Life Center Academy (Burlington, N.J.) 73, St. Mary's (Worcester, Mass.) 69: Andre Horne, Jr. made two free throws with 15.9 seconds remaining and Nikolas Stauskas's 3-point attempt with five seconds remaining bounced off the rim as the Warriors held off a spirited comeback by the Lions (12-2). Strauskas led St. Mary's with 24 points.
Augustine Kazickas capped off a 10-0 fourth quarter run for St. Mark's, who trailed by as many as 13, when he drilled a three-pointer from the left corner to give the Lions a 67-65 lead.
John Johnson responded by making two free-throws to tie the game at 67 apiece before
LaQuinton Ross (26 points) drove hard to the basket to get to the foul line on two consecutive possessions. Ross made 3-of-4 free throws, the last one coming with 1:22 remaining to give Life Center a 70-67 lead.
Ross was held to just five points in the second half by Eric Green Jr. after scoring 21 in the first half.
Alex Murphy (9 points) struggled for St. Mark's, losing possession out of bounds with 32 seconds remaining and the Lions down 70-69.
Kaleb Tarczewski was a block shy of a triple-double finishing with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine blocks.
Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) 78, St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) 58: Dezmine Wells silenced St. Thomas More and brought the crowd to life when he connected on two consecutive slam dunks by driving hard and sailing through the paint in a convincing victory.
Wells second dunk gave Hargrave a 64-42 lead and symbolized the Tigers superior athleticism compared to the Chancellors.
Wells, an Xavier signee, finished with 20 points and six rebounds.
CJ Barksdale was next in line with 16 points as the Tigers outscored the Chancellors 22-14 in second chance points.
Damion Lee led St. Thomas More with 15 points.
Andre Drummond finished with a double-double by pulling in 10 rebounds and scoring 13 points. The 6-10 junior also had four blocks.
