Illinois High School Basketball - Holy Trinity edges Francis W. Parker
November 21, 2022: Chicago, IL 60622 The Holy Trinity Tigers (Chicago, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Francis W. Parker Colonels (Chicago, IL), 63-59 in Monday's non-league test.
The Tigers (1-1) will now prepare for their test against Ogden International (Chicago, IL). The go into the non-league test with a 1-1 record. In their last test, Ogden International got by Woodlawn (Chicago, IL), 58-10, in a non-league test.
The Colonels now own a 0-2 record. They play next when they travel to Morgan Park Academy for a Independent School test on Monday, November 28. Francis W. Parker will encounter a Warriors squad coming off a 54-47 non-league win over Christ the King (Chicago, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 4-0.
Game Summary
HT evened their overall record at 1-1 with an OT win at home versus Francis Parker.
The Lady Tigers, trailing 38 to 34 at the end of the third quarter, outscored the visitors 38-34 going into the last 8 minutes of play.
During the final stanza, HT outscored Parker 23 to 19 and then used a 6-point spurt in OT to win going away.
The Tigers were led by Jalyssa Diaz who had 23 points, while Natalie Mahone added 19 and Diamond Young had 14.
HT shot 35% from the field -- shooting 26 of 75 from the field and added 25 rebounds. They also added 14 steals to their totals.
