Holy Cross and Xaverian, who arguably have been the best freshman teams in the CHSAA this season posted wins to advance to Saturday's final at Holy Cross. The game will feature some of New York City's top talent in the class of 2015 and will provide a great glimpse into what is a bright future for basketball in the metropolitan area. Here are brief recaps of the games that set the stage for Saturday.
Xaverian 73 St. Ray's 58 Talented lefty big man Latiq Lainey helped the Clippers get out of the gate quickly scoring 10 of his 18 points in the first quarter. Throughout the game he demonstrated all the abilities that will make him a target for major colleges once he's a senior. He involved his teammates with his passing, rebounded well and did a much better job than earlier in the year staying out of foul trouble. For the Clippers Lainey's efforts were augmented by a pair of talented lefty guards Dorian Issac, who finished with 19 points and Zack Bozar who hit double figures and played his best floor game of the season. Forward Luke Schriber may have been the team's best player. He finished with 16 points and showed terrific outside shooting ability and a great knack for being in position for rebounds.
The Ravens stayed within striking distance behind the play of point guard Jaquan McKennon, who bounced back from a first half struggle to finish with 19 points and a pair of smooth shooting wings Efram DeJesus and Sonny Lorenzo who finished with 14 and 10 points respectively.
Holy 57 Stepinac 53 The Knights rallied late with some terrific execution down the stretch. Consecutive "high-low" plays that resulted in baskets for talented big man Jeremy Bonafaccio and a long trey from Jeremy Bishop helped the Knights hold off a stubborn Crusader squad. Guard Cheyenne Nettleton led the Knights with 15 points while Bishop added 14. Guard Brandon Steed added 10 points but was a catalyst with his quickness in transition and on defense
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