Basketball: Shaw stages furious rally to down Brother Martin, Chapelle downs Hannan

Area Prep Basketball Report for Sunday, Jan. 16

Archbishop Shaw is a veteran, tough-minded team.

The Eagles needed every ounce of their experience and toughness, rallying from a huge deficit to shock Brother Martin 52-50 Saturday evening at Bob Conlin Gymnasium.

Kam Johnson sank a 15-foot jumper from the left corner with 2.6 seconds left to provide the Eagles with a thrilling victory.

The Crusaders started fast, bolting out to a 15-6 lead after one quarter and led 30-17 at halftime. The lead grew to as many as 20 points in the third quarter and Brother Martin took what seemed to be a comfortable lead of 44-28 going to the fourth quarter.

That is when Shaw blitzed Brother Martin, outscoring the Crusaders 24-6 in the final frame for the victory.

Johnson was brilliant, scoring 28 points, including 15 in the decisive fourth quarter. Isiah Barnes and Jene Bacquet each scored 10 points for the Eagles.

Marvin Jones and Jace Patin each scored 12 points to lead the Crusaders while Corey Skillman had eight points.

Shaw (17-3, 3-0) remained on top in Catholic League play with the win. The Eagles travel to meet St. Augustine Tuesday night at Dillard at 7 p.m. while the Crusaders (16-5, 1-2) will host John Curtis Christian Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Archbishop Chapelle bounced back from a pair of tough losses to very good teams with a solid 58-40 win at home over Archbishop Hannan Saturday.

Baylie Carroll led the Chipmunks with 15 points, Kaylee Dublin had 14 points and Delaney Trosclair finished with 13 points.

Chapelle (13-6) will entertain Mandeville on Wednesday at 6 p.m. while the Hawks (3-14) return to action Tuesday, hosting Albany at 6 p.m.

Area Prep Basketball Results from Saturday, Jan. 15

Boys
Archbishop Rummel 45, St. Augustine 44
Archbishop Shaw 52, Brother Martin 50
Ben Franklin 58, Morris Jeff 47
East Jefferson 48, Mandeville 40
John Curtis 59, Holy Cross 53
Newman 40, Southern Lab 37
St. Martin’s Episcopal 58, St. John 40

Girls
Archbishop Chapelle 58, Archbishop Hannan 40
St. Helena 46, Tara 21
St. Martin’s Episcopal 40, St. John 27