St. Mary’s 6th grade team 3 bested St. Boniface, Sea Cliff, 18-15. Aiden Cole scored six points and Alex Giacobbe had five, while great rebounding and defense was provided by Mike Desena, Seamus Purcell and Games Allen. Marco Motroni, Dan Cataldo and Alec Turkmen also scored.
St. Mary’s 8th grade team 1 defeated Our Lady of Hope, Carle Place, 33-18, in an impressive all-around team performance. St. Mary’s offense controlled the pace of the game, led by Thomas Santella (nine points), John Mastando (eight points), Nick Quinn (eight points), Jack Saville (four points), Thomas Blaney (two points) and Chris Carillo (two points). The St. Mary’s defense dominated the boards and caused numerous turnovers, led by Will Allen, Jay Schlaefer, Ross Tortora and John Whelan. The team is awaiting the return of Alex Racanelli, who has been sidelined with an injury.
The 7th grade boys team 1 resumed the season with a victory over Cure of Ars, Merrick, posting 59 points in their best offensive game of the season. Matt Kiley led all scorers with 18 points. Brendan Lane led a second half surge with 12 points, several steals and some tremendous passes to get all of his teammates involved. Hans Dewitte (10 points) and Jack Lasalle (five points) had huge games in the paint on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Jimmy Kelly had six points and Will Simoldoni and Steven Arella had four each. Reed Gahan anchored a strong press break in the second half that sealed the victory for St. Mary’s.
