St. Francis CYO varsity has winning streak

Junior Varsity
Chichester 81
St. Francis 37
The St. Francis ninth- and 10th-grade JV basketball squad took on a tall and talented Chichester DelVal Club Team, and they got scorched by a score of 81 to 37. A non-league game against this level of competition can serve as a positive building block for a young CYO team looking to find its own identity in this tough CYO Region. Sophomore Center Nick Santana fared well “among the trees,” leading the SFA scoring while hustling for 12 points. Teammate Glenn McGarry chipped in with seven points for the green and gold.
St. Francis 53
St. Pius 34
It was a very solid bounce-back win for SFA as the JV cruised past St. Pius with a score of 53 to 34. Kyle Klosinski was a man possessed in this game, leading all scoring with 19 points. He contributed two big three-pointers in the second period as St. Francis blew open what had been a close game up until that point. Nick Santana continued his solid play with eight points. Dan Dickinson also had eight points, while Kevin McKnight tallied seven and Andrew Peranteau chipped in with six. According to Coach Milt Hedrick, Glenn McGarry “did all of the little things right” in helping SFA to secure this win and improve their overall record to 6 and 4.
Varsity
St. Francis 62
St. Joe’s 29
The Varsity Bruin’s made a statement in recording their second win of the season in a 62 to 29 thrashing of St. Joe’s of Aston. This was a “real solid team win” as the green and gold blew open a close game in the 3rd quarter and never looked back. “Defense” was the name of the game on this night, as the Bruins held a usually tough St. Joe’s team to just five points in the third quarter, and two in the fourth.
Coach Milt Hedrick commented this “was by far the best overall performance by his team thus far this season.” He went on to add that Matt Reichert, who led the scoring with 15 points, “is starting to look like the dominant Matt of last season.”
As Reichert rounds into form from his football days, likely so will his team follow. Jeff Peranteau also had a nice game with 13 points, and he was followed up by Ryan McKnight with eight. Junior center Joe Nilan also had a nice outing for the Bruins, tallying five key points.
St. Francis 43
St. Pius B 17
It was two in a row for the Varsity Bruins as they blasted St. Pius B by a score of 43 to 17. Coach Hedrick noted this was “an ugly win” as his team played “like a team that has not seen a lot of action over the last couple of weeks.” That was likely good news for this seriously outmanned St. Pius squad.
Hedrick did add his team’s defense was “phenomenal” in the second half, holding Pius to a measly two points for the entire half. Everyone on the roster logged court time, and SFA got scoring from 10 different players in this game, led by Jeff Peranteau with 12 and John Oakley with six. This win brings the Varsity Bruin overall record to 3 and 7.