Horsemen Win Final Season Home Game

Christian Colter began Thursday’s game with a two, and Devonne Stewart ended the game with a two, as the varsity Horsemen advance to the final game of the Catholic Basketball League with a 61-34 victory over St. Ignatius Loyola durang their final home game of the season. Before the game, both coaches recognized their eighth-grade players and cheerleaders. Coach Bobbie Shaefer also announced the four Horsemen who were selected by the coaches to the All-Star Team: Francisco Mattei, Omari Ward, Christian Colter, and William Manning. Both teams charged out of the gate to begin the game, and the first half was action-packed, full of steals and layups and threes, with the Horsemen leading 36-23 at the half. The second half was much slower, but every player had some playtime during at least one of the six-minute quarters. Omari Ward had the first score of the second half and a game-high 27 points, including 2 threes, which gives him 215 season points. Francisco Mattei also sank 2 threes, one of which was the second score of the game as part of his 16 game points. Christian Colter scored his 12 points all in the first half, and Khalil Black hit 2 twos in the fourth, while Devonne Steward finished the Horsemen scoring with his crowd-pleasing two. The 14 Horsemen cheerleaders gave an enthusiastic half-time performance. Charlie Gordon had 4 threes and a two, which got him a team-high 14 points for Loyola, and Luc Goble was also in doubt digits with 10 points. The Horsemen were 7 for 9 from the line, while Loyola sank its lone free throw. Last Thursday, the Horsemen played a close game against Our Lady of the Assumption at OLA, with the Horsemen finally crossing the finish line 65-59. Mattei had a game-high 25 points, Colter 20 points, Ward 15 points, and Manning and Black two points each. The Horsemen will play for the Catholic Basketball Varsity championships this Tuesday at 5PM at St. Theresa.