St Christophers recovered from a slow start to defeat Woodberry Forest 72-53 to advance to the championship game of the Virginia Prep League tournament. Richmond commit Nick Sherod scored 22 points and junior Alexander Petrie added 18 points for the Saints.
Woodberry Forest was poised to pull an upset taking a 15-13 lead after the 1st quarter and playing even with the Saints to go into the locker room with the scored tied at 26.
Justin Jasper started the second half on a good note for the Saints with a steal that led to a Petrie layup to put the Saints up 34-29. A 3-pointer by Eric Thompson extended the lead to 10 (43-33) with around three minutes to go in the 3rd quarter.
Jasper converted a 3-point play igniting an 8-0 run that gave St Christophers a comfortable 55-38 lead. The Tigers were held scoreless for the first three minutes of the 4th quarter.
Sherod added eight rebounds and two blocks to his game-high of 22 points while Petrie had three assists and two treys to go along with his 18 points. Jasper finished with 14 points and three steals while post player Ameer Bennett scored 5 of his 6 points in the 1st quarter while adding four boards.
Woodberry Forest received 18 points, six rebounds and two blocks from sophomore Max Johns while Joe Foley added 11 points for the Tigers.
Woodberry Forest was poised to pull an upset taking a 15-13 lead after the 1st quarter and playing even with the Saints to go into the locker room with the scored tied at 26.
Justin Jasper started the second half on a good note for the Saints with a steal that led to a Petrie layup to put the Saints up 34-29. A 3-pointer by Eric Thompson extended the lead to 10 (43-33) with around three minutes to go in the 3rd quarter.
Jasper converted a 3-point play igniting an 8-0 run that gave St Christophers a comfortable 55-38 lead. The Tigers were held scoreless for the first three minutes of the 4th quarter.
Sherod added eight rebounds and two blocks to his game-high of 22 points while Petrie had three assists and two treys to go along with his 18 points. Jasper finished with 14 points and three steals while post player Ameer Bennett scored 5 of his 6 points in the 1st quarter while adding four boards.
Woodberry Forest received 18 points, six rebounds and two blocks from sophomore Max Johns while Joe Foley added 11 points for the Tigers.
