boys varsity basketball

2007 - 2008 Varisty Boys Basketball Schedule

Current League Standings
as of Dec 31, 2007

Game Photos

Dan Perillo Tournament Consolation Championship

"We are the Champions my friends and We'll Keep on Fighting til the End!!!" Queen sung these famous lyrics over 25 years ago and they still hold true today. Our young men showed passion, stamina, athleticism and basketball skills in WINNING the First Annual CYO Varsity Boys Dan Perillo Tournament Consolation Championship.

Our team defeated a talented and hungry team from St Monica's Parish in their home court. Final Score: St Richard 50 St Monica 47. Early in the game both teams traded baskets by driving to the hole. Later in the game, both teams were making 3 point field goals look easy. It went right down to the final buzzer - A familiar theme this year for many of our games.

I am very proud of these young mens' accomplishment. After losing the first game of the tournament to St Thomas by a wide margin (St Thomas was the overall tournament champion by defeating St Gabriel) we entered the consolation bracket in a must win or your eliminated situation. Our players responded by winning three consecutive games against St Mary's, Stella Maris, and St Monica's to capture the title. Only two varsity boys teams will be presenting team trophies to their respective schools - St Thomas and St Richard. The trophy will look very nice on the new shelves being installed in the school hall.

All the players contributed to the victory - both starters and reserves. Everybody counts on this team!

Our Tournament Champions are: Shane Thomas, Nicky Nardini, Joseph Hatton, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian Di Francesco, Joseph Glennon, Charlie Nicholas, Dante Gleason and Vincent Saulino.

I will be posting a team photo taken at the Award Ceremony. Mr. Hewitt was in attendance and he is very proud of our young men.

For our eighth grade players - You finished your elementary school basketball career on a positive note. I'm extremely proud of your efforts. We have some of the finest athletes in South Philly in this class and I'm sure I'll be reading and hearing about you guys for many years to come.

For our seventh grade players - You are next year's team leaders. You will be expected to prepare the newest members of your team for Varsity level basketball. You have contributed to this year's team success because you care and expect a lot from yourselves - Keep that same attitude with you next year and have fun next year!!!

For the parents, families and friends - Thanks for all your support this year!!! Your children appreciate your dedication to them. I appreciate it your care and concern for the team.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Boys Varsity Basketball

February 8th: vs. St. Nicholas

Our final regular game of the season has some very special moments. Our 8th grade players and cheerleaders were individuallly recognized by their respective coaching staffs. The 8th graders each ran through an excited group of our fine cheerleaders at half court before the game as their names were announced. After the game, group photos were taken. If you're interested in the group photo, please let me know and I'll send it to you. I hope this recognition can become an Annual Tradition at the Final Home Game of each season. All parents, families and friends should be very proud of the hard work and dedication that each member of the cheerleading squad and basketball team has made on behalf of St. Richard's School. As for the game, two evenly matched teams met again with another close result. Final Score: St. Nicholas 54 St. Richard 45. The score jockeyed back and forth throughout the game, but St. Nicholas prevailed.

Player contributions from Joseph Hatton, Jimmy Kerrigan, Shane Thomas, Nicky Nardini, Christian Di Francesco, Vincent Saulino, Joseph Glennon, Dante Gleason, Christian Oakes, Charlie Nicholas, Jimmy Zanaras and Dante Milillo.

1st Quarter
We jumped out to an early lead 14-10. Our scoring was led by Joseph Hatton's 6 points on three 2 point field goals, Sahne Thomas 4 points on two 2 point field goals, Nicky Nardini's and Jimmy Kerrigan's 2 points on one point field goal each. St Nick's scoring Steve and Ricky 4 points each and Mike Borelli 2 points.

  • St Richard 14 St Nicholas 10

2nd Quarter
Another see-saw battle in this quarter. St Nick's outscored us 12-9 for a one point lead for us at halftime. Our scoring came from Joseph Hatton's 3 points on one 3 point field goal, Nicky Nardini's 3 points on one 2 point field goal and one free throw made, Shane Thomas 2 points on 2 free throws made and Jimmy Kerrigan 1 point on a free throw made. St Nick's scoring Joe Mazza 7 points, Ant Powers 3 points, Steve 2 points.

  • St Richard 23 St Nicholas 22

3rd Quarter
St Nicholas was hitting from everywhere and had 17 points. We were hot too, led by Shane Thomas who scored all 14 points for us in the quarter with seven 2 point field goals. St Nick's scoring Ricky 5 points, Borelli and Powers 4 points each, Di Pierro and Mazza 2 points each.

  • St Nicholas 39 St Richard 37

4th Quarter
Shane Thomas continued to be our only offensive threat scoring all 8 points in the final quarter for us on two 3 point field goals and two free throws made to finish with 28 points in the game. St Nick's scoring Ricky 7 points, Powers 6 points and Buck 2 points.

Final Score

  • St Nicholas 54 St Richard 45

Analysis
Outstanding game by Shane Thomas for us but our defense had too many breakdowns late in the game. Fine season for our young men overall and I'm looking forward to our upcoming tournaments. Our record was below .500, however, we battled consistently throughout the season against every opponent and we are very proud of our overall results.

George Hatton
Head Coach
Boys Varsity Basketball Team

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February 6th: vs. Epiphany

An early contested game got away from us in the second quarter and Epiphany never looked back. Final Score: Epiphany 61 St. Richard 35. Our young men were unaccustomed to a smaller court size and at times felt trapped by it. Our team couldn't use their usual game plan of team speed on a smaller court. Epiphany, on the other hand, have been playing excellent basketball and were hitting shots from everywhere on the court.

Player contributions from Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Christian DiFrancesco, Shane Thomas, Joseph Hatton, Frank Gagliardi, Dante Gleason, Joseph Glennon, Charlie Nicholas, Vincent saulino, Christian Oakes and Jimmy Zanaras.

1st Quarter
We trailed 12-10 after the first quarter. Shane Thomas 6 points on 3 two point field goals and Joseph Hatton's 4 points on 2 two point field goals was our scoring. Epiphany had 4 points each from Givens and Qugley, 2 points each from Lamb and Criniti. Evenly matched quarter for both teams.

  • Epiphany 12 St Richard 10

2nd Quarter
Our defense collapsed and allowed Epiphany 18 points versus our 8. Nicky Nardini's 6 points on 3 two point field goals and Shane Thomas's 1 two point field goal was all our scoring. Epiphany was led by Criniti's 10 points, Givens 4 points, Lamb and Quigley 2 points each.

  • Epiphany 30 St Richard 18

3rd Quarter
Another tough quarter for us. Epiphany again put up 18 points versus our 9. Our scoring was led by Nicky Nardini's 8 points on 4 two point field goals and one free throw made by Shane Thomas. Epiphany was led by Lamb's 8 points, Givens 6 points and Thomas 4 points.

