The Seffner Christian Crusaders and the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Seffner Christian Crusaders had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 64-44 walloping at the hands of the Hawks. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Seffner Christian struggled afterwards.
Despite the defeat, Seffner Christian saw an underclassman step up: Josiah Manrow scored 17 points. Vernon Lee jr was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Santa Fe Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Toby Lane, who scored nine points along with eight assists and eight steals. Lane hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Tate Darner, who scored 16 points along with seven assists and two steals.
Seffner Christian dropped their record down to 12-15 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Seffner Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Fe Catholic, they will face off against Bell Creek Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Averaging 67.41 points so far this season, Santa Fe Catholic's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Bell Creek Academy better be ready for a challenge.
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