St. Thomas Catholic @ Strake Jesuit

Boys Varsity Basketball Winter 08-09 · Tuesday, December 02, 2008

School Name	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Thomas Catholic	11	11	10	15	47
Strake Jesuit	10	16	20	23	69

Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Strake Jesuit overwhelms St. Thomas Catholic

(December 2, 2008: Houston, TX 77036) Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Strake Jesuit Crusaders (Houston, TX) and the visiting St. Thomas Catholic Eagles (Houston, TX), saw Strake Jesuit's basketball squad trounce St. Thomas Catholic by a count of 69-47.

With the victory, Strake Jesuit upgrades its record to 8-0 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Clovis East (Clovis, CA) to play the Timberwolves in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 4. The Timberwolves come into the challenge with a record of 1-1. Clovis East lost 79-74 in their recent non-league challenge against Fairfield (Fairfield, CA)

Next up, the Eagles play the Hanna Eagles (Brownsville, TX) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 5. St. Thomas Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 1-1 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 90-78 non-league win over Edinburg (Edinburg, TX).

Scoring Summary

First Quarter Summary:: In cager action last night, the Crusaders once again stepped into the Frey of the SJ vs STH hysteria. The Eagles came out in an emotional high looking to take the Crusaders coveted home court away.
Second Quarter Summary:: Jesuit weathered St. Thomas' best shot early ,as they have every opponent, to then take a lead into halftime.
Third Quarter Summary:: Coming out in the 2nd half, the Crusaders stepped up their trade defense and stepped on the gas offensively to open the game to 11 pts by the first 2 minutes.
Fourth Quarter Summary:: Leading by as much as 25 late in the game, once again all team members helped to contribute as Jesuit gave the crowd thrills and permanently grounded the Eagles for the evening.

Game Stats