  • Epiphany 48 St Richard 27

4th Quarter
With the final result not in doubt, we were able to get many minutes for other players on the team. Jimmy Zanaras 4 points on 2 two point field goals, Vincent Saulino 2 points on one 2 point field goal and Dante Gleason 2 points on one 2 point field goal. Epiphany had scoring from Romeo 6 points, Lamb, Sciascia and Santora 2 points each and Quigley 1 point.

Analysis
Epiphany was very hot hitting shots from all over the court and we weren't. Nicky Nardini had 14 points to lead our team offensively. Next up St. Nicholas and the final regular season game for us this season.

George Hatton
Head Coach
Boys Varsity Basketball

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January 25th: vs. St. Mary

bb1 We did a fine job balancing the scoring among the entire team against St. Mary's. To their credit, St Mary's stayed in the game for three quarters but we pulled away in the final quarter. Final Score: St. Richard's 56 St. Mary's 41. We had 22 two point field goals in the game tying our season's best against Stella Maris. We again got ourselves in foul trouble sending them to the line 6 times in the final quarter. This game proved that on any given day you need to throw the team records out and play the game because anybody can beat you if you let your guard down.

Player contributions from Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Christian DiFrancesco, Shane Thomas, Joey Hatton, Frank Gagliardi, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Christian Oakes, Charlie Nicholas, Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Milillo and Joey Glennon.

1st Quarter
A balanced scoring attack right away from our team- scoring from all areas of the court. The slippery surface according to our players affected their defensive play throughout the contest. Our scoring came from Jimmy Kerrigan's (2 field goals) and Shane Thomas 4 points (1 field goal and 2 free throws made) and Joseph Hatton's and Nicky Nardini's 2 points each on field goals made. SM led by 3 points each from Santore and Podaguesi and 2 points from Sirochman.

  • St. Richards 12 St. Marys 8

2nd Quarter
We stayed hot on offense but cold on defense. We outscored St Mary's 14-13. Jimmy Kerrigan stayed hot scoring 7 points on one 3 point field goal and two 2 point field goals. Shane Thomas added 4 points on two 2 point field goals, Joey Hatton 2 points on a field goal and Christian DiFrancesco added one free throw made. SM scoring Santore 7 points, N Barone, Davis and Sirochman 2 points each.

  • St. Richard 26 St. Marys 21

3rd Quarter
We tried to put the game away but only outscored SM 13-9 in this quarter. Shane Thomas turned up his game another notch netting 11 points on four 2 point field goals and 3 free throws made. Jimmy Kerrigan added one 2 point field goal. SM scoring Podaguesi 5 points, Pagliarelli 3 points and Sirochman one point.

  • St. Richard 39 St. Marys 30

4th Quarter
Our young players stepped up their game in the final quarter outscoring St Mary's 17-11 for a hard fought win. Credit St Mary's for battling until the end of the game. Our scoring came from Joey Hatton's and Shane Thomas 6 points each on three 2 point field goals and clutch 3 point field goal from Frank Gagliardi. SM scoring was mainly courtesy of the foul line - 4 free throws made by Natalie along with Padaguesi's 3 points and 2 points each from N Barone and Sirochman.

Final Score

  • St. Richard 56 St. Marys 41

Analysis:
Our defensive intensity was missing for most of the game and St Mary's made us pay for it with 6 three point field goals resulting in 18 of their 41 points. Offensively, a balanced attack led us to 56 points and a victory. Next up - two regular season games remaining against Epiphany (13th & Jackson Sts) on Wednesday, February 6 at 7:30 and our final game of the season at home in Murphy Recreation Center on Friday, Feb 8th against St Nicholas. If we can close out the season with two victories against very evenly matched opponents, we can possibly finish in third place in our division and finish with an overall winning record. This would be quite an accomplishment for our school's basketball team.

After the Regular Season Ends News:
Our young men will continue to play more basketball after the regular season ends. We have been invited and have accepted to participate in the Annual Neumann-Goretti Basketball Tournament. A date for this tournament has not yet been determined. All players on our team will participate. And after that tournament, we have accepted an invitation to the First Annual Dan Perillo Memorial Tournament at St Monica's gym. A date for this has not been determined either. This tournament will require a small unknown fee by each player that participates. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. It is a terrific idea in memory of a dedicated teacher and CYO advocate from St. Nicholas Parish. All proceeds will be used for a scholarship to a deserving student. As I get more details on both of these tournaments, I will pass them on to you.

Go St Richard's!

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 21st: vs. St. Gabriel

We started off strong capturing an early lead but the size of the St Gabriel's squad overmatched us and we lost. Final Score: St. Gabriel's 56 St. Richards 34. Two players had outstanding games, one on each team. Shane Thomas had 24 points and Anthony Fleet had 26 points respectively for their teams. We were unable to stop their inside game and they either scored the basket or were fouled and they made the free throw attempts. St. Gabriel's went 11 for 25 at the line, while we only attempted 5 shots making 4.

Player contributions from Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian DiFrancesco, Joey Hatton, Shane Thomas, Joey Glennon, Vincent Saulino, Dante Milillo, Charlie Nicholas, Dante Gleason and Jimmy Zanaras.

1st Quarter
Shane Thomas scored all 12 of our points while Fleet led St Gabe's with 8 points. Selean Johnson scored the other 2 points for our opponent. Both teams struggled defensively to stop their best offensive players.

  • St. Richards 12 St. Gabriels 10

2nd Quarter
We couldn't get our offense going in this quarter. We were held to 5 points on very strong defensive pressure by St. Gabe's. Nicky Nardini had one 3 point field goal and Shane Thomas had one 2 point field goal. St Gabe's scoring Fleet 7 points, Wilkins and Keir 2 points each and Johnson 1 point.

  • St. Gabriels 22 St. Richards 17

3rd Quarter
The game got away from us on this quarter as SG outscored us 18-11 to build a 12 point lead. We did score 11 points thanks to Shane Thomas 8 points and Jimmy Kerrigan's 3 points. SG was led by Fleet again with 8 points, Williams and Wilkins 4 points each and Johnson 2 points each.

  • St. Gabriels 40 St. Richards 28

4th Quarter
The final quarter was unusual for us as went finished quietly. We had 6 points on 2 points each from Jimmy Zanaras, Nicky Nardini and Shane Thomas. SG put up 16 points from 9 free throw attempts with 6 made. SG scoring Wilkins 9 points, Fleet 3 points and 2 points each from Keir and Moran.

