Basketball Recap: Cash Mcsweeney's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Cardinal Gibbons over Garner

Cardinal Gibbons and Garner squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Cardinal Gibbons had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Garner Trojans by a score of 47-45. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Trojans are ranked 18th).

Cash McSweeney

Rebounds

12/14/24 vs White Oak	23
02/25/25 vs Broughton	21
12/21/24 vs Southern Wake Academy	17
12/03/24 @ Ravenscroft	17
02/28/25 @ Garner	16
+ 23 more games

Cardinal Gibbons lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cash McSweeney, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 16 boards. He is becoming a predictor of Cardinal Gibbons' success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 15-7 (and 2-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ty Lange, who posted four points.

Cardinal Gibbons' loss dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Garner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season.

Cardinal Gibbons does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Garner, they will welcome Apex Friendship at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Apex Friendship's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.