New York High School Basketball - St. John the Baptist overwhelms St. Mary's
January 29, 2013: West Islip, NY 11795 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the St. John the Baptist Cougars (West Islip, NY) and the visiting St. Mary's Gaels (Manhasset, NY), saw St. John the Baptist's basketball squad wallop St. Mary's by a tally of 90-65.
With the victory, St. John the Baptist improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Cougars travel to St. Anthony's (Melville, NY) to confront the Friars in a Catholic Nassau Suffolk challenge on Friday, February 1. The Friars come into the challenge with a record of 1-5. St. Anthony's lost 63-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY)
Next up, the Gaels confront the Kellenberg Memorial Firebirds (Uniondale, NY) in a Catholic Nassau Suffolk challenge, on Saturday, February 2. St. Mary's will attempt to improve on its 7-3 season record.