JV Maroon Rides Second Half Wave

(Jan. 30-Feb. 1 game action)

The JV Maroon team outscored Our Lady of Mount Carmel 17-5 in the second half to win 24-10 Friday night.
Anthony Vlahovic led the Maroon, scoring 10 points on the night with five steals and three rebounds.
Dan Martin led on the boards, pulling down 10 on the night.Spencer Tinkel added four points for the Maroon.
The balanced Mustangs attack also got buckets from Jake Gianatassio, Pat Gimpel, Ryan O’Leary, Jake Powell and Sean Flahive.
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Girls Come From Behind to Win 10-8 Thriller

The Saint Martin of Tours Girls JV team won a thrilling 10-8 defensive game over a scrappy MMR squad Friday night.
After being down 5-0 at the half, Hannah Miller opened the second half with a bucket for SMT.
Trailing 8-2 in the third quarter, Saint Martin’s managed to tie the score in the fourth with Kelly Hyland getting four points and Bridget Newman dropping in two.
The Lady Mustangs tenacious defense led to the final basket in the 10-8 win.
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White Bowls Over St. Stan’s on Super Sunday

In a physical contest that saw the JV White team outscore Saint Stanislaus 10-1 from the free throw line, St. Martin’s won 24-21 in a pre-Super Bowl matchup.
Blake Hildebrandt provided consistent scoring throughout the game, ending with 15 points.
Three-for-four foul shooting from Matt Kolen and a clutch free throw from Russell Abernathy at the end proved to be the difference as the Mustangs recorded their 7th win in their last 9 games.
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Fourth Grade Mustangs Roll to 9-0 Start

The St. Martin’s fourth grade Mustangs topped Our Lady of Mount Carmel Friday night, 29-9, to improve their record to 9-0.
Brendan Shadle had six rebounds, four steals, three assists and 10 points.
Matt Paulus had five steals, two blocks, and 13 points. Sam Czupich and Rhys Vaughn cleaned up the glass with seven rebounds each, and the hustling Thomas Flavin had three clean picks to go along with a blocked shot.
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Mustangs Varsity Takes Two

As the season winds toward the closing week, the St Martin’s Varsity Mustangs won two games last week.
On Thursday, the team hosted Saint Maria Goretti and was able to use a strong team defense led by Danny Cherkowsky, David Cherkowsky, Cameron Cathcart, and Bryce MacKinnon to hold in check the SMG inside game.
The offense was led by Jack Dougherty, Dylan Waterman and Jake Vesling during the first half for the Mustangs.
The second half brought much of the same, with both sides trading baskets in a see-saw match.
The Mustangs led by Daniel Rubino, Zach Bandurick, and Brian Kerr and the clutch fourth quarter heroics of Noah Hutkin were able to hold off the feisty team from SMG to secure the 36-22 win.
On Friday, the varsity was back in action at St. John the Baptist.The game started with a flurry by the Mustangs, as Dougherty scored the team’s first eight points.
The Mustangs were able to expand their cushion to seven points (19-12) just before halftime due to solid play of Waterman, Bandurick, Cathcart, Vesling and Kerr.
Kerr made several key plays in the quarter scoring four points, securing three key rebounds and playing strong defense to support the Mustangs efforts in the 33-26 win.