Final Score

  • St. Gabriels 56 St. Richards 34

Analysis:
The Land of the Green Giants from St Gabriel's out played us for the last three quarters and our lack of size was a huge factor in our scoring problems. Nice game from Shane Thomas in our loss. Let's rebound against St Mary's. Go St. Richards.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 19th: vs. Sacred Heart

bb2 We got back on the winning track on Saturday with a very strong performance on both sides of the floor. Offensively, we moved the ball around the perimeter and when necessary drove to the basket sucessfully. Defensively, since this was our second time playing Sacred Heart, we knew their offensive strategy and were able to contain it. Holding SH to 26 points - our 2nd best defensive stand of the season (25 points vs. St Monica's was the lowest), we led throughout the game and I'm pleased that many of our players received much deserved minutes on the court. The game was highlighted by a no-look, 360 degree turn, shot and basket by Joseph Hatton. Final Score: St. Richard 43 Sacred Heart 26.

Murphy Recreation Center was rocking with the inspiring cheers of our top-notched cheerleaders. The girls are well coached by Ann DeMasi and Barbara Zirilli-Lonergan. The passion these two women have as coaches for our cheerleaders is remarkable and has been a mainstay for many years at St. Richards. This cheerleading squad takes pride in what they do and my players and I appreciate their dedication and spirit at our home games.

The family and friends of both schools were respectful - Thanks to everyone!

Player contributions from Joseph Hatton, Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian DiDrancesco, Shane Thomas, Charlie Nicholas, Joseph Glennon, Vincent Saulino, Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Gleason and Christian Oakes.

1st Quarter
In a physical first quarter, we jumped out to a quick lead, only to see SH come right back by feeding the ball to Ryan Coney for 5 points and Juan Cora's 2 points. We were led by Jummy Kerrigan's and Christian DiFrancesco's 4 points, Nicky Nardini's 3 points and Shane Thomas 2 points.

  • St. Richard 13 Sacred Heart 7

2nd Quarter
Our defense held SH to only 3 points in this quarter as we scored 9. Shane Thomas had 4 points, Jimmy Kerrigan 3 points and Nicky Nardini 2 points. SH scoring from Cora 2 points and Connell 1 free throw made. We received very strong minutes from Jimmy Zanaras off the bench as we got into some early foul trouble.

  • St. Richard 22 Sacred Heart 10

3rd Quarter
We shot very well from the floor and scored 14 points. Joseph Hatton's 7 points and Shane Thomas 4 points and Jimmy Kerrigan's 3 points put us ahead for good. Our defense held SH to 7 points- Coney 6 points and Cora 1 point.

  • St. Richard 36 Sacred Heart 17

4th Quarter
Plenty of valuable minutes on the court for our enthusiastic and cooperative reserves. Charlie Nicholas made the most of his opportunity with several strong defensive plays and he made one of his two free throw attempts. Great hustle and quality minutes by Joseph Glennon, Dante Gleason, Vincent Saulino and Christian Oakes kept SH from getting back into the game. Our other scoring came from Nicky Nardini's 4 points and Joseph Hatton's 2 points. SH scoring Cora 4 points, Rivera 3 points and Hicks 2 points.

Final Score

  • St. Richard 43 Sacred Heart 26

Analysis:
A total team effort in this game - starters and reserves did what we needed of them to get in the win column. We're trying to climb back to .500 and reach 7-7 but we have a BIG ( I mean TALL task) ahead of us as our next opponent is St. Gabriel on Monday January 21st at the NEW TIME 7:00 ( not the originally scheduled 6:00). The game is being played at St. Gabriel's Gymnasium at 30th & Dickinson Sts. Go St Richards!!!

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 14th: vs. St. Nicholas

Another game decided in the final minute! The Cardiac Kids from St. Richard's keep everyone entertained until the final buzzer. Unfortunately, we came up short on the scoreboard again - this time against St. Nicholas. Final Score: St. Nicholas 48 St. Richards 42.

A see-saw battle throughout the contest, two evenly matched teams played their hearts out in a very loud Tolentine Center. The difference in the game was free throw attempts. St. Nicks's had 18 attempts to our 8, making 6 in the last quarter. We did not get to the free throw line in the final quarter. Player contributions by Joseph Hatton, Nicky Nardini, Shane Thomas, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian DiFrancesco, Joseph Glennon, Jimmy Zanaras, Christian Oakes, Dante Milillo, Frank Gagliardi, Dante Gleason and Frank Dunn.

1st Quarter
St. Nick's outscored us 13-10. We were led by Shane Thomas 6 points on two 2 point field goals and 2 free throws made and two 2 point field goals by Nicky Nardini. SN was led by Rob Buck's 6 points, 3 points from Steve, 2 points each by Ricky and Powers.

  • St. Nicholas 13 St. Richard 10

2nd Quarter
We only scored 9 points as St. Nick's defensive pressure kept us off-balance. No 3 point shots made in the first half by us - very unusual as we have one of the best three point shooting teams in the entire league. Four of our five starters can nail the three point basket. We were again led by Shane Thomas 5 points on two 2 point field goals and one free throw attempt made and one 2 point field goals by Nicky Nardini and Christian DiFrancesco. SN scoring Buck, Steve and Powers 4 points each.

  • St. Nicholas 25 St. Richard 19

3rd Quarter
We climbed back into the game by pushing the ball to the basket - we outscored St Nicks 15-10, to cut the lead to one. Shane Thomas had 10 points on five 2 point field goals, Jimmy kerrigan added one 3 point field goal and Nicky Nardini added one 2 point field goal. SN scoring Ricky 5 points, Buck 3 points,Steve 2 points.

  • St. Nicholas 35 St. Richard 34

4th Quarter
As stated earlier, we didn't get to the free throw line at all in this quarter and this decided the game. Our scoring was one 2 point field goals from Joseph Hatton, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian Di Francesco and Shane Thomas. SN scoring was Powers 8 points, Steve and Borelli 2 points each and one point from Ricky.

Final Score

  • St. Nicholas 48 St. Richards 42

Analysis:
Again, we played hard without earning a victory. Overall, a strong effort by our young men in burgundy and white. Next up, Sacred Heart on Saturday. Go St Richards!!!

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 11th: vs. St. Thomas

bb3 If it were possible, I would ask the Wizard of OZ for more team height. As one of the smaller teams in the league, we often have to make up for our team being height challenged by being Survivor contestants - we outwit, outlast and outplay our opponents. Our game against undefeated St Thomas proved that you can stay in some games with pure hustle and athleticism, but ultimately you may need height and quickness for all four quarters to come out on top. Our young men played tremendously for the first 11 minutes of the game and had the lead, however, St Thomas playmakers stepped up their game late in the second quarter and we never got back into the game. St Thomas was unsuccessful in the first quarter against us due to our offensive putting up 10 points while holding them to only 6 points but they put up 21 points in the 2nd quarter most right before halftime and took the momentum away from us. Another energetic home crowd was appreciated by my entire team. The cheerleaders again excited the spectators and our players. Thanks to everyone who attends our games. Our young men play their hearts out and I know they like playing in front of friends and family.

