{"id":134281,"date":"2019-04-09T22:35:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/12-03-bsktbll-wcs-crusaders-vs-st-joe-crusaders-50\/"},"modified":"2019-04-09T22:35:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:35:04","slug":"12-03-bsktbll-wcs-crusaders-vs-st-joe-crusaders-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/12-03-bsktbll-wcs-crusaders-vs-st-joe-crusaders-50\/","title":{"rendered":"12-03 Bsktbll – WCS Crusaders vs St Joe Crusaders – 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

12-03 Bsktbll – WCS Crusaders vs St Joe Crusaders – 50<\/strong>
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\nCrusaders fall to St. Joe’s in heartbreaker.D3 BOYS’ BASKETBALL STATE SEMIFINAL: ST. JOSEPH’S 61, WHITINSVILLE CHRISTIAN 59.By Bill Doyle TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF..SPRINGFIELD\u2014 Grant Brown lofted an off-balance 3-pointer in the final second. If the shot was good, Whitinsville Christian would win and defend its Division 3 state championship on Saturday. If it was off the mark, the Crusaders\u2019 season would end. .With Lavante Wiggins of St. Joseph\u2019s close by, Brown didn\u2019t have time to set himself, but his shot was on line nevertheless. ..\u201cTo be honest, I thought I was going to get a foul called,\u201d Brown said, \u201cbut I saw it, and I thought it was going in.\u201d ..\u201cI was thinking, \u2018Man, that would be unbelievable if that thing went in,\u2019 \u201d WC coach Jeff Bajema said, \u201cand I thought it was.\u201d ..\u201cWhen he took it, I said, \u201cGod, it looks good,\u2019\u201d St. Joseph\u2019s of Pittsfield coach Paul Brindle said. ..The shot hit the back of the rim, however, and bounced away, and St. Joseph\u2019s held on for a 61-59 victory in a Division 3 state semifinal last night at the MassMutual Center. ..\u201cThe hoop angels just weren\u2019t there today,\u201d Bajema said. ..St. Joseph\u2019s (20-5) will play Danvers at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the DCU Center for the state title. This will be the first state final for St. Joseph\u2019s since it won it all in 2001. ..Whitinsville Christian, the defending Division 3 state champion, finished 17-6. ..Colin Richey led the Crusaders with 15 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. His drive put his team ahead, 59-54, with 3:13 left, but WC didn\u2019t score again. ..\u201cThey were denying Colin the ball,\u201d Bajema said, \u201cand Colin is the guy who makes it happen for us. We ran some stuff for other guys, but their team quickness really affected us, especially down the stretch. We just couldn\u2019t get into a set.\u201d ..Bajema also thought Whitinsville missed center Jesse Dykstra, the team\u2019s only starting senior, after he fouled out with 2:02 left and the score 59-54. ..St. Joseph\u2019s scored the game\u2019s final seven points at the foul line. Mike McMahon made four of the free throws, including a pair with 10.6 seconds left to give St. Joseph\u2019s its first lead, 60-59, since late in the third quarter. ..With WC leading, 59-58, Tim Dufficy missed the front end of a one-and-one with 22.5 seconds left. After McMahon put St. Joseph\u2019s ahead, Dufficy threw the ball away and Roberson was fouled with 6.8 seconds left. ..Dufficy was upset at himself after the game, but Richey came to his defense. ..\u201cThat\u2019s not why we lost,\u201d Richey said. \u201cHe shouldn\u2019t feel like that\u2019s a big reason. That\u2019s not why we lost. We lost because we didn\u2019t execute down the stretch, we didn\u2019t make shots, and we didn\u2019t rebound. They just outworked us down the stretch.\u201d ..Roberson made one of two at the line to make it 61-59. After a timeout, WC got the ball to Brown, but his shot missed by inches. Bajema planned to call another timeout when his Crusaders got the ball in the frontcourt, but changed his mind. ..\u201cI thought he had a step on the kid,\u201d Bajema said. ..Brown finished with 12 points. Dufficy had 10. ..Joe Wiggins led St. Joseph\u2019s with 17 points and 12 rebounds, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the second half. McMahon scored 13 points. ..Whitinsville Christian led for most of the game and was up by nine, 36-27, when Brown scored on a put-back early in the third quarter. Tank Roberson scored seven of his 15 points during a 16-4 run that gave St. Joseph\u2019s a 43-40 edge with 3:31 left in the third. Brown\u2019s 3-pointer highlighted a 7-2 run that regained the lead for WC, 47-45, entering the fourth. ..With four starting juniors returning next year, the Crusaders should be strong again, but the loss will stick with them. ..\u201cIt\u2019s definitely heartbreaking,\u201d Richey said. \u201cWe put so much time into this over the summer, even since we were kids. So it was definitely tough. You\u2019re going to remember this forever. You\u2019re going to remember this more than if you won the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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