St. Aloysius boys’ basketball team defeated Cathedral 62-52 on Monday night

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — St. Aloysius boys’ basketball team defeated Cathedral 62-52 on Monday night. The Lady Flashes took a loss to Cathedral.

“We looked really good especially on defense and I think this was our best performance so far,” Carter Henderson said.

Boys:

St. Aloysius opened strong, jumping out to a 21-11 lead in the first quarter. Carson Gleese put up the first points of the night on a layup, while Carter Henderson hit three key corner shots. Carson Henderson added multiple buckets of his own, and Alan Stauts knocked down a 3-pointer to extend the advantage.

In the second quarter, only Garrod Bunch and Tre Lee scored for the Flashes as Cathedral chipped away at the margin. St. Al held a 27-24 lead at halftime.

The Flashes regained their momentum in the third quarter as Carson Henderson and Lee each hit a 3-pointer. Carter Henderson added two more baskets to create breathing room.

Gleese took control in the fourth quarter to help secure the win. He finished with a team-high 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.

“Defense kept us motivated the whole game and we shared the ball very well,” Gleese said.

Final Score

St. Aloysius 62

Natchez Cathedral 52

St. Aloysius Stats

• Carson Gleese: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals

• Carter Henderson: 16 points, 9 rebounds

• Carson Henderson: 9 points

• Tre Lee: 5 points

• Sadler Lambiotte: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists

• Garrod Bunch: 4 points

• Alan Stauts: 4 points

• Grant Gattle: 2 points

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Girls’ Game

St. Al struggled offensively in a 36-15 loss to Natchez Cathedral.

St. Aloysius Girls Stats

• Taryn Lusby: 4 points

• Annslee Averett: 3 points

• Mallory Hobson: 3 points

• Elle Larson: 2 points

• Kelci Bingham: 2 points

• Kennadi Blassingham: 1 point

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Junior High Games

Boys

Natchez Cathedral defeated St. Al 28-12.

• Adam Dorbeck: 3 points

• Reeves Sadler: 3 points

• Kellen Crocker: 2 points

• Noah Ponder: 2 points

• Henry Bell: 2 points

Girls

Cathedral edged St. Aloysius 21-19.

• Kelci Bingham: 10 points

• Kennadi Blassingame: 7 points

• Joy Dement: 2 points