Roman Catholic vs Archbishop Wood: Game Recap

Chad Graham January 13, 2022 @ 10:20 AM

The Catholic League is in full swing. After other highly anticipated match ups were postponed due to contact tracing, this rematch of the 2021 title game is the best yet. Roman Catholic led most of the game, but, in the end, Archbishop Wood took the victory on their home court. Here are some of the standouts: Archbishop Wood This was the [player_tooltip player_id="1279636" first="Basil" last="Laster"] (6’4 G/W ‘23) game. He entered the contest as the Vikings’s fourth leading scorer, averaging 7.5 points and out-did that in the final quarter alone. Basil got it done as a slasher, creating angles with his handle to burst through to the cup. Late in the game, he drained a deep three to take the lead, then knocked 2 clutch free throws to cement the win. Laster finished with 18 points, 2 threes, and 3 assists. [player_tooltip player_id="991202" first="Justin" last="Moore"] (6’2 G ‘22) had another of his usual performances. His 21 points came from scoring on and off-ball, getting buckets at each level. He didn’t put up a high volume of shots, but he was particularly efficient in this game. Moore was 8/12 overall and made 2/5 from three and 3/3 free throws. [player_tooltip player_id="1013075" first="Carson" last="Howard"] (6’7 F/C ‘23) made a difference in the paint in this one. He may have only scored 11 points, but he made a bigger impact on defense. The South Jersey native denied the ball from getting into the post and cut-off lanes for drivers and cutters, limiting paint touches for the Cahilites (5 blocks). His rebounding (11 boards) finished possessions for them too. Other Wood Contributors [player_tooltip player_id="1189096" first="Jalil" last="Bethea"] (6’4 G/W ‘24) - 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists [player_tooltip player_id="991325" first="Tyson" last="Allen"] (6’3 W ‘22) - 3 points, 8 rebounds Mike Knouse (6’4 W ‘22) - 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists Roman Catholic While Farmer was doing damage on-the-ball, [player_tooltip player_id="901951" first="Daniel" last="Skillings"] (6’6 W ‘22) was cooking off-ball. The Cincinnati-commit scored 21 points by making plays off-the-catch. The 3 treys he hit and some of his points in the paint came on two dribbles or less. His 12 rebounds resulted in a few easy put backs as well. This let him focus on the defensive end, where he had 4 blocks and 7 deflections. [player_tooltip player_id="991212" first="Khalil" last="Farmer"] (6’4 G ‘22) made one tough basket after another to give Roman the lead and keep them ahead throughout the game. The best thing he did was get to the free throw line. Khalil was 7/10 from the stripe and put Wood in foul trouble down the stretch. He finished with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. With Brown back in the lineup, Toby Ojukwu (6’1 G ‘24) stood-out even more as a point-of-attack defender and secondary playmaker. He racked up 4 steals and 4 deflections with tough defensive assignments. Offensively, he contributed 7 points. Other Roman Contributors [player_tooltip player_id="991334" first="Xzayvier" last="Brown"] (6’1 G ‘23) - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals