Holy Trinity Falls to Rams 67-52

Last Tuesday (Jan. 19) the visiting Tigers (now 12-5 overall) lost a non-conference game at De Paul Prep by a final score of 67-52. High hopes for victory prevailed thru the first quarter in that contest, as HT trailed their Catholic League opponent by only one point at 18-17.

But the host Rams (11-9 overall) were not to be denied, as they took control of the game in the second stanza, using a 23-8 spurt to move out to a commanding 41-25 lead by halftime.

HT did rebound in the last 16 minutes of play, actually outscoring the Rams 27-26 but the damage was done.

De Paul was paced by Atkins who had 20 points and teammate Cowans who added 18. Sudimac pitched in 12 for the winners.

The Tigers saw senior Justin Robinson exploded for a career-high 28 points to lead all players in the game while teammate senior Marlon Caston, who is averaging 22.0 this season, was limited to just 14.

BOX SCORE:

De Paul: Nunez 0 1-2 1; Sudimac 4 2-2 12; Davilla 0 0-0 0; Atkins 7 5-6 20; K. Tonkel 1 0-0 2; Anthony 2 0-0 4; Perocevic 2 0-0 5; Richardson 0 0-0- 0; Esters 1 0-0 2; Cowan 8 2-2 18; Pantovic 0 0-0- 0; M. Tonkel 2 0-0 4; TOTALS: 27 9-12 = 67; 3fgm: Sudimac (2); Atkins & Perocevic (1 EACH).

HOLY TRINITY: Camarillo 0 1-2 1; Rodriguez 1 0-0 3; Caston 5 3-4 14; Robinson 11 3-7 28; Neequaye 0 0-0 0; Trejo 0 0-0 0; Santiago 2 0-0 5; TOTALS: 19 7-13 = 52; 3fgm: Caston & Rodriguez (1 EACH) & Robinson (3 total).

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Boys next opponent will be Chicago Public League foe Robeson, who visits Friday, Jan. 22 on HT ALUMNI NIGHT! Sophomore game at 5pm with the varsity to tip-off at 6:30pm. HT ALUMS are invited to attend the pre-varsity game get-to-gether to be held in Room 102 prior to tip-off!

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LADY TIGER COURT ACTION! Tonight Jan. 21, the ladies host Notre Dame Girls high in a Girls Catholic Athletic battle set to tip-off at 4:30pm. It is also SENIOR NIGHT! The Lady Tigers are primed to improve their overall conference record in front of a supportive and vocal home crowd!

ALSO & UPCOMING: the Varsity will be playing in the GCAC Blue conference tournament versus the likes of Blue Division foes: Josephinum Academy, Seton Academy, St. Benedict, Notre Dame Girls high and St. Francis de Sales in four days of action starting Sat. Jan. 30th (with other dates, sites & times to be announced shortly).

AND the ladies will also host to the Illinois High School Association 2A state basketball regional IN THE JUNGLE, slated to begin Feb. 8th thru Feb. 12th.

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HT Jv girls basketball: the younger level improved to 6-3 on the season with a 29-27 win at Roycemore (Jan. 19). Sophomore Sakayah Garity and freshmen Amari Tate and Tina Vargas were featured scorers in that contest. Freshman teammate Fatima Olaitan was strong on the boards.

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