BENILDE-ST.MARGARET’S WENT UP AGAINST HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

On Dec. 4 Benilde-St. Margaret’s squared off against Holy Angels in a boys’ basketball game.

Holy Angels swung the ball around the 3-point line as they got everyone involved in the offense.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s went to a full court press in the first half.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s guard Sam Baker came off the bench and provided an offensive spark. Baker did a good job of going after rebounds and was able to hit his mid-range jump shots.Teammate Jalen Floyd was able to catch Baker’s passes underneath the basket and was able to get layups.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s was a little quicker than Holy Angels. They used their quickness to make fast break baskets.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 9:34 left in the first half. The score was Benilde-St. Margaret’s 28, Holy Angels 6.

Holy Angels was able to push the ball down the floor. After the timeout they found their shot as they began to drop.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s called a timeout with 7:02 left in the first half. The score was BEnilde-St. Margaret’s 31, Holy Angels 14.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s used a half court man-to-man defense. They were able to create havoc for the Holy Angels players.

Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls. There were many loose balls in the first half.

At halftime the score was Benilde-St. Margaret’s 46, Holy Angels 29.

As the second half got underway Holy Angels looked to set the tempo and attack the basket early.

Holy Angels also looked to get the ball into the hands of Charlie Nicklay and Sam Boehne. Both had the green light to shoot the ball.

Floyd continued to come up with some big plays in the second half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball in spots where he could shoot it.

Holy Angels called a timeout with 11:46 left in regulation. The score was Benilde-St. Margaret’s 55, Holy Angels 40.

Holy Angels continued to push the ball down the floor and continued to look to get the ball into the post. They were able to get the ball into the hands of Robbie MetCalf, Sam Boehne and Charlie Nicklay, all who were able to shoot the ball.  

Holy Angels is a young team. There wasn’t a lot of guys returning this year. They had four seniors, six juniors and a sophomore on their varsity roster.

In a hard fought game Benilde-St. Margaret’s came away with the 70-57 victory over Holy Angels.  

The leading scores for Holy Angels were Nicklay with 19, Boehne with 11 and Metcalf with 9 points.

The leading scorers for Benilde-St. Margaret’s Baker with 23, and Drees and Floyd each with 13 points.