NAPLES — Who says teams playing a 9 a.m. consolation-bracket basketball game can’t get motivated?
In an early, down-to-the-wire scrap Thursday in the Winged Foot Scholarship Foundation Gulfshore Shootout at Golden Gate High, Resurrection Catholic of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada outlasted Gulfport-Boca Ciega 62-59.
The win gives the Canadian squad another game Friday at 12:30 p.m. against either Community School or South Fort Myers. Boca Ciega is done.
Down 11, Boca Ciega rallied back to knot the score at 47 and then again at 49 with 3:59 to go.
Resurrection’s John Moi drove in for a two-pointer, and then hit a bomb from the top of the key. Cory Kenning’s three-point play made it 58-52 with 1:27 remaining. He made two free throws with 48.6 left that ended up being enough.
The Pirates had a chance to go ahead with two seconds left, but sophomore Michael Clark’s close-in shot from the left side of the iron bounced off the backboard no good.
For the Phoenix, Moi topped the scoring with 15 points. Mike Pereira added 11.
“Right before the last quarter started, I told our guys this is just what we needed,” Phoenix coach Tom Schneider said. “We needed to have a grind-it-out game and win it, and that’s what we did.”
Schneider talked about his team’s savvy and being able to stave off Boca Ciega’s comeback bid.
“In Canada, you’re allowed five years of eligibility and most of our guys are in their fifth year," Schneider said.
"They’ve played AAU ball and all. So they have a wealth of experience and didn’t get rattled.”
Boca Ciega’s Dallas Moore, a junior, led all scorers in the game with 27 points. His three-game total for the tournament was 80; he had 30 against Naples and 23 against Strawberry Crest. Teammate Clark ended up with 14 against Resurrection Catholic.
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC 62, BOCA CIEGA 59
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC (62)
Ramierz 0 1-2 1, Moi 4 4-4 15, A. Schneider 0 0-0 0, Keil 2 0-2 6, Gibbs 1 3-3 6, Pereira 5 0-1 11, Bartley 0 0-0 0, Radcliffe 1 0-0 3, T. Schneider 2 2-2 7, Cordle 1 2-2 4, Kenning 3 3-3 9; Totals: 19 15-19 62.
BOCA CIEGA (59)
Clark 4 6-8 14, Nattiel 0 0-0 0, Lattimore 0 0-0 0, Rogers 3 0-0 6, McKellar 2 0-0 5, Moore 11 2-3 27, Jones 1 1-2 4, Yullie 0 0-0 0, Gray 0 1-1 1, McCullough 0 0-0 0, Webb 1 0-0 2, Young 0 0-0 0; Totals: 22 10-14 59.
RC 6 28 10 18 -- 62
BC 9 18 12 20 -- 59
Three-pointers: RC-Moi 3, Keil 2, Pereira 1, Gibbs 1, Radcliffe 1, T. Schneider 1, BC-McKellar 1, Moore 3, Jones 1; Team fouls: RC 14, BC 18; Fouled out: Jones (BC); Technicals: none.
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Have to say, this is a pretty solid win for the Phoenix. Dallas Moore of Boca Ciega is a nice talent who has been receiving a bunch of D1 interest from schools including Appalachian State, UCF, and South Florida.
Have to say, this is a pretty solid win for the Phoenix. Dallas Moore of Boca Ciega is a nice talent who has been receiving a bunch of D1 interest from schools including Appalachian State, UCF, and South Florida.
Meanwhile, here's a video look at Boca Ciega's 6'6" sophomore Michael Clark - pretty impressive play here for a guy who is only in the 10th grade:
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