QUEENS — Eenej Vinson scored a season-high 25 points, but a Moore Catholic fourth-quarter comeback fell short as the Mavericks dropped a 49-48 CHSAA A decision to host Monsignor McClancy on Sunday.
Nick DeGrado and Alexander Raphael added nine and eight points, respectively, for the Mavs, who dropped to 2-8 overall (1-6 CHSAA).
Brayden Ojeda scored a team-high 14 points while Justin Williams, Eric Lamparter and Aidan Fontanez teamed for another 22 markers for the Crusaders (4-8 overall, 2-4 CHSAA).
Moore got off to a good start as Vinson’s five first-quarter points helped the visitors take a 13-8 advantage into the second quarter.
However, the Crusaders outscored Moore 31-15 during the middle periods behind Ojeda (10 points) as they carried a 39-29 lead into the final eight minutes.
Moore refused to go quietly. Vinson, who finished with a pair of conventional three-point plays in the contest, scored nine while DeGrado and Raphael added four apiece to make things interesting, but the Crusaders held on for the one-point victory.
Cardinal Hayes 71, St. Peter’s 44
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Eagles found themselves in a double-digit hole at halftime and never recovered as they dropped the CHSAA AA decision to the visiting Cardinals on Sunday in New Brighton.
Nico Parlanti (nine points), Tyler Schoenberg (eight points) and Victory Baez (eight points) paced St. Peter’s, which dropped to 2-7 overall (0-4 league).
Christian Brown (five three-pointers, 3 for 3 from the free-throw line) and Malik Fields led Hayes with 24 and 18 points, respectively. The Bronx school improved to 5-5 overall, including 3-3 in CHSAA play.
Schoenberg’s four points helped St. Peter’s stay within striking distance as it trailed 16-10 after one period.
However, the Cardinals turned up their defense a notch in the second-quarter and it ignited a decisive run. Brown, Fields and Brice Yancy combined for 19 second-quarter markers as Hayes took a 37-15 lead into the lockers and never looked back.