Norfolk Collegiate, Catholic Advance to TCIS Title Game

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Norfolk Collegiate will face Catholic for the TCIS Tournament Champtionship after both teams were victorious on Friday night. Top Seed Norfolk Collegiate defeated Steward School 67-47 in the 1st semi-final and Catholic outlasted Peninsula Catholic 57-51 in the nightcap.

 

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Norfolk Collegiate 67 Steward 47

Brennan Chatman scored 23 points including five treys and Rashaad Williams added 21 points for the Oaks who pulled away in the 2nd half.

Norfolk Christian watched a 10 point lead get reduced to only five at halftime. But Chatman got hot draining three treys in the 3rd quarter to help Oaks extend the lead back to 12 (52-40).

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Norfolk Christian coasted in the 4th quarter to improve to 29-3 on the season. Williams added six assists and two steals while Chatman collected five rebounds. Junior Justin Burrough added 14 points and eight rebounds while junior Khalil Caple had seven points, seven rebounds and six assists before fouling out in the 4th quarter.

Steward scored only seven points in the final quarter and did not score in the final 3:30 minutes. Senior Owen Gray led Steward School with 19 points and eight rebounds. Donovan Richardson, the Spartans leading scorer, was limited to four points although he did add six rebounds and four assists.

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Catholic 57 Peninsula Catholic 51
The 2nd semi-final game was a lot closer with both teams having the lead in the final five minutes. The key may have been two huge 3-point baskets that gave Catholic a lead they never relinquished. The first was by senior Seth Burnham which gave Catholic a 43-41 lead and the second by Alex Pissis whose three gave the Crusaders a 47-43 lead with 2:28 to go.

Senior Josiah Rickards, who was held scorless the 1st three quarter, was 6 of 6 from the free throw line in the final few minutes. He also adding a three earlier in the quarter to finish with nine points. Pissis led the Crusaders with 15 points and Brayden Thorne was in double figures with 13 points including 6 for 6 from the foul line in the 4th quarter. Ashton Walker had a big game scoring 13 points while pulling down nine boards and dishing out three assists.

Peninsula Catholic while trailed by 10 at halftime made up the deficit by holding Catholic to only five points total in the 3rd quarter. The led 39-35 early in the 4th before giving the lead back to Catholic. E.J Joyner led the Knights with 15 points and Jaylen Wynn had 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Malcolm Velmar chipped in 10 points.