No.11 Sportslights
SPORTSLIGHTS
Highlights of St. Helena’s Sports
No. 11 February 13, 2012
Dear Friends,
This week our Archbishop, Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, will travel to Rome where he will take part next Saturday in the Consistory (an official Church gathering) where our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will install the new cardinals. Cardinal Dolan is one of the new cardinals, as is Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, who is from The Bronx and who is now working in Rome. Our prayers go with Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal O’Brien and the twenty other new cardinals. We will offer Mass on Tuesday to pray for them. Cardinal Dolan has mentioned that this honor is not for him. It is for the people of New York. Pope Benedict is showing his love for the people of New York where he visited a few years ago. May the Lord continue to bless Pope Benedict, Cardinal Dolan and all the other leaders of the Church and help them to bring us closer to Christ Our Lord.
God bless you all!
Father Derivan
*BOYS VARSITY*
Our Boys Varsity team will play away on Thursday, February 16 at Our Lady of the Assumption at 7:15PM
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* BOYS J.V.*
Our Boys J.V. team likewise will play on Thursday, February 16 away at Our Lady of the Assumption on 6PM.
*BOYS INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL*
Results of the games of February 11 are as follows:
Wildcats vs. Redfox: The first game on Saturday pitted the 2nd Place Wildcats against the 4th Place Redfox who were looking for their first win. But this game was played like a Championship final. Tahzee Robinson put his Wildcats up 6-4 in the first quarter, but by the half Dylan Repollet had his Redfox fired up to tie the game at 6-all. In the second half Joshua Joseph scored big for the Wildcats, but Dylan Repollet kept his Redfox in the game with big foul shots until the very end. The Wildcats eked by with a 14-13 win. Scorers for the Wildcats were Tahzee Robinson 8 and Joshua Joseph 6. Dylan Repollet had 11 for the Redfox and Liam, Pharoah had 2.
Gators vs. Bluedevils: The Gators had their first loss the previous Saturday and they were not ready to lose again. Matthew Longoria and Aiden Velez connected for their Gators to give them a 6-2 first-quarter lead. By the half the Gators led 12-8. Jahaad Trice and Luis Jose Aybar kept their Bluedevils going in the second half, but the Gators had two baskets from Zachary Diaz to help them on to a 22-10 victory. Matthew Longoria had 12 for the Gators, Aiden Velez 6, Zachary Diaz 4. Luis Jose Aybar had 6 for the Bluedevils and Jahaad Trice had 4.
Clippers vs. Knicks: Games do not come any closer than this Senior contest. The Clippers went up 8-5 in the first quarter, but by the half Brandon Watson with a big effort from Matthew Thomas had his Lakers tied at 18-all. In the second half the trio of Devon Nova, Paul Garcia and Justin Sanchez put up the points for the Clippers. The Knicks had the lead to the very end, but Paul Garcia sank the winning free throws to put the Clippers over the top by the score of 43-42. Devon Nova was lead scorer for the Clippers with 20, Paul Garcia had 11, Justin Sanchez 10, Danny Garcia 2. Brandon Watson was lead scorer for the Knicks with 24, Matthew Thomas had 6, Evan Rivera 5, Dionis Nivar 4, Nana Agyemang 3.
Lakers vs. Heat: The Heat went into this game with a 5-0 record, needing only one more win to clinch First Place in the Senior Division. But the Lakers (at 1-4) had other ideas. To pit it mildly, the Lakers played like a Championship-caliber team. Led by Joshua McMaster, the Lakers went up 12-7 in the first quarter. By the half William Perez and Damien Henry helped to put the Lakers up 34-15. In the second half Victor Aisogun tried to rally his Heat team, but Joshua McMaster put on his Jeremy Lin performance and propelled his Lakers on to a convincing 60-45 victory. Joshua McMaster was game-high and season-high for the Lakers with 35, Damien Henry had 13, Shaunse Plummer 2, and William Perez an impressive 10. Victor Aisogun had 29 for the Heat, Matthew Morillo and Kristopher Valcin 6 each, Jose Luis Aybar 4.
STANDINGS: GAMES THIS SATURDAY, FEB. 18:
Juniors Seniors
W L W L 10AM—Gators vs. Redfox
Gators 5-1 Heat 5-1 11AM– Wildcats vs. Bluedevils
Wildcats 4-2 Clippers 4-2 12PM—Clippers vs. Heat
Bluedevils 3-3 Lakers 2-4 1PM—Lakers vs. Knicks
Redfox 0-6 Knicks 1-5
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no games on Saturday, Feb. 25 because some players will be away during the Winter Recess. Games scheduled for that day will be played at a future date.
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*GIRLS BASKETBALL*
Results of the games of Friday, February 10, are as follows:
Celtics vs. Lakers: The Celtics have been looking for their first league win and Friday was their day. Jazzmin McMyers led her Celtics with 4 points in the first half, but Katherine Rodriguez paced the First Place Lakers with 4 points also. In the second half Nahilla Larry and Veronica Nyantaki each scored for the Celtics to give their team an 8-4 victory. The Celtics had their first win while the Lakers stayed tied in First Place with the Heat.
Heat vs. Bulls: This was a surprisingly close game, with the Bulls leading 4-2 in the first half. But in the second half Noelle Williams made the basket to edge her Heat past the Bulls by the score of 6-4. Scorers for the Heat were Noelle Williams, Sariah Barnes and Natalie Gonzalez 2 each. Scorers for the Bulls were Isabel Pena and Amara Zelaya 2 each.
STANDINGS: Lakers 3-1 Heat 3-1 Bulls 1-3 Celtics 1-3
Games this Friday, February 17: Celtics vs. Bulls Heat vs. Lakers
*ASH WEDNESDAY—FEBRUARY 22
Our school’s Winter Recess takes place next week (Feb. 20-24). Please remember that Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday, February 22. Since you will not be in school, you must make a special effort to come to receive ashes to begin the Holy Season of Lent. Ashes will be given at our Masses on Ash Wednesday at 6:50AM, 8AM, 9AM, 12:15PM and 7:45PM (Spanish Mass) and also at Prayer Services at 3PM and 7:30PM.
