Basketball Update...

BOYS JUNIOR TEAM (5th/6th grade)

St. Joe’s handed St. Mary’s of Melrose (6-2) their second loss of the season in a grueling and highly entertaining back-and-forth slugfest. The hard-earned victory improves St. Joe’s record to 8-2 and keeps them amongst the leaders of the Middlesex Catholic Elementary School League.

St. Joseph 24, St. Mary’s 21
The tone was set right from the start with both teams employing a fierce man-to-man defense. St. Joe’s jumped out to a quick lead behind the frontcourt presence of center Jack Albanese (7 points, 3 rebounds) and swingman Patrick Kelly (6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals). After St. Mary’s rallied to take the lead early in the second half, standout guards Gianfranco Colella (3 assists, 3 steals), Shawn Maloney (3 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals) and Cameron Doyle (5 points, 3 rebounds) led St. Joe’s to an 8-point run with some pinpoint passing and a series of slashing drives to the basket. Also providing a key spark were center Patrick Hurley (2 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals), power forward Michael Doyle (2 points, 4 rebounds) and guard Michael Frongillo (2 points, 2 steals). Not to be overlooked were Andrew Murphy, Evan Marks and Jeffrey Wang, who were outstanding defensively during the key, game-clinching St. Joe’s rally. Next up is an important grudge match with Immaculate Conception of Revere (8-1) on Thursday, January 21 at 4:30 PM. The game has all the makings of a real barn burner.

Upcoming Games:

DATE        TIME             LOCATION                         OPPONENT
Jan. 21      4:30 PM        St. Joseph                          IC, Revere
Jan. 28      4:30 PM        St. Joseph                          Chevrus
Jan. 30     11:00 AM       Pope John, Everett               St. Anthony

Jan. 31      4:15 PM        Northeast Voke, Wakefield   St. Joseph

* The playoffs start on February 13th.