ST. MARYS 69, PUNXSUTAWNEY 43

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Jan. 11, 2008

By Rich Quiggle

ST. MARYS – St. Marys was as hot as an oven at the Dutch Oven Friday night start jumping out to a 21-3 first-quarter lead on its way to a 69-43 win over visiting Punxsutawney.

Brett Quiggle, who finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, led the charge early hitting three consecutive 3-pointers in the first quarter.

St. Marys (69 overall, 2-3 D9 League) led by as many as 30 points early on thanks to Quiggle, Levi Welder, who hit a pair of 3’s in the second quarter helping the Dutchmen to a 22-point halftime lead, 36-14.

In the second half, the Chucks (3-11, 0-5) made a couple of runs early in the third quarter cutting the lead once to 16, 40-24, behind a strong inside performance by Dane Kopas, who scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the third period. 

But the comeback was brief, as the Dutchmen stepped up the defense causing five steals in the quarter leading to easy baskets and a 52-28 lead entering the final quarter.

Welder finished with 19 points and 9 rebounds, and Matt Guido checking in with 15 points and 7 assists. 

Helping Kopas offensively for Punxsutawney was Corey Neal with 12 points.

GAME NOTES – After missing the last two games with a head injury, Dutchmen senior Brendan Mulcahy returned to the starting lineup, scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds … After what St. Marys head coach Brice Benson called a “poor defensive performance” against Brookville Tuesday, St. Marys forced Punxsutawney into 31 turnovers … St. Marys shot 83% from the field in the first quarter, 10-12, including 4 of 5 from beyond the three point arc.

ST. MARYS 69, PUNXSUTAWNEY 43

Score by Quarters

Scoring:                  1          2          3          4          F

Punxsutawney                     3          11        14       15         43

St. Marys                21        15        16       17         69

Punxsutawney – 43

Bush 1-1-4-3 , Cook 1-0-0-3 , Kopas 7-7-8-22 , Muth 0-0-0-0 , Neal 5-1-2-12 , Furman 0-1-3-1 , Starr 0-0-0-0 , Pascuzzo 0-0-0-0 , Tibbs 0-0-0-0 , Stumpf 0-0-0-0   Totals 14-10-17-43

St. Marys – 69

Guido 6-2-3-15 , Quiggle 7-0-1-17 , S. Mulcahy 1-0-1-3 , B. Mulcahy 1-1-2-3 , Welder 6-3-3-19 , Petrocchi 1-4-4-6 , Simchick 3-0-2-7 , Swanson 0-0-0-0 , Cogan 0-0-0-0 , Saline 0-0-0-0   Totals 24-10-15-69

Three Pointers:  Punxsutawney 3 (Kopas, Cook, Neal)  ,  St. Marys 9 (Guido, Quiggle 3, Welder 4, Simchick)

Halftime Score:  St. Marys 36  Punxsutawney 14