Georgetown Prep National Jesuit Christmas Classic
Tonight was the game to decide the first and second place teams, Georgetown Prep Hoya Saxa from North Bethesda Maryland against Loyola Cubs from Los Angeles, LA
Loyola came into the game with their mind-set on being victorious. Loyola came out with fire having a 7 point lead over Georgetown Prep in the first quarter. Score 20-13 Loyola Cubs. Loyola has a hot streak adding more points on their lead going into the half 35-27 Loyola Cubs. Coming out at half time Loyola Cubs continue to score and play good defense on Georgetown Prep holding their 9 point lead in the third with score 51-42 Loyola Cubs. They continue their lead to become the champions with score 66-53 Loyola Cubs.
From the Coaches Corner:
Georgetown Prep player #50 Michael Boland, was awarded a trophy for scoring his 1000 point scored. He ended the night with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal.
MVP of the Tournament #2 Julian Harrell of Loyola Cubs stated “I am more happy about winning the championship than getting the Tournament MVP, I am really happy about the win, last time we came to this tournament, we laid an egg, we played in a 7th place game…much different from playing in the first place game which is a lot better.”
Loyola Cubs Head Coach Jamal Adams said “it was a hard-fought game, Georgetown Prep is very physical, very well coached, and they made it tough on us. We got up early in the second quarter and like a good team they fought back and closed the gap, they really challenged us, we had to dig deep. The travel too added to it, we had a tough time finding our legs but we are very proud to win this very prestigious tournament.”
Georgetown Prep Head Coach Herb Krusen said “we played one of the top teams in the country, I was very proud of my guys, we battled, we never backed down, they are the best team that we have faced since the two years I’ve been a coach at Prep, they were number 12 nationally, and I was very impressed with their game, and proud of our guys.”
Loyola Cubs of Los Angeles, LA Stats: #3 Parker Jackson-Cartwright 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, #10 Jacob Hazzard 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, #13 Khaliq Bedart-Ghani 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, #1 Justin Childress 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, #2 Julian Harrall 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, #40 Thomas Welsh 4 points, 5 rebounds, #4 Tochi Oti 2 points, 2 rebounds, #21 Trey Mason 3 points, 1 rebound
Georgetown Prep of North Bethesda MD Stats: #50 Michael Boland 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal, #34 Michael Wolfe 3 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, #12 Alex Fabean-Scotch 2 rebounds, #2 JT Strickland 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steal, #20 Tre Johnson 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steal, #4 Billah Abdul-Jalaal 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, #21 Alexander Lee 1 point, 2 rebounds, #25 Joel Chapman 2 points, 1 rebound, #3 Jamaal Greenwood 3 points
Story and Stats by Kyle Hall
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