OUR LADY TRUMPS ST. HELENA

The Horsemen looked good in the JV semi-finals of the Catholic League, jumping out to an early 17-10 first quarter lead over Our Lady of the Assumption. But the Horsemen took and missed too many three-point shots as well as some easy layups, and it cost them, as OLA dominated the second half and darted past the Horsemen for the 41-38 win. Chris Colton had a game-high 25 points, scoring in all four quarters and hitting 11 twos, but he was only 3 for 10 from the line. Colton finished the season with 170 points. Jose Velez hit the only Horsemen threes, one in the first and another in the fourth, and he finished the season with 48 points and was the team number three scorer. William Manning sank five points, finishing the season with 31 points, and Eric Cordero hit a two in the first quarter. The team greatly missed their number two scorer Justin Hernandez, who finished the season with 93 points. While the Horsemen were 4 for 13 from the line, OLA was 2 for 9. OLA had no one dominant scorer, but they worked more as a team and sank seven threes. Only three players scored for them, and they were all in double digits. Ryan Picard had a team-high 16 points, and John DiNapoli was right behind him with 15. DiNapoli was the only OLA player to score in every quarter. Nick Callaci came alive in the final quarter, putting in four of his five classic layups and giving OLA the edge they needed for the win. OLA will take on St. Ignatius Loyola for the championship on March 15. Loyola easily soared past the Immaculate Conception Eagles 27-11 in the opening game of the semi-finals. Alex O’Donnell and Tommy Kelly each had game-high seven points for Loyola. Loyola shot 6 for 10 from the line, while the Eagles were 3 for 4.