Player contributions from Joseph Hatton, Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Shane Thomas, Chrsitian DiFrancesco, Vincent Saulino, Joseph Glennon, Frank Gagliardi, Dante Gleason, Christian Oakes, Dante Milillo and Jimmy Zanaras.

1st Quarter
We played great on both sides of the court outscoring St Thomas 10-6. Shane Thomas consistently beat their full court press and opened up our offense. We were led by Nicky Nardini's 4 points on two 2 point field goals and 2 points each from Joseph Hatton (took the initial jump ball to start the game at center court) and Jimmy Kerrigan on field goals and Shane Thomas 2 free throws made. St Thomas scoring came from Taylor, Taylor II and Gamble.

  • St. Richard 10 St. Thomas 6

2nd Quarter
We used a lot of energy in the first quarter staying with a very strong opponent and we tired defensively in the quarter. We were outscored 21-7 and our lead evaporated. Jimmy Kerrigan had 5 points on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal and Shane Thomas added one 2 point field goal. ST was led by Fulton's 8 points, Taylor's 5 points, Coles 4 points and 2 points each from Taylor and Smith.

  • St. Thomas 27 St. Richard 17

3rd Quarter
We generated no offense and were outscored 11-2. Our only scoring was Shane Thomas one 2 point field goal. ST had Coles and Smith 4 points each, Taylor 2 and Taylor II 1 point.

  • St. Thomas 38 St. Richard 19

4th Quarter
Nice hustle by our reserves but the deficit was too high for us. We were led by Shane Thomas 6 points on two 2 point field goals and two free throws made, Joseph Hatton's 5 points on two 2 point field goals and one free throw made. ST scoring Smith 5 points , Gamble ,Coles and Brisbois 3 points each and Tucker and Tabb 2 points each.

Analysis
We were beaten by a very good basketball team. They move the ball around the court quickly, find the open player and do not miss many of their scoring chances. The game could've been closer if we were more aggressive defensively instead of letting them make easy baskets. We only sent them to the foul line six times in the game. The foul line can be a great equalizer against high scoring teams. Our players never quit and this is a great attribute. Next game is Monday night against St Nicholas. Let's get our record to 6-6.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 9th: vs. Stella Maris

WOW!!! An offensive display by both teams not usually seen in youth basketball. Playing only 7 minute quarters in CYO basketball, rarely are so many points scored in one game - 117 points! This averages to over 4 points per minute played. Final Score: St. Richard 65 Stella Maris 52. Why did this occur? The teams shot the daylights out throughout the contest. At one point in the game, our team was shooting 80% from the field. Our young men were on fire from the very beginning and never let up. I'm very proud of their efforts. 4 of our 5 starters had double digits in scoring - very unusual at this level. We had seven 3 point field goals and twenty-two 2 point field goals with 3 free throws made. Total team contributions from Joseph Hatton, Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian DiFrancesco, Shane Thomas, Frank Gagliardi, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Charlie Nicholas, Joseph Glennon, Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Milillo, Christian Oakes and Frank Dunn.

1st Quarter
Both teams were firing away and hitting with us with the edge at 16 points to 15 points. We were led by Joseph Hatton and Jimmy Kerrigan's 5 points each on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal. Shane Thomas added two 2 point field goals for 4 points and Nicky Nardini added one 2 point field goal. Stella Maris had 6 points from Willie and Adams and 3 points from Mazzicci.

  • St. Richard 16 Stella Maris 15

2nd Quarter
The torrid scoring continued in this quarter. We were hitting from everywhere on the court - inside the paint and from outside the three point line. We were led by Shane Thomas 9 points on 3 three point field goals, Jimmy Kerrigan's 7 points on two 2 point field goals and one 3 point field goal, Joseph Hatton's one 2 point field goal and Christian DiFrancesco's one free throw made in two attempts. SM was also sooting well with 13 points from Willie's 5 points, and 2 points each from Jimmy, Adams, Anthony and Mazzicci.

  • St. Richard 35 Stella Maris 28

3rd Quarter
We stayed hot!!! We put the game away in this quarter by outscoring SM 18 to 11. We were led by Nicky Nardini's 6 points on three 2 point field goals, Joseph Hatton and Shane Thomas with 4 points each on two 2 point field goals, Jimmy Zanaras and Jimmy Kerrigan 2 points on one 2 point field goals. SM was led by Adams and Mazzicci with 4 points each and 3 points from Willie.

4th Quarter
We finished strong and our reserves did their job to maintain the lead. Our scoring came from Joseph Hatton's 4 points on 2 two point field goals, Nicky Nardini and Jimmy Zanaras 3 points each on a field goal and a free throw made and a field goal by Jimmy Kerrigan. SM had 7 points from Adams and 2 points each from Jimmy, Mazzicci and Anthony.

Final Score

  • St. Richard 65 Stella Maris 52

Analysis:
Our young men rebounded nicely from the loss to Annunciation. Taking nothing from granted from the start of the game, we set the fast paced tempo early and took care of the ball when we needed too. Clearly, our best offensive performance of the season. Both teams showed great hustle and were not afraid to shoot when a shot was available. Next up, the undefeated St Thomas team at Murphy Recreation Center on Friday. A team photo was taken after this game since we had the entire team in uniform. If you are interested in me emailing you a copy of the photo, please email me back ASAP.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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January 5th: vs. Annunciation

bb4 We started out slow and never recovered in the contest against Annunciation. We were behind by 13 points after the first quarter and tried valiantly to get the victory but to no avail. We came as close as 6 points at the end of the third quarter but ran out of gas early in the fourth quarter and lost. Final Score: Annunciation 46 St. Richard 33.

This game showed our young men what happens when you do not come out with energy and are over- confident. With Joseph Hatton's 2 point field goal accounting for our only points in the first quarter, Annunciation players got all the momentum they needed and never trailed in the contest. Player contributions from Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian DiFrancesco, Shane Thomas, Joseph Hatton, Frank Gagliardi, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Charlie Nicholas, Joseph Glennon and Jimmy Zanaras.

1st Quarter
We had 2 points on Joseph Hatton's one field goal as we missed 4 free throw attempts. Annunciation was led by Keith Jenkin's 9 points, Dermillio's 4 points and Iocovini's 2 points. Defensively, we never got on track and allowed 7 field goals.

