Pottsville vs Berks Catholic Boys basketball 12/11/2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 @ 5:15 PM
Pottsville at Berks Catholic (Boys basketball)

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	Final
Pottsville	11	3	8	8	30
Berks Catholic	7	5	13	9	34

Highlights: Luis Garcia scored a game-high 15 points and hit both ends of a critical one-and-one as Berks Catholic held off Pottsville 34-30 in a fiercely contested non-league game at Wolf Gymnasium.

The Saints came from six points down early in the second half to win their season opener. They beat the Crimson Tide (1-1) for the third straight season.

Garcia sparked a 9-0 run, scoring eight of the points, that gave the Saints their first lead at 25-22 after three quarters.

His two free throws with 13.7 second left gave the Saints a 33-30 lead, and after a turnover Casey Jack hit the back end of a double-bonus with 8.5 seconds left to seal it.

Mason Barnes scored a team-high 14 points for Pottsville.

Kyran Mitchell had eight points and five rebounds for the Saints.

Berks Catholic trailed 14-12 at the half.

For a complete report, read Mike Drago's story in the Reading Eagle or on-line at readingeagle.com.
Pottsville Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Schenk, Kevin		1	8	0	0	0	4	2	1	2
Barnes, Mason		5	7	0	0	4	6	4	2	14
Stanton, Aiden		1	5	0	0	1	4	1	1	3
Stanton, Riley		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Tobin,		2	6	0	0	2	3	3	0	6
Salata, Matt		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		9	26	0	0	7	17	15	4	25

Berks Catholic Stats

Player	#	FG	FGA	FT	FTA	3PM	3PA	R	A	Pts
Garcia, Luis	3	4	13	6	8	1	3	2	1	15
Derr, Terrance	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	1
Painton, Luke	11	3	6	0	2	0	0	7	0	6
Mitchell, Kyran	12	3	10	1	3	1	6	5	2	8
Jack, Casey	13	1	8	2	5	0	2	6	2	4
Gaspari, Nicholas	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
George, Brandon	21	0	2	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
Totals		11	39	10	22	2	11	31	5	34

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