It took St Anne's-Belfied a quarter to get started but after a slow start they dominated the rest of the game do defeat Trinity Episcopal 65-45. The Saints reached the Virginia Prep League semi-finals where they will face St Christophers.
The game went back and forth early on. Jalen Harrison brought his A-game early scoring the first six points for the Saints but Trevion Armstrong matched his total to give the Trinity Episcopal a 14-9 after the 1st quarter.
Matt Palumbo came off the bench in the second quarter to energize a static Saints offense by draining three treys; the second of which game St Annes-Belfield a 19-16 lead.
From there it was the Javin Montgomery-Delaurier show and the Duke commit completely dominated the rest of the game. After scoring only a single basket in the first quarter, he returned to the floor 2nd quarter to score 12 points including an emphatic slam to put St Anne's-Belfield up 30-20 at the halftime break.
The Saints also deployed a shutdown defense to limit Trinity Episcopal to a total of 16 points in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and their halftime lead doubled to 20 (50-30) heading into the final quarter.
Montgomery-Delaurier added eight more points before heading to the bench for a final time and he finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Harrison ended the game with 11 points and five rebounds. Kareem Johnson chipped in eight points and four rebounds while Jayden Nixon scored all six of his points in the 3rd quarter.
For Trinity Episcopal, Nevada football commit Trevion Armstrong led the Titans with 17 points.
The game went back and forth early on. Jalen Harrison brought his A-game early scoring the first six points for the Saints but Trevion Armstrong matched his total to give the Trinity Episcopal a 14-9 after the 1st quarter.
Matt Palumbo came off the bench in the second quarter to energize a static Saints offense by draining three treys; the second of which game St Annes-Belfield a 19-16 lead.
From there it was the Javin Montgomery-Delaurier show and the Duke commit completely dominated the rest of the game. After scoring only a single basket in the first quarter, he returned to the floor 2nd quarter to score 12 points including an emphatic slam to put St Anne's-Belfield up 30-20 at the halftime break.
The Saints also deployed a shutdown defense to limit Trinity Episcopal to a total of 16 points in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and their halftime lead doubled to 20 (50-30) heading into the final quarter.
Montgomery-Delaurier added eight more points before heading to the bench for a final time and he finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. Harrison ended the game with 11 points and five rebounds. Kareem Johnson chipped in eight points and four rebounds while Jayden Nixon scored all six of his points in the 3rd quarter.
For Trinity Episcopal, Nevada football commit Trevion Armstrong led the Titans with 17 points.
