STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Moore Catholic closed out the CHSAA AA regular season in emphatic fashion on Thursday evening, earning a 56–33 victory over Notre Dame Academy at the College of Staten Island.
The win secures a perfect 12–0 record in league play for the Mavericks and marks the second consecutive campaign finishing undefeated in the regular season, following last year’s 14–0 run in the A Division.
Moore set the tone early and maintained control throughout, leaning on defensive pressure and balanced scoring to pull away late. “This is a really nice accomplishment for our team,” said head coach Gene Henderson after the contest.
“Going undefeated in league play two years in a row— first in the A Division and now in the AA— speaks to the consistency, commitment, and toughness of this group.”
The Mavericks were powered by their senior leaders, who delivered on both ends of the floor. Mackenzie Felci posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, Alexandra Felci added 13 points and 7 rebounds, and Alyssa Ragona chipped in 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Emma Costanzo orchestrated the offense with 8 points and 7 assists, continuing to be a key playmaker for the Mavs.
Assistant Coach Amanda Henderson added that “It was another quality league win against a strong Notre Dame team. The players stayed focused and executed on both ends of the court.”
Moore Catholic improves to 17–5 overall and will wrap up the regular season Saturday with a non-league matchup against Cardinal Spellman, looking to carry its momentum into the postseason.
St. Peter’s scored a huge win over Holy Cross on Thursday evening. (Kara Buzga for the Advance/SILive.com).
Boys’ Hockey
St. Peter’s 10, Holy Cross 0
St. Peter’s rolled to an easy victory over Holy Cross on Thursday night in CHSHL A Division play at the Pavilion, improving to 9-6-1 on the season with a dominant performance from start to finish.
Nick Aversa led the offensive surge with three goals and one assist, while James Boylan recorded a hat trick. Anthony Antenucci added two goals, Charles Bailey and Avery Lee each scored once, and Kingston Vandenheuvel chipped in two assists.
Joe Sanger, Dan Pieters and Kyle Tuote each had one assist.
The scoring began early, as just 2:27 into the game Aversa opened the floodgates with an unassisted goal. He followed it up with his second of the game at the 6:35 mark with a nice pass from Vandenheuvel to make it 2-0. He ended the period’s scoring at the 10:15 mark on a pass from Tuote as the period ended 3-0.
Antenucci began the scoring in the second period at the 2:51 mark unassisted. Fifty-seven seconds later, Boylan scored his first of the game after a feed from Vandenheuvel, and the period ended 5-0.
The third period brought more of the same. At 3:18, Antenucci scored his second of the game on a pass from Pieters to make it 6-0. Boylan scored his second at the 3:31 mark after taking a pass from Sanger to make it 7-0. Lee added an unassisted goal at 5:09 to make it 8-0.
Boylan then completed his hat trick at the 6:18 mark after a pass from Aversa, and Bailey ended the scoring at 12:00 with a hard shot from the point.
Chris DiDonna made 17 saves for the shutout. St. Peter’s returns to action tomorrow night against St. Edmunds at Abe Stark Arena.