Prep Basketball: St. Stanislaus slaps Pearl River Central in Monday matinee in the Bay 57-40
Max Baria of St. Stanislaus goes hard to the hoop vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
By JOSEPH W. GEX II/Spors Writer
BAY ST. LOUIS — The Saint Stanislaus Rock-A-Chaws used a series of runs throughout the game against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils to pull away in the fourth period for a 57-40 victory.
PRC led twice during the game and both occurrences happened in the first four minutes of the game.
Carter Macias put the Rocks up for good 5-4 with a basket with 3:59 left in the first period.
The Rocks went on a 5-3 run to close the period up 10-7.
Carter Macias of St. Stanislaus reacts on a drive to the basket vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)David Belle of St. Stanislaus makes a move into the lane vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Jason Forte of St. Stanislaus makes a bounce pass as PRC defender Konnor Cazenave attempts a leg block Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Max Baria of St. Stanislaus goes strong to the basket vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s John Feaster, Jr., makes a move down the base line vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
In the second period, the Rocks again utilized an 8-4 run to close the first half of play up 23-15 highlighted by four points from Max Baria.
To start the third period, the Rocks got up 27-15 on a Baria reverse layup before PRC (7-8) went on a 11-2 run to close the gap at 29-26 with 2:10 left in the period highlighted by an old-fashioned three-point play from Titus Feaster with 3:04 left.
After the Blue Devil run, the Rocks closed the period out on a 6-2 run keyed by David Belle’s old-fashioned three.
Carter Macias of St. Stanislaus heads towards the basket on his drive vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Tucker Hockert of St. Stanislaus goes hard to the hoop as Pearl River Central defender Titus Feaster stands tall Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Allan Gilliam of St. Stanislaus makes a strong move to the basket as Pearl River Central defender Connor Stromeyer provides pressure Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s Konnor Cazenave loses control of the ball on his way to the basket vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s Connor Stromeyer goes up hard to the hoop vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
The Rocks (9-5, 1-0) outscored the Blue Devils 22-12 in the fourth period as SSC ran away with the game in the final period.
PRC head coach Scott Stephens commented, “Saint Stanislaus is a very strong defensive team and they defended very well today. Their defense put us in positions to take care of the ball and we did not do that very well. With our division schedule coming up in January, we have to find a way to protect the ball, know where we want to go with it, and go do it.”
The Blue Devils were led by JJ Feaster with 11 points and Konnor Cazenave with 10 points.
Pearl River Central’s Konnor Casenave heads up strong to the basket vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Max Baria of St. Stanislaus goes up with his version of a scoop and score vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s Konnor Cazenave looks for working room inside vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Allan Gilliam of St. Stanislaus and PRC’s Konnor Cazenave scramble for a loose ball Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s Titus Feaster makes a move down the base line vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
SSC head coach Daniel Grieves stated, “PRC always has a set for every situation and we knew that they would be a well-coached team coming into the game. They are in every game they play because of their preparation. We told the players that basketball is a game of runs and we need to make sure that our runs last longer than the opponent. We called a timeout at the start of the fourth period to remind them of that. We are at the same win total we were last year at this time. What we have done up to this point means nothing. We have a strong division schedule coming up and we need to focus on one game at a time.”
The Rocks were led by Carter Macias with 15 points followed by Max Baria with 14 points and 7 blocks, and Jason Forte with 12 points.
Max Baria of St. Stanislaus looks for working room vs. Pearl River Central Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)Pearl River Central’s Knonnor Casenave reacts as he awaits a move by a defender vs. St. Stanislaus Monday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Coleman)
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