  • Annunciation 15 St. Richard 2

2nd Quarter
We started to get our game going outscoring them 11-9 but still trailed at halftime by 11 points. Offensively, Shane Thomas led us with 6 points on 4 free throws made and one 2 point field goal. Jimmy Kerrigan had one 3 point field goal and Nicky Nardini had 2 free throws made in two attempts. Annunciation was led by Sanai 5 points, 2 points from Johnson and York.

  • Annunciation 24 St. Richard 13

3rd Quarter
Our best quarter of the game. We used a lot of energy trying to climb back into the game. Offensively, we outscored them 13-8. Shane Thomas had 10 points on three 2 points field goals, one 3 point field goal and one free throw made and Joseph Hatton added one 3 point field goal. Annunciation's scoring was from Sanai with 8 points.

  • Annunciation 32 St. Richard 26

4th Quarter
We ran out of gas! Nice effort off the bench for our team but the offense wasn't there. We scored 7 points: Shane Thomas 5 points on 3 free throws made in four attempts and one 2 point field goal and Jimmy Zanaras 2 points on a field goal. Annunciation scoring came from Jenkins 7 points, Sanai 3 points, York and Dermilio 2 points each.

Final Score

  • Annunciation 46 St. Richard 33

Analysis:
This game proves why every game must be played with equal intensity! Never overlook an opponent: it can be costly. I was impressed with the efforts in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to battle back. Let's re-focus ourselves for the upcoming game against Stella Maris on January 9th and get our record back to .500.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Boys Varsity Basketball

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January 4th: vs. Holy Spirit

Due to a scheduling change, we again faced off against Holy Spirit. This was a very exciting game and it wasn't decided until the final possession of the game. Holy Spirit hung on for a 49-48 victory over our guys. Both teams battle throughout the contest with both teams outscoring each other in different quarters. Holy Spirit's 18 points in the third quarter increased their lead by 10 points but our boys battled back to lose by one point.

This was a great effort by our entire squad against the division leading Holy Spirit team. Player contributions from Joseph Hatton, Shane Thomas, Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Christian DiFrancesco, Frank Gagliardi, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Dante Milillo and Jimmy Zanaras. Special Thanks to all our fans and our wonderful cheerleaders!!! The well lit place was rocking all game long.

1st Quarter
We jumped out quickly to take the lead with 12 points versus HS 9 points. We were led by Shane Thomas 6 points on three 2 point field goals, Christian DiFrancesco's 4 points on two 2 point field goals and Jimmy Kerrigan's one 2 point field goal. HS's scoring was from 5 points from Albert Innaurato and 2 points each by Madison and Brown.

  • St. Richard 12 Holy Spirit 9

2nd Quarter
Holy Spirit bounced back in this quarter outscoring us 16-10. HS had strong defensive pressure and forced some turnovers. Our scoring came from Shane Thomas with 7 points on one 3 point field goal and 4 free throws made and one 3 point field goal from Joseph Hatton. HS scoring came from Madison's 6 points, Brandon 4 points and 2 points each from Brown, Contessa and Innaurato.

  • Holy Spirit 25 St. Richard 22

3rd Quarter
Holy Spirit added to their lead in this quarter, outscoring us 18-11. Our scoring came from Shane Thomas 6 points on three 2 point field goals, one field goal each from Chrsitian DiFrancesco and Jimmy Kerrigan and one free throw made of two attempts by Nicky Nardini. HS scoring was led by Madison with 14 points and 2 points each from Brandon and Innaurato.

  • Holy Spirit 43 St Richard 33

4th Quarter
St. Richard mounted a strong comeback in the fourth quarter. We outscored HS 15-6. We were led by Shane Thomas with 9 points on four 2 point field goals and one free throw made in three attempts, one 2 point field goals each by Joseph Hatton and Christian DiFrancesco and 2 free throws made in four attempts for Jimmy Kerrigan. HS was held on strong defense to 6 points by Madison 2, Innaurato 2 and Joe Contessa's two key free throws made in two attempts in the closing seconds of the game.

Final Score

  • Holy Spirit 49 St Richard 48

Analysis
Fantastic effort by our young men!!! Battling until the final seconds ticked off the clock. A much better performance than the first time we played Holy Spirit. There were many ifs and buts that could have determined a different outcome to the game. We go get them tomorrow against Annunciation.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Boys Varisty Basketball

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December 19th: vs. Holy Spirit

bb5 In a battle of two hot teams, Holy Spirit got an early lead and never looked back. Final Score: Holy Spirit 51 - St. Richard 33. Strong defensive pressure by HS held us to only thirteen first half points. At the other end of the court, our defense allowed open outside shots and uncontested drives to the basket for some easy scores. Only 11 fouls were called in the contest between both teams. Offensively, we were led by Shane Thomas with 17 points. Thanks for contributions from Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Jimmy Zanara, Joseph Hatton, Shane Thomas, Joey Glennon, Frank Gagliardi, Charlie Nicholas, Frank Dunn, Christian Oakes, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason and Dante Milillo.

1st Quarter
Holy Spirit dropped in 10 points. Led by Brown and Madison with 4 points, and Al Innaurato with 2 points. HS attempted 5 free throws making 2. Shane Thomas scored all 4 points with two 2 point field goals.

  • Holy Spirit 10 St Richard 4

2nd Quarter
We were outscored 11-9. Our offense was led again by Shane Thomas with 5 points on two 2 point field goals and 1 free throw made of 3 attempts and Nicky Nardini with 2 free throws made on two attempts. HS was led again by Madison with 7 points on two 2 point field goals and one 3 point field goal and one field goal each by Brown and Innaurato.

  • Holy Spirit 21 St Richard 13

3RD Quarter
Holy Spirit put the game out of reach in this quarter by extending their lead to 39-25. HS had 18 points to our 12. HS was led by Brown with 6 points, Brandon with 4 points, 3 points each by Madison and Innuarato and 2 points by Delapia. We were led by Shane Thomas with 8 points on two 3 point field goals and one 2 point field goal, one 2 point field goal by Jimmy Kerrigan and 2 free throws made by Nicky Nardini.

  • Holy Spirit 39 St Richard 25

4th Quarter
Lots of playing time for our entire squad was a positive note in this quarter. HS outscored us 12 - 8. Our scoring came from Nicky Nardini's 5 points on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal, one 2 point field goal from Frank Gagliardi and Joey Hatton's one free throw made of two attempts. HS scoring 5 points from Brown, 2 each from Vespesiani, Dilillo and Brandon and one free throw made from Madison.

Final Score

  • Holy Spirit 51 St Richard 33

Analysis
We played a very strong team and started out flat offensively. We were beaten to the loose balls and out hustled most of the game. We will need all of our energy for the remainder of the season. We are right in the hunt for a playoff spot in our division. Our three lossses have been by teams with a combined record of 23-6.

