Boys basketball




Saints escape Panthers' upset bid
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
Schuylkill Valley at Berks Catholic (Boys basketball)
 1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th QtrFinal
Schuylkill Valley1112121247
Berks Catholic141461650
Highlights: At Wolf Gymnasium, Marquis Marshall and Donovon Jack combined for 34 points as the fourth-seeded Saints (24-2) held off a major upset bid by 13th-seeded the Panthers (19-8) in a District 3-AAA first-round game.

Cornell Yarde scored a game-high 20 for Schuylkill Valley, which led 35-34 heading into the fourth quarter.

The Saints regained the lead on Marshall's runner eight seconds into the fourth quarter and held it the rest of the way. Marshall finished with 18 points.

Jack had 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Berks Catholic advances to a quarterfinal game Friday at 7:30 at Hershey High School.

For a more in-depth report, read Mike Drago's story in the print edition of the Reading Eagle or on-line at readingeagle.com.

Schuylkill Valley Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Mathies, Malcolm10 4600346111
Beissel, Kyle11 4600236010
Maulick, Jon21 261113106
Yarde, Cornell22 61668243220
Chelius, Jared30 040004300
Feliciano, Christian24 000000000
Cieniewicz, Pat20 000000010
Downs, Jese12 000000000
Totals 16387981819447
Berks Catholic Stats
Player#FGFGAFTFTA3PM3PARAPts
Marshall, Marquis1 61323253218
Miller, Mike3 141203013
Lentz, Nicholas22 240000104
Jack, Donovon32 66450014116
Warren, Chris35 341100227
Kutz, Cooper12 130002002
Totals 193481121020650