped the MDCSS scoring.
St. David handled Rockway 63-25. Tristan Renald (11) and Kwame Adam (8) led the Celts, while Connor Huxman had 11 and Michael Born 9 for Rockway.
Your current D8 standings:
Senior
1. St. Mary's 5-0
2. Resurrection 4-1
3. St. Benedict 3-2
T4. St. David 1-4
T4. Mons. Doyle 1-4
T4. Rockway 1-4
Junior
1. St. Mary's 6-0
2. St. David 5-1
3. Resurrection 4-2
4. St. Benedict 3-3
5. Mons. Doyle 2-4
6. Woodland 1-5
7. Rockway 0-6
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