The varsity cheer squad performed for the first time this season at Monday night’s home game against Our Lady of the Assumption, and led by Francisco Mattei’s game-high 28 points, the Horsemen emerged victorious 51-41. Mattei was the only Horsemen in double digits and the only player on either team to score in all four quarters, putting up nine twos and a three, and he was 7 for 13 from the free throw line. He scored four points in each quarter of the first half, 12 points in the third quarter, including his only three of the night, and eight in the final quarter. Five other Horsemen put points on the boards, Matthew Rodriguez hit a bucket in the first quarter and had a three and two twos in the fourth quarter for nine points, while Matthew Manning hit two twos in the first quarter and a two in both the second and third quarters for eight points. Jordan Providence hit a three in the first quarter and a two in the third quarter for five points. Kameron Carrasquillo hit two free throws in the second quarter and Soraya Morales sank a free throw in the final quarter to round out the Horsemen scoring. Only three players scored for Assumption, all in double digits. Both teams shot around 50 percent from the foul line, with Assumption shooting 13 for 26 and the Horsemen sinking 10 for 21. The twelve members of the cheer squad really had something to cheer about during the game. While the varsity Horsemen won by ten, the junior varsity Horsemen lost by ten, 40-30, due largely to the absence of their leading scorer and the ability of the Assumption shooters to sink six threes. Three players scored 13 points during the game, including the Horsemen’s Chris Colter. Jose Velez hit a three in the first quarter, a two in both the second and fourth quarters and two free throws in the final quarter for nine points, and Khalid Black hit all seven of his points, including the only other Horsemen three in the final quarter, and William Manning hit a free throw in the third quarter to round out the Horsemen scoring. The Horsemen were 8 for 14 from the line, while Assumption was 6 for 8.