The IAAM league was represented well at this weekend’s Bullis Holiday Basketball Classic in Montgomery County. St. Vincent Pallotti (A Conference) and St. Mary’s (B Conference) both found themselves in a championship game.
The No. 13 Panthers defeated Mercersburg (Pa.), 75-12, on Friday and Sidwell Friends, 61-49, on Saturday to advance to the final game.
Pallotti played the host school Bullis and hung close in the first half, trailing 23-17 at the half. But a third quarter outburst by the Bulldogs (5-2) put the visitors away. Bullis outscored the Panthers, 20-3, in the quarter and held the Laurel school to just nine second-half points to win it’s own tournament, 53-26.
Junior guard Tiffany Padgett led Pallotti (6-3) with eight points and four rebounds. Padgett had 11 points to power the Panthers in wins against both Mercersburg and Sidwell Friends.
After dropping a game to Bullis, 60-35, in the opening round, St. Mary’s rebounded to knock off Wilson (Pa.), 52-42, to win the consolation bracket final.
Melanie Mocniak scored a team-high 12 points and Jennifer Broussard added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the Saints in the win. The Annapolis school scored 20 points in the second quarter and had a 33-16 advantage at halftime.
St. Mary’s improved to 5-5 overall on the season and will host Park on January 4th.
| Bullis School 53, No. 13 St. Vincent Pallotti 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pallotti: Padgett 10, Davis 5, Hankton 4, Faulkner 3, Gorham 3, Ekedigwe 2, Flowers 1. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bullis: Nelson 17, Belton 17, Jenkins 10, Jackson 6, Howard 2, Hall 1. |
| St. Mary’s 52, Wilson (Pa.) 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Mary’s: Hurst 2, McCarthy 2, K. Broussard 7, J. Broussard 10, S. Lazo 5, M. Mocniak 12, D. Lazo 4, Tower 2, Ruttum 8. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wilson: Quaco 20, Reid 4, Singletary 14, Diezlopez 2, Washington 3, Banks 1. |
