St Stephens-St Agnes 57 St Anne's-Belfield 52
St Stephens-St Agnes led by 21 points after the 3rd quarter but had to hold off a furious rally by St Anne's-Belfield to win the 3rd place game in the Sleepy Thompson tournament. Sophomore Donovan Toatley scored 27 points for the Saints on 10 of 19 shooting from the field.
Toatley scored 20 of his 27 points in the 1st half. He scored the last five points of the 1st quarter to give the home Saints a 17-14 lead after one. Toatley was 4 of 6 from behind the 3-point line in the 1st half as the St Stephens-St Agnes took a 7-point lead. Duke commit Javin Montgomery-Delaurier scored back-to-back baskets to bring St Anne's-Belfield to within five at halftime.
The game was close at halftime with St Stephens-St Agnes leading 32-27. They opened up a huge lead by scoring the final 16 points of the 3rd quarter to take a 51-30 lead heading into the final period. St Anne's-Belfield went ice cold after the halftime break scoring only three points.
They game appeared to be out-of-reach for St Anne's-Belfield but they went on a 21-2 run to pull within two (53-51) with 1:24 remaining on the clock after a layup by Kareem Johnson. However two turnovers in the final minute sealed a chance for a comeback.
Joining Toatley in double figures was Virginia football commit Andrew Trainer who tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds. Point guard Chauncey Pittman scored only two points but added nine rebounds. Denmark Slay had six assists, four rebounds, and seven points. Montgomery-Delaurier led St Anne's-Belfield with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists. Jayden Nixon chipped in 13 points.