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George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Boys Varsity Basketball

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December 14th: vs. St. Monica

Fast and Furious describes our Varsity Boys Basketball team this season. With an NBA-like first quarter with 22 points, our team earned their 4th straight victory against 2 defeats. Final Score: St Richards 54 St Monica's 25. This was our best offensive game of the season. Our perimeter shooting was off the charts for this age level. We had 7 three point field goals and 12 two point field goals. We also added 10 free throws made to tally our 54 points. After strong rebounding by Nardini, Di Francesco, Thomas and Zanaras, our guys pushed the ball up the court quickly for some easy transitional baskets by Hatton and Kerrigan. On the other side of the ball, our team quickness again caused problems for our opponent limiting St Monica's to 13 first half points and 12 second half points. Team contributiions from Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian Di Francesco, Shane Thomas, Joey Hatton, Joey Glennon, Vincent Saulino, Frank Gagliardi, Dante Gleason, Charlie Nicholas, Christian Oakes, Dante Milillo and Jimmy Zanaras.

Our Cheerleaders were on top of their game again! I love their team spirit! Thank you young ladies and the coaching staff for your support.

1st Quarter
We did exactly what we needed to do! Hit our outside shots, rebound effectively and move the ball around to the player with the best chance of scoring. We were led by Nicky Nardini's 10 points on one 3 point field goal, two 2 point field goals and 3 free throws made. Also contributing were Shane Thomas with 5 points on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal, Jimmy Kerrigan's 4 points on two 2 point field goals and Joey Hatton's one 3 point field goal. St Monica's tallied 5 points on one 3 point field goal by Zangiti and one 2 point field goal by Joey Kinee.

  • St Richards 22 St Monica's 5

2nd Quarter
Three 3 Pointers sparked our offense in this quarter. Joey Hatton's two 3 point field goals for 6 points and Joey Glennon's one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal for 5 points and Shane Thomas added 2 free throws made. St Monica's scoring one field goal each by Coppola, Kinee, Quici and Hagan for 8 points.

  • St Richards 35 St Monica's 13

3rd Quarter
Easing up offensively and with fine contributions off the bench from our reserves. Vincent Saulino, Frank Gagliardi, Dante Gleason and Charlie Nicholas added additional spark to our efforts. We tallied 6 points on one 3 point field goal from Joey Hatton and Shane Thomas 2 free throws made and Christian Di Francesco's 1 free throw made. St Monica's also had 6 points on two 2 point field goals from Coppola and one 2 point field goal from Hagan.

  • St Richards 41 St Monica's 19

4th Quarter
We added 13 points in the final quarter led by Nicky Nardini's 4 points on two 2 point field goals, Jimmy Kerrigan's 3 points on one 2 point field goal and one free throw made, and one 2 point field goals each by Di Francesco, Hatton and Thomas. Jimmy Zanaras added 1 free throw made. Great hustle from Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Milillo, Christian Oakes especially defensively. St Monica's added 6 points on one 2 point field goal by Kinee and 2 free throws made each by Hagan and Gallagher as we incurred foul trouble with 9 team fouls. We sent them to the foul line for eight free throw attempts in this quarter.

Final Score

  • St Richards 54 St Monica's 25

Final Analysis
Very unselfish play and great hustle by the entire team throughout the contest led to this victory. Every player is important on this team and I'm pleased with their cooperation. Both parents, family and friends should be very proud of the effort our young men displayed during this game. Game Attendance has been good but spread the word around and have them come cheer on our young men. Next on tap is a BIG GAME for us versus Holy Spirit on Wednesday, December 19th at 7:30PM at Palumbo's Recreation Center at 10th & Fitzwater Sts. Parking is very limited in this neighborhood, so give yourselves extra time to find a legal parking spot. Go St. Richards!!!

No practice next Thursday. We may have practice during the Christmas break. I'll let everyone know if this happens.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Boys Varsity Basketball

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December 8th: vs. Epiphany

bb6 A terrific finish for our team's three games in three days. We started out strong on both sides of the ball and never looked back. Final Score: St Richards 48 Epiphany 32. We had 32 points by half time due to outstanding efforts all over the court. Offensively, we hit 4 three point field goals and held Epiphany's biggest scoring threat to 6 points. This team hustles until the referee's whistle blows to stop the action. Since our 0-2 start in two tough losses, our young men have responded with three straight victories. Our total team effort from Joey Hatton, Shane Thomas, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian Di Francesco, Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Gleason, Frank Gagliardi, Christian Oakes, Joey Glennon, Vincent Saulino and Charlie Nicholas. There is still work to be done, but we're heading in the right direction. Most importantly - We're Having Fun!!!

1st Quarter
We jumped out to a quick lead 13-3. Our scoring was led by Joey Hatton's 5 points on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal. Also contributing were Shane Thomas with 4 points on two 2 point field goals and one field goal each by Nicky Nardini and Christian Di Francesco. Great defense in the paint by Christian Di Francesco, Jimmy Zanaras and Nicky Nardini. Epiphany's scoring came from Santora with one 2 point field goal and Givens making 1 of 2 free throw attempts from the foul line.

  • St Richards 13 Epiphany 3

2nd Quarter
We continued to score adding 19 points in the quarter. Shane Thomas led the offense with 9 points on one 3 point field goal, one 2 point field goal and shooting 4 for 4 from the free throw line. Also scoring: Jimmy Kerrigan with 5 points on one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal, Nicky Nardini with one 3 point field goal and Joey Hatton with one 2 point field goal. Epiphany had 8 points. Givens with 5 points, Frisario 1 point and Criniti 2 points on two made free throws. Tenacious Defense at mid-court by Hatton and Kerrigan kept Epiphany from setting up their offense.

  • St Richards 32 Epiphany 11

3rd Quarter
Epiphany made a run in this quarter as we scaled back our defensive pressure by outscoring us 16-9. Our offense was again led by Joey Hatton's one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goals each by Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Kerrigan and Shane Thomas. Epiphany's Givens moved inside to score 10 points on five 2 point field goals and Criniti added one 3 point field goal. Frisario added a field goal and Quigley one free throw made.

  • St Richards 41 Epiphany 27

4th Quarter
Both teams played conservatively offensively. We outscored Epiphany 7 to 5. All of our players played quality basketball. Our scoring was one 3 point field goal from Shane Thomas, one 2 point field goals each from Nicky Nardini , Jimmy Kerrigan and Frank Dunn. Epiphany got 3 points from Givens and 2 points from Thomas.

Final Score

  • St Richards 48 Epiphany 32

Analysis
Strong effort by everyone!!! The crowd was enthusiastic. Our Cheerleaders had us pumped up all game long. Next Friday - December 14th at 6:30PM St Monica's visits us at Murphy Recreation Center at 6:30PM. Let's keep it going!!!

