Ironically
Khadeem Carrington. the star of Bishop Loughlin's 90-71 Diocesan Title win, did
not make two of his team's most back
breaking shots. In a twist that captured
how good a night it was for the champion Lions fellow seniors Mike Williams and
Darius James combined for 7 points on
buzzer beating shots to end each of the first 2 quarters. Williams buried his
signature shot, a deep right corner trey, was knocked down on the play and
converted the free throw to give Loughlin a 23-18 first quarter lead. Then James
connected on a left side three pointer as the second quarter buzzer sounded.
His basket pushed Loughlin's margin to a robust 16 points.
In
between those two plays, and for the
entire game ,Carrington was flawless connecting for 23 of his game high 42
points in those first two quarters. He scored with his patented lefty jumper
from the right elbow and on an assortment of tough drives to the basket. Surprisingly he did not make a three pointer,
but he more than compensated up for it
with great decisions and athleticism that got him to the line for 14 free
throws. He made every one of them.
Darius
James' three to end the second quarter came at a time when Christ the King was
beginning to find its stride on offense. Adonis Delarosa scored 8 of his 23
points in the first half and Travis Aston connected on two left corner triple
on his way to 16 points when before that basket. Carrington then had his own
signature moment , a beautiful baseline drive from right to left for a reverse
layup to open the third period and seemingly take away any hope of a Royals' comeback. Williams added
19 points for the Lions and Javian
Delacruz chipped in nicely with 16.
Thanks to
this convincing win Loughlin earns the top seed from Brooklyn-Queens in next
week's intersectional playoffs. Christ the King will enter the playoffs as the
second seed.
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