LYNN – Coming off two straight losses in opposition to prime packages within the state, St. Mary’s of Lynn had one thing to show in opposition to one other prime program in Burke.
The Spartans did that after which some as they used a robust second half to take down the Bulldogs for the second time this season. On Thursday it a 61-50 victory in a nonleague matchup at dwelling.
“We were ready for what (Burke) does,” stated Spartans coach David Brown. “They did the same thing the first time with their funky zone.”
The loss snapped a six-game win streak for the Bulldogs after their loss got here in opposition to the arms of St. Mary’s on Jan. 18.
With a lead minimize down to 1 early within the third quarter, St. Mary’s (11-5) took benefit of the weak facet of the Burke (13-3) zone with nice finds for wide-open layups on a number of events. The lead was out to 42-36 on the finish of three as David Brown (six factors) hit a 3 late within the quarter.
“That was key,” stated coach Brown about attacking the weak facet of the zone. “Moving the ball and ducking the ball down to (Nick) Sacco and he made the layups.”
In the fourth, a number of gamers received in on the scoring for the Spartans, none greater than a triple for senior Omri Merryman to make it a 55-46 contest. Senior Nick Sacco added a pair buckets within the closing body, however netted 10 of his game-high 24 factors within the essential third quarter.
“(Sacco) is a bundle of joy,” coach Brown stated. “He’s the hardest worker on the team. He makes layups and doesn’t look to shoot threes. He’s a gritty guy.”
Sacco additionally grabbed 12 rebounds. Freshman Javihan Martinez chipped in 9 factors, with seven of these coming within the second quarter.
Burke stored it shut within the first half in addition to the third thanks to fifteen of 23 for sophomore Jaeden Roberts within the first half. The groups tied 4 instances with eight lead modifications over the primary 24 minutes. Sophomore Jasaad Fenton added 12 factors, six assists and 5 boards for Burke.
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