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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December 7th: vs. Sacred Heart

Another strong TEAM EFFORT against Sacred Heart last night and our young men came away with their second straight victory of the season. Our team is playing very unselfish basketball - this is the way the game is supposed to be played. I received several comments from those in attendance about this style of play and how pleased they are to see it. I am very proud of their teamwork. Last night we used an attacking and aggressive defensive game plan against Sacred Heart and it worked. We did suffer some foul trouble in the 2nd half of the game but by then we had built a decent point differential and it didn't affect the outcome. I appreciate the willingness of everyone put on the court to play their best when they're out there. We have made several offensive and defensive adjustments during each game and have seen successes. The entire team was at the game - Joey Hatton, James Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Zanaras, Shane Thomas, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Frank Dunn, Dante Milillo, Joey Glennon, Charlie Nicholas, Christian Oakes, Frank Gagliardi and Christian Di Francesco.

First Quarter
Shane Thomas got us started with all 7 of our points in the first quarter. Sacred Heart had 5 points with 3 made free throws by Bannig of the teams 6 attempts and one 2 point field goal by Waddell. We missed two free throw attempts.

  • St Richards 7 Sacred Heart 5

Second Quarter
We started to pull away in the second quarter - outscoring SH 11 to 4. Jimmy Kerrigan led the scoring with 5 points on two 2 point field goals and 1 free throw attempt made. Shane Thomas had 4 points with one 2 point field goal and 2 free throw attempts made, Jimmy Zanaras added one 2 point field goal. SH had one 2 point field goal from Ryan Coney and one 2 point field goal from Juan Cora. SH missed two free throw attempts.

  • St Richards 18 Sacred Heart 9

Third Quarter
Our defensive pressure before the end of the first half and into the third quarter started paying off for us offensively. SH had many turnovers bringing the ball upcourt due to great positioning by Hatton, Thomas, Nardini, Kerrigan and everyone off the bench. We scored 12 points versus SH's 5. Jimmy Kerrigan had 6 points with three 2 point field goals, Shane Thomas added two 2 point field goals for 4 points and Nicky Nardini (playing tremendously all over the court) added one 2 point field goal. SH was led by Ryan Coney's two 2 point field goals and Juan Cora's one free throw attempt made. SH missed 4 free throws in the quarter.

  • St Richards 30 Sacred Heart 14

Fourth Quarter
Playing a more conservative style with a lead, SH outscored us 14 - 9 in the quarter. Foul trouble by us led to SH getting opportunties at the free throw line. SH had 7 free throw attempts and made 3 of them. Joey Hatton led our scoring with 4 points on two 2 point field goals. Nicky Nardini added 3 points on one twp point field goal and 1 free throw made of two attempts. Shane Thomas added one 2 point field goal.

Final Score

  • St Richards 39 Sacred Heart 28

Analysis
Let's keep it rolling against Epiphany. We need to get control of the loose balls and gain possession. If necessary, get a jump ball call by the official because it may be our teams possession arrow and we'll get the ball. Also, no player is allowed to go the parent's side of the court during the game. If it is necessary for health reasons, I'll call a timeout immediately.

The parents, families and friends have continued to show positive support. In fact, Father John ( Head Coach from MMOP) spoke highly of all of us to our Father Kaufman.

Please Note: We will not be having any practices on Monday's going forward. The court is occupied until too late. We will only be holding practices on Thursday's - probably at 7:15. I'll let you know.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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December 6th: vs. Mary, Mother of Peace

bb7 Our young men never gave up the battle and we earned our first victory of the season. We played our first road game against Mary Mother of Peace at 65th & Chester in Southwest Philadelphia. Our team started fast out of the gate and led after each quarter until the final buzzer - which ended with free throw attempts by us with no time remaining on the clock.

  • Final Score: St. Richards 38 Mary Mother of Peace 36

Our balanced scoring attack was led by Jimmy Kerrigan with 15 points - courtesy of three 3 point field goals and Shane Thomas with 13 points. Our defensive play overall was solid with the exception of a strong effort by Abe from MMOP as he finished with 27 points.

Contributions from Joey Hatton, Shane Thomas, Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Jimmy Zanaras, Frank Gagliardi, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Christian Oakes, Frank Dunn and Dante Milillo.

1st Quarter
We scored 11 points in the quarter led by 4 points on two 2 point field goals by Joey Hatton, One 3 point field goal by Jimmy Kerrigan and one field goal each by Nicky Nardini and Shane Thomas. MMOP was held to 7 points led by Abe's 5 points with one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal and one 2 point field goal by Mike P.

  • St Richards 11 MMOP 7

2nd Quarter
We again scored 11 points led by Shane Thomas three 2 point field goals and Jimmy Kerrigan's one 3 point field goal and one 2 point field goal. MMOP scored 10 points - led by Abe with 8 points and Thomas with 2 points.

  • St Richards 22 MMOP 17

3rd Quarter
MMOP outscored us 9-8 but we maintained a slim lead. We had 8 points led by hot hand Jimmy Kerrigan's two 2 point field goals and one 2 point field goals each from Vincent Saulino and Shane Thomas. MMOP 9 points were from Abe with 7 points and Jamie with 2 points.

  • St Richards 30 MMOP 26

4th Quarter
The pressure was on us!!! The gym was rocking in support of a comback from the home team but our guys were up to the challenge. As usual, our athleticism kept them from slowing down. We scored 8 points with one 3 point field goal from Jimmy Kerrigan, Joey Hatton's one 2 point field goal and Shane Thomas one 2 point field goal and our only free throw made of 7 attempts in the game.

Final Score

  • St. Richards 38 - MMOP 36

Analysis
Great team effort by everyone. Our defense held when necessary. Our free throw shooting was off the mark - we were 1 for 7 from the foul line. We'll work on improving this result. We had a few turnovers when the full court press was applied (about 1/2 the game) but we beat it more often than not. Bring on Sacred Heart on the road at EOM on Friday, Dec 7th.

George Hatton
Head Coach
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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November 30th: vs. Mt. Carmel

Hello Everyone - Another close contest for our young men on Friday, November 30th against Mt. Carmel. This game played out differently than our season opener but we fell short on the scoreboard - losing 27-24. After the high scoring opening game against St Gabriel's (Final Score 53-48 loss), team defenses took over in this game. With several good perimeter shooters on both teams, there were only two 3 point field goals and eighteen 2 point field goals made combined for the entire game. Both teams were quick and physical on the defensive side and many shots were hurried by both teams. Both teams drove to the basket and were fouled by the opposing team. We fared better at the free throw line as we shot 5 for 10 from the free throw line against Mt Carmel's 4 for 11. Thanks to all of our players in this game for their support and efforts - Joey Hatton, Shane Thomas, Jimmy Kerrigan, Christian Di Francesco, Jimmy Zanaras, Joey Glennon, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Dante Milillo, Charlie Nicholas, Christian Oakes, Frank Gagliardi and Frank Dunn.

