March 10, 2019

CYO City Basketball Championships

Home Team: All Saints

Coach(s): Jim MacCallum, Ron DePalma

Player first names: Olivia, Ava, Murenda, Shannon, Mackenzie, Abigail, Sarah, Molly, Corinne

Visiting Team: St. John Fisher

Coaches: Scott Olsen, D’Ambrosia, Hawthorne, Wittman

Players: Reese, Catie, Addison, Isabella, Morgan, Lily, Isabel, Rosali, Allie, Cayton, Grace

Scores:

Q1: 5-11 St. John Fisher

Q2: 16 – 16

Q3: 27 – 20 All Saints

Q4: 38 – 39 St. John Fisher

Game Highlights:

• With 2:41 left in the second quarter, All Saints tied the score 16 – 16.
• After trailing most of the third quarter, St. John Fisher brings it within one in the final quarter with 3:53 left to play.
• With 26 seconds left in the game, St. John Fisher’s Lilly tied the game at 36-36 with a swisher from 12’ out.  Lilly fouled out shortly after giving All Saints’ Shannon two charity tries with 1.6 seconds left on the clock.  She missed both shots taking the game into a 2:00 overtime.
• All Saints 32, Shannon, got the tip, took a shot, missed it, followed up and scored 2.
• St. John Fisher lost the ball on their possession to a travel but rebounded from All Saints failing to score.  All Saints turned the ball over to St. John fisher with 50 seconds left. St. John Fisher’s Cayton sunk a 3 pointer to go ahead by one with 28 seconds on the clock!
• With 5.3 seconds on the clock, the ball went to St. John Fisher.  The Cardinals were able to hold off All Saints for 5 seconds to win the game.  
• One of the best games in the tournament, both teams kept it very close and exciting.
• CYO wishes the young women the very best as they move on to high school next year!

FINAL:  38 – 39 St. John Fisher