St. Frances vs Mt. St Joseph-Top Performers

Last night on the campus of St. Frances, the Panthers played host to Mount St. Joe in what has become the best rivalry in Baltimore high school hoops. Playoff implications surrounded this matchup and as St. Frances went onto win the game by a final score of 78-67, they won their 11th straight BCL regular season title and locked up the No. 1 seed entering the BCL Playoffs on Monday. With the win the Panthers cap off their perfect regular season at 13-0 while the Gaels fall to 11-2 and will be the No. 3 seed. Here are the top performers from the contest: <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/Sean-Carr.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1121717" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/01/Sean-Carr-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="902051" first="Sean" last="Carr"] | Mount St. Joe ’21 Carr was excellent in pretty much every sense last night. The 6-foot-6 unsigned senior finished with a game-high 25 points and despite his team coming up short, he was the obvious dominant player on the floor. He mixed up his scoring attack and scored from all three levels. Carr was at his best getting catches by the high-post around 15-to-18 feet away from the basket and working in face-up scenarios. He ran the floor with a determined mindset and was a well-established presence on the glass throughout. [player_tooltip player_id="1089573" first="Derik" last="Queen"] | St. Frances ’24 Queen continues to make his argument to be considered heavily as a top POY candidate and he continued those efforts last night leading the Panthers with 23 points. He made his routine handful of high-level passes that resulted in assists and did a nice job of crashing the glass at both ends of the floor. It seems like every time you watch Queen, he does something that reminds you just how advanced of a player he is. [player_tooltip player_id="957025" first="Jahnathan" last="Lamothe"] | St. Frances ’23 Lamothe was in attack mode last night and it was great to see. He did a great job of operating off of ball screens by aggressively driving into the hedging defender’s hip, turning the corner and getting in the paint to set up opportunities for himself or others. He was also aggressive off the catch on swing passes where he capitalized on straight-line drives to the rim for tough finishes. Lamothe recorded 13 points to follow Queen’s 23. [player_tooltip player_id="1089572" first="Daquan" last="Davis"] | St. Frances ’23 Another freshman for the Panthers in [player_tooltip player_id="1089572" first="Daquan" last="Davis"] had quite a night in the most important game of the season thus far. If you’ve seen Davis play this season, you have a good understanding that he fears nothing. The 5-foot-10 guard doesn’t back down from any matchup, isn’t afraid of contact when finishing around the rim and doesn’t shy away from the moment of taking a big shot. He checked all three of those categories last night on top of making multiple plays that won’t show up in the box score, but helped St. Frances secure extra possessions. Davis finished with 12 points. [player_tooltip player_id="954213" first="D’Angelo" last="Stines"] | Mount St. Joseph ’21 It was clear that St. Frances’ defensive scheme was predicated on denying Stines any opportunity for a glimpse of daylight. The Old Dominion commit still did a nice job of coming off pindown screens and getting his footwork right to immediately get into his shot. The Panthers were extremely aggressive in running through screens to ensure a contest on the shot be made. Stines used that aggression to his advantage and was fouled on two three’s in this game. He also had a nice dunk in transition to go along with a couple of fluid mid-range jumpers. The senior finished with 13 points in the loss. [player_tooltip player_id="1127305" first="Bryson" last="Tucker"] | Mount St. Joseph ’24 Tucker has been the fabulous freshmen for the Gaels all season long and came out extremely aggressive in last night’s game by scoring his team’s first seven points. The 6-foot-5 wing tallied 13 total points on the night and once again looked like a junior or senior judging by his decision making and confidence. The Baltimore high school hoops scene is in good hands with Tucker, Queen and Davis headlining as just a few of the talented freshmen. [player_tooltip player_id="902023" first="Ausar" last="Crawley"] | Mount St. Joseph ’21 Crawley has been apart of so may of these rivalry matchups dating back to when he was a freshman. His presence as a point guard is invaluable when playing against a St. Frances team that plays as such a chaotic pace. Crawley controlled the tempo and picked his spot as a scorer in the second half as the Gaels attempted to cut into the lead. Crawley finished with 13 points. [player_tooltip player_id="1110545" first="Cortez" last="Johnson"] | St. Frances ’22 Johnson got the start for the Panthers picked up right where he left off in terms of making an impact as he did in the previous game against Mt. Carmel. The 6-foot-7 junior has officially found his niche within this Panthers’ rotation and brings versatility, size, length and athleticism to an already impressive frontcourt. He finished efficiently on his looks around the rim, but was even better in switches on ball screens defensively where he held his own against opposing guards once the isolation situations came his way. Johnson scored 12 points and will be a major factor for St. Frances going into the postseason.