DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), ranked No. 13 in the Xcellent 25 High School Basketball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, overcame a slow start before cruising to a 61-44 victory over Mount St. Joseph for its second win of the season.
With the game tied at 24 at the half, junior swingman
Jerami Grant, who led all scorers with 17 points, sparked the Stags to a 21-3 run in the third quarter.
DuPONT WINS ITS TOURNAMENT IN DELAWAREA.I. DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) won the A.I. DuPont Tip-Off Tournament with a 43-32 win over St. Mark's.
Tournament MVP Charles Spencer led the Tigers with eight points and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by
A. J. English (Appoquinimink), Lary Stephens (Conrad), Thomas Allshouse (St. Mark's) and Vadil Long (A.I. DuPont).
Jon
Buzby is the sports columnist for the Newark Post, a freelance writer,
and a color analyst for the 1290AM The Ticket High School Football and
Basketball Games of the Week. You can reach him at jonbuzby@hotmail.com.
