St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes runs past T.C. Williams, 81-61

Junior Andre Screen scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds off the bench to spark the #5 Saints (1-1) over the Titans (2-2) in the first round of the Sleepy Thompson Tournament.

12 players scored for host St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, which also got nice contributions from juniors Jared Cross (14 points) and Jamal Barnes (10 points). The Saints employed a trapping defense to get 14 steals on the evening, and despite a nice T.C. contingent on hand enjoyed a distinct home court advantage with their boisterous fans packed into their standing-room-only gym.

T.C. Williams trailed by only one after a quarter, but was out-scored 25-9 in the second. The Titans showed resilience under first-year head coach Darryl Prue and battled back to within 48-39 in the third quarter, but could not match the Saints depth. Ricardo Ross and Jaquan Johnson led T.C. with 14 points points apiece on the evening.

Both teams will be in action Friday as Sleepy Thompson continues through Saturday.

–Chris Jollay

It's tradition for toilet paper to be thrown onto the floor after the first basket of the year at SSSA. The clean-up was impressively quick. — It’s tradition for toilet paper to be thrown onto the floor after the first basket of the year at SSSA. The clean-up was impressively quick.

6'10" Andre Screen continues to emerge as a dominant force for the Saints. — 6’10” Andre Screen continues to emerge as a dominant force for the Saints.

T.C. Williams' BJ Lee attacks the rim in the first half. — T.C. Williams’ BJ Lee attacks the rim in the first half.

jjj — Thrash tries to drive past the St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes defense.

Charles Thompson's long frame was a disruptive force for the Saints. — Charles Thompson’s long frame was a disruptive force for the Saints.

SSSA	FG	FT	TP	REB	AST
DePOLLAR	2-10	1-2	5	3	0
THOMPSON	3-5	2-3	8	3	2
LIPSCOMB	2-3	2-4	6	5	2
BARNES	4-10	0-0	10	0	2
CROSS	5-10	2-2	14	4	4
HOWARD	0-3	1-2	1	4	2
REED	1-2	2-2	4	1	2
MEARES	1-2	0-1	2	2	2
SCREEN	6-11	4-5	16	12	0
TYERYAR	0-1	0-0	0	2	0
WHITE	3-6	2-3	9	3	0
BEASLEY	1-2	0-0	2	0	0
SAMUELS	2-2	0-0	4	2	0
TOTALS	30-67	16-24	81	41	16
Threes: Barnes 2-4, Cross 2-5, White 1-2, Lipscomb 0-1, Howard 0-2, DePollar 0-3
T.C. WILLIAMS	FG	FT	TP	REB	AST
THRASH	3-5	0-0	7	2	3
JOHNSON	5-13	3-4	14	3	2
ROSS	5-6	4-7	14	2	3
CARPENTER	2-7	4-4	8	4	3
LEE	4-11	0-1	8	3	1
WALSH	0-0	0-0	0	0	1
MARLOWE	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
GODDOT	1-1	2-2	4	3	0
LUCAS	0-1	0-0	0	1	0
WELLS	3-10	0-0	6	8	2
TOTALS	23-54	13-18	61	26	15
Threes: Thrash 1-1, Johnson 1-6, Lucas 0-1, Lee 0-3, Carpenter 0-4