Great ending to a perfect season for Holy Cross CYO

The undefeated (28-0) Holy Cross boys JV fifth/sixth grade basketball team won the CYO Region 25 on Feb. 28 by defeating St. St. Anastasia and ended up with a perfect season. Team members are Christian Lane, Andrew Shuda, Nate Lohr, Tom McNicholas, Ian Reger, Tommy