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ST. MARYS 55, JOHNSONBURG 50 |
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Dec. 28, 2007 - Opening Round of the Elk County Holiday Tournament at St. Marys |
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By Rich Quiggle ST. MARYS – St. Marys used a 10-5 game-ending run to break a 45-all tie and get a 55-50 win over
Johnsonburg in the semifinals of the Elk County Holiday Tournament Friday night at St. Marys High School. Johnsonburg, which trailed 45-39, going to the fourth quarter scored six quick points – four from
Zach Padasak and two from Aaron Patrick – to tie the game at 45, the only time the contest was tied all night. But Matt Guido and Levi Welder hit five free throws between them surrounding a 3-pointer by
Johnsonburg’s Paul Imbrogno to take a 50-48 lead with 1:35 to play. Brett Quiggle then added a put-back bucket
and three free throws to seal the victory for the Dutchmen. Other than the late tie, St. Marys led throughout coming out of the lockerroom on fire from beyond
the arc using a pair of 3-pointers from Quiggle and another from Welder to build a 13-6 lead at the end of the
first quarter. Johnsonburg answered in the second quarter hitting three triples of its own including two from
Imbrogno and one from Padasak to cut the St. Marys’ lead to 31-27 at the half. Guido, though, took over in the third quarter scoring nine of his game-high 21 points while helping
the Dutch extend the lead to six, 45-39. Quiggle added 16 points and Welder 14 for St. Marys. Padasak led Johnsonburg with 15 mark, and Imbrogno added 13. NOTES – St. Marys will try to win its first Elk County Holiday Tournament title since 1998 at 8 p.m.
Saturday when it faces cross-town rival and 4-time defending champion Elk County Catholic … Johnsonburg will take
on Ridgway at 4:30 p.m. in the consolation game. ST. MARYS 55, JOHNSONBURG 50 Score by Quarters St. Marys 13 18 14 10 – 55 Johnsonburg 6 21 12 11 – 50 St. Marys – 55 Guido 8-5-9-21 , Quiggle 5-3-4-16 , S. Mulcahey 1-0-0-2 , B. Mulcahey 1-0-0-2 , Welder 4-2-2-14 ,
Owens 0-0-0-0 , Petrocchi 0-0-0-0, Simchick 0-0-0-0 Totals 19-10-15-55 Johnsonburg – 50 Yonker 1-2-2-4 , Shuey 3-0-0-6 , Padasak 5-2-4-15 , Imbrogno 5-0-0-13 , Patrick 4-0-0-8 ,
Carnessali 1-2-2-4 Totals 19-6-8-50 3 pointers: St. Marys 7 (Welder 4, Quiggle 3) , Johnsonburg 6 (Padasak 3, Imbrogno 3) Halftime Score: St. Marys 31 Johnsonburg 27 |
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