Fourth Grade Mustangs Finish Unbeaten

The St. Martin of Tours Fourth Grade boys team from New Hope capped an unbeaten season last weekend with a win over St Jude’s, 17-7. The Mustangs ended the season undefeated at 12-0.
None of the games was closer than five points all year, and 10 were double-digit wins. Team members included Matt Paulus, Brendan Shadle, Thomas Flavin, Rhys Vaughn, Ryan Miller, Sam Czupich, Chris Green, Mike O’Donnell, and Kevin Tokash. The coaching staff was led by Chuck Miller, with assistants Ted Czupich, Rusty Paulus, and Dave Shadle.
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JV White Team Wins Comeback Thriller

The JV White team had another slow start which only led to an even more improbable finish. Trailing St. Isidore at halftime, 22-8, the team resolved to wake up in the second half and play tough. With the defensive intensity turned up more than a couple of notches, the Mustangs closed to within nine by the end of the third quarter.
The defensive pressure was led by Matt Mazza and Patrick McCann with Matt Kolen and Austin Maloney battling for every rebound. St. Isidore held a two-point advantage with less than a minute to go when Russell Abernathy sank a 17-footer to tie the game at 30.
A miss by Isidore and another rebound by Kolen had the Mustangs with the ball with only 20 seconds to go. The boys passed the ball around the perimeter like a ball in a Roulette wheel until finally, with time running out, "red hot" Blake Hildebrandt swished the game winner for a 32-30 win.
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Maroon Sweeps Weekend Games

The JV Maroon squad started the closing weekend of the season with a 30-21 win over Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Friday night. Spencer Tinkel finished with a season-high 16 points and led the Mustangs with seven rebounds.
Anthony Vlahovic, Ryan O’Leary and Dan Martin each added four points with Martin contributing four rebounds. Pat Gimpel added a bucket and four assists while Jake Powell pulled down six boards.
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In the season finale, the Maroon used a 14-point second quarter outburst to sweep past Our Lady of Mount Carmel 35-16 on Saturday. Tinkel was the high man again for the Mustangs with 11 points while pulling down eight rebounds.
Vlahovic and Gimpel added eight points and six points respectively. Martin led the Maroon on the glass with 10 caroms as well as a bucket. Powell, O’Leary, Jake Gianatassio and Sean Flahive all made it into the scoring column with the group combining for 13 rebounds.
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Gray Tops St. Stan’s

The Gray team’s February 20 game against St. Stan’s proved to the Mustangs that they wanted to continue their winning streak and finish the season strong. The final score ended up being close, with St. Martin’s winning 25-22.
The Mustangs were behind until the second quarter of the game, however, when the squad regrouped and managed to pull ahead for the win.
Dylan Waterman led the Mustangs in the point column followed by Tim Heffernan, Brandon Griffing and Devon Rozycki. Tim Czupich supported the Mustangs with some great defense and Brian Hauch with his strong rebounds.
Tyler Nuel, and John O'Donnell played key roles for the Gray squad as they have all season.

Mustang JV girls sweep

St. Martin Girls JV Wins Doubleheader
The St. Martin girls JV squad swept a rare double header Feb. 6 in Lansdale. Jacqueline Hart started the scoring for the Mustangs, but St. Stan’s took a 6-2 lead in the second quarter.
Hannah Miller added a bucket for the Lady Mustangs to close to within 6-4 at the half.
Isabella Olimpo scored for St. Martin’s in the third quarter and Kelly Hyland tied the score at eight.
The outcome was determined by a Miller foul shot to win the game, 9-8.
In the second game, St. Rose of Lima jumped to a 4-0 lead after one quarter. Miller and Hyland had four points apiece in the second quarter to give the Mustangs a slim 8-6 at the half.
St. Rose’s tied the game at eight points apiece early in the third quarter.
The Lady Mustangs ended the quarter on a 10-point outburst, however, with baskets by Olivia Peluso, Bridget Newman, and Hart, and four points by Hyland.
The scoring binge did not stop there as Lindsey Park, Darby McCann, Miller, and Newman added fourth quarter baskets for the 26-8 win.
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Fourth Grade Mustangs Roll to 11-0 Start
The Fourth grade Mustangs reached the 10-win mark with a 23-15 victory over Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The Mustangs got off to a 15-2 lead behind buckets from Ryan Miller, Chris Green, and Brendan Shadle. Matt Paulus added three baskets to cap the rally.
Miller finished with four points, six boards and two blocks.
Thomas Flavin had a basket to go along with three steals and four rebounds.
Green had a good night with two points, two assists, two steals and three boards.
The team rolled to 11-0 record with a 29-9 win over St. Rose on Saturday.
Flavin made two first quarter steals leading to lay-ups by Miller.
In the second quarter, Sam Czupich came up with five rebounds and a blocked shot, helping ignite a fast break resulting in an easy Green lay-up for a 17-9 halftime lead. Mike O’Donnell had three rebounds and a steal in the third quarter.
Flavin ended with four points, five boards and four steals. Miller had six points.
The Mustangs coasted to a 29-9 win, helped by Paulus with 11 points and six steals and Shadle with six points, four steals, five boards and three assists.
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Gray Sweeps Weekend Games
St. Martin's JV Gray team jumped out to 12 to 2 lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised to a 26-10 home victory over Our Lady of Mount Carmel White on Friday night.
Dylan Waterman led the Mustangs scoring with 16 points.
Tim Heffernan and Brandon Griffing chipped in four points a piece, and Tim Czupich and Devon Rozycki each added points on free throws.
The Gray team continued their winning streak on Sunday afternoon coming out on top in a 20-18 nail-biter with St. Rose of Lima Gold.
Waterman took care of the bulk of the scoring, pouring in 15 points including two 3-pointers.
Heffernan pitched in with three points and Czupich added two points.