HYANNIS – The St. John Paul II Lions exploded for an incredible 28 third-quarter points Monday night en route to a 71-50 win over the Cape Tech Crusaders in boys’ basketball action.
Down 26-24 at halftime, the 14-4 Lions came roaring back with eight different players putting up points in the third frame, highlighted by a pair of downtown treys from freshman guard Devan Harrison. Harrison finished the game with 14 points and was one of four St. John Paul II players in double figures.
The St. John Paul II Lions took their record to 14-4 Monday night with a 71-50 win over Cape Tech.
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Lions’ Senior co-captain Kevin Marsh led all scorers in this affair with 18 points, junior forward Jonny Warden turned in a stellar double-double with 11 points and 10 boards and Tim Jordan added 10 points. Senior center Ryan Barabe turned in a solid six-point, eight-rebound effort and Diego Meritus dished out eight assists to go along with six points.
All totaled, the Lions hammered down eight three-pointers in the game and outscored Cape Tech 47-24 in the second half.
Cape Tech’s Alonzo Johnson handed in one of his top performances of the season with a team-high 17 points, followed by Jordan Lewis and Sean Campbell each with 12 points. Campbell netted a trio of downtown treys.
The Lions finished the first quarter just ahead of the visiting Crusaders, 18-14, but then Cape Tech held the hosts at bay in the second frame to take a two-point lead into intermission. Once the Lions got back on top in the third, it is there that they stayed through the end of the game.
Cape Tech drops to 5-13 on the season with the loss.
The Lions face a tough Monomoy team in a make-up game this week.
— Sean Walsh is the sports editor for www.capecod.com. His email is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @coachwalshccbm
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