ST. THOMAS ACADEMY TOOK ON ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Cadets of St. Thomas Academy High School went up against the Stars of Holy Angels in a boys' non-conference basketball game. St. Thomas came into the game with a record of 0-2 while Holy Angels had a record of 3-2.

Holy Angels started out the game in a man-to-man defense. They wanted to make it hard for St. Thomas to make shots.

Holy Angels started to work the ball around the three point line as they looked for their shots.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 15:12 left in the score was Holy Angels 7 and St. Thomas 0.

St. Thomas got hot midway through the first half. They were able to cut the deficit to 4 at 10-14 with 9:12 left in the first half.

Holy Angels kept on attacking the basket. They didn’t want to give up any easy shots.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 7:18 left in the first half the score was Holy Angles 16 and St. Thomas 12.

St. Thomas kept on attacking the basket late in the first half.

In a very slow style of play in the first half. Holy Angels had a lead of 27-25 at halftime.

As the second half got underway both teams came out fired up. St. Thomas looked focused on the task at hand.

Jalen Patterson for St. Thomas was all over the floor. He was able to get to the basket and find his shot. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.

Nick Griffin for St. Thomas came up with some nice shots and was able to keep his teammates involved in the offense. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball where he was able to get his shots to fall. Griffin was able to make his fair share of lay-ups and jump shots.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 16:18 left in regulation. The score was Holy Angels 31 and St. Thomas 27.

Jordan Dembley was all over the floor for Holy Angels. He was able to get his teammates involved in the offense.

Holy Angels stayed in a zone defense for most of the second half.

St. Thomas was able to cut the deficit and get with in a point with 11:15 left in the contest. 35-34.

The score went back and forth midway through the second half.

St. Thomas called a timeout with 10:15 left in the game. The score was Holy Angels 40 and St. Thomas 37.

The game went back and forth for a period of time late in the contest. Neither team gave up easy baskets throughout the game.

The St. Thomas players didn't give up. They didn't quit. They were down for most of the game they fought hard and battled through out the game .

St. Thomas's Jalen Patterson tied the game at 30 with 1.3 seconds left in regulation.

At the end of regulation the score was tied at 51.

As the over time period got underway Both teams looked for their shots as they looked to take time off the clock.

At the end of the end of the first over time the score was tied at 53.

Jalen Patterson found the basket for St. Thomas early in the second over time period. The score went back and forth as both teams looked for shots that they could make.

At the end of the end of the second over time the score was tied at 56.

As the triple overtime period started St. Thomas looked to control the tempo. Both teams were able to score early on lay-ups.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 20.8 seconds left in triple overtime. The score was tied at 62.

Charlie Koontz for Holy Angels came up with the game winning shot late in the triple over time. Holy Angels came away with the 64-62 victory over St. Thomas Academy.

The leading scores for St. Thomas Academy were Nick Griffin with 19, Jalen Patterson with 16, Mitch Newburg 8 and John Henry Neuberger 6.

The leading scorers for Holy Angels were Charlie Koontz with 16, Delshon Stickland with 15, Jordan Dembley 14 and Danny Sullivan with 8 points.

I thought that both teams played well. The game was close throughout. Neither team gave up and it came down to the triple overtime. Both of these teams will get better as the season goes on.

I was joined by the Twin Cities Hoops Czar. Check out his thoughts of the Holy Angels vs St. Thomas Academy game.