Archbishop Molloy and Cardinal Hayes posted convincing wins in last night's preliminary round action in the CHSAA's "AA" intersectional playoffs. Hayes will face Bishop Loughlin the 2 seed from Brooklyn Queens while Molloy will face top seeded Holy Cross in what should be a great day of quarter final action Sunday, March 4th at Fordham University. Here are recaps of last night's action.
Cardinal Hayes 67 St. Francis Prep 42 For a little over a quarter Tim Leary's Terrier's controlled the pace of the game and made enough outside shots to stay close. While opponents tend to focus on the Cardinals' talented inside duo of Amadou Sidibe and Jalen Jenkins, it was coach Joe Lods perimeter guys who took advantage of the attention the post guys drew and kick started Hayes' offense. Nasir Williams who finished with 13 points started the barrage with a three pointer and Shavar Newkirk who finished with 17 followed displaying both his superior outside shooting and driving skill. Sidibe added 13 and Hayes had a convincing win. Brett Buser led St. Francis with 10 points and Gabe Gonzales added 8 points.
Molloy 65 St. Peter's 59 Senior guard George Davis had 19 points and led a balanced effort for the Stanners. He and C.J. Davis drove effectively to the basket and when they weren't scoring they were setting up Morrell Gaskins and Marco Kozul for scores. Coach Jack Curran's squad led by 12 at the half and by 7 as the fourth quarter began. But that's when coach Charlie Driscoll's got hot and rallied behind the play of perimeter players Jack Shanahan, Andrew Cannon and sophomore Lattrell Curtis. They combined with sturdy Patrick Fennell's good work around the basket and nearly helped St. Peter's steal this one. The Eagles' Andrew Cannon, one of the CHSAA"s best shooters hit a triple with 2:16 left to bring his team to within 55-52. George Davis responded for Molloy with a pretty baseline reverse layup and two free throws. Moments later when Cannon hit another trey to bring the deficit back to four points Molly passed ahead against pressure defense and found Kozul for dunks which effectively sealed the win.
In addition to George Davis' 19 points C.J. Davis added 15, Morell Gaskins had 14 while Kozul had 14 and 13 rebounds for Molloy.
Shanahan led St. Peter's with 14 points, Cannon added 13, Fennell had 12 and Curtis added 11 points
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