Again special thanks to the parents, families and friends for their enthusiasm. And also my scorekeeper John Thomas. Our cheerleaders again provided team spirit to everyone present!

1st Quarter
Defensive battle in the first quarter. Shane Thomas had two field goals for our 4 points. We did not attempt a free throw in the quarter. Mt Carmel only score 5 points with a 3 point field goal from Joey Gorman and a 2 point field goal from Dougherty. Mt Carmwl missed two free throw attempts.

  • Mt Carmel 5 St. Richard's 4

2nd Quarter
We struggled offensively in this quarter. Jimmy Kerrigan hit a 3 point field goal for our only score. We missed two free throw attempts. Mt Carmel scored 8 points mostly from the free throw line. Mike Lyons and Eric Neill each had a 2 point field goal and the team shot 4 for 6 from the free throw line.

  • Mt Carmel 13 St Richards 7

3rd Quarter
We ended this quarter with the lead. We outscored Mt Carmel 13 to 6 to set up for a fantastic finish. Shane Thomas had 5 points with 2 field goals and one made free throw attempt, Jimmy Kerrigan added 4 points with one field goal and two free throws made, Jimmy Zanaras ( played very strong defensively) added one two point field goal and Christian Di Francesco added a 2 point field goal. Mt Carmel had 2 point field goals from Joseph Jaep, Mike Lyons and Sabo and the team missed on two free throw attempts.

  • St. Richards 20 Mt Carmel 19

4th Quarter
We battled but missed some key shots in this quarter. We were outscored 8 to 4. Shane Thomas added three points on one 2 point field goal and one made free throw and Christian Di Francesco contributed one point on a made free throw attempt. Mt Carmel had four 2 point field goals one each by Lyons, Gorman, Dogherty and Sabo with two missed free throw attempts.

  • Final Score: Mt Carmel 27 St Richard's 24

Final Analysis
Strong effort ended up on the short side of the scoreboard. Offensively, we need to work on pushing the ball up the court more aggressively earlier in the game to create more scoring chances. Defensively, this was a very solid game for us against a very string offensive team.

Next week is a very busy week for our squad! We play Thursday Dec 6th at Mary, Mother of Peace at 7:30, Friday Dec 7th against Sacred Heart at 8:15 at EOM and Saturday at 2:00 pm against Epiphany at Murphy Rec. Stay loose and in shape for these upcoming games.

George Hatton
Head Caoch
CYO Varsity Boys Basketball

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November 18th: Season Opener - vs. St. Gabriel

bb8 Thanks to our Assistant Coach Dom Nardini (his plane just arrived from out of town) and he hustled to make the game. The Parents, Families and Friends were fantastic. You were very supportive of our squad throughout the game. The team prayers before and after the game were respectful.

The Cheerleaders were enthusiastic and appreciated by everyone. They practice often and their spirited results are obvious. Our cheerleaders are consistently among the best in the whole Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Great coaching all these years has really paid off.

We may have lost the game 53-48, however, we played hard throughout the contest. All players contributed both the starters and reserves. It was a total team effort. Nice contributions from Joey Glennon, Vincent Saulino, Dante Gleason, Charlie Nicholas, Christian Oakes, Jimmy Zanaras, Dante Milillo, Frank Gagliardi, Jimmy Kerrigan, Nicky Nardini, Christian Di Francesco, Joey Hatton and Shane Thomas.

1st Quarter Highlights
We started out slowly with 6 points (first game jitters always comes in to play). Jimmy Kerrigan hit our first 3 pointer of the season (NBN - Nothing But Net), Chrsitian Di Francesco scored a 2 pont field goal and Shane Thomas made 1 of 2 free throw attempts. St. Gabriel's started strong with 13 points. All five starters scored in the quarter. led by # 32 Anthony Fleet's 5 points. Kahleem Wilkins 2 points, Sechan Johnson 2 points, Buddy Moore 2 points, Louis perez 2 points.

  • 1st Quarter Score: St. Gabriel's 13 St Richard's 6

2nd Quarter Highlights
We tightened up defensively with both teams scoring 7 points. Jimmy Kerrigan hit his second 3 pointer of the game and Shane Thomas netted two field goals for 4 points with one missed free throw attempt. St Gabriel's was led by the talented Anthony Fleet again - he scored all 7 points with 3 field goals and making 1 of 2 free throw attempts.

  • Halftime Score: St. Gabriel's 20 St. Richard's 13

3rd Quarter Highlights
Both defenses struggled in this quarter. We allowed St Gabe's to score 23 points and they allowed us to score 18 points. It was an old fashioned shootout from the perimeter and free throw line. Joey Hatton nailed a 3 pointer and Shane Thomas added three 3 pointers and 5 of 5 free throw attempts for 14 points. Frank Gagliardi added a two point field goal to close out our scoring. St. Gabe's drove to the basket early and often on our defense and they did so successfully. Fleet had 10 points (4 two point field goals and 2 free throws made), Buddy Moore 5 points, Kahleem Wilkins 4 points, Louis Perez 1 point, Paul Williams 1 point and Connor McBride 2 points.

  • 3rd Quarter Score - St. Gabriel's 43 St Richard's 31

4th Quarter Highlights
We played hard offensively and slowed their scoring down with strong defense. We outscored St Gabe's 17 to 10 in the quarter. We hustled until the clock ran out. If the deficit wasn't so big after three quarters, we may have ended with a victory. Nicky Nardini led the offense in this quarter with 8 points (one 3 pointer, 2 field goals and one free made of two attempts). Other scoring were Christian Di Francesco with 4 points (2 free throws made out of 3 attempts) and Shane Thomas with 5 points (one 3 pointer and 2 free throws made in two attempts). St Gabe's scorers were: Wilkins 2 points, Johnson 2 points, Fleet 2 points, Murray 3 points and McBride 1 point.

  • Final Score: St Gabriel's 53 St Richard's 48

Final Analysis:
We need to improve our defense to limit the easy drives to the baskets, improve our outside shooting from within the 3 point line (we missed many open shots) and start quicker at the beginning of the games to not get behind. No player fouled out of the game.

Positive News:
48 points coming from 7 three pointers and free throw shooting of 11 of 15. If we can get these results, we're going to score a lot of points this season. And finally, we played until the final buzzer - All coaches are looking for that effort from their players and I got it last night.

Thanks to all of our players for a nice opener. Next game versus Mt Carmel on Friday November 30th at Murphy Rec Center - George Hatton, Head Coach Varsity Boys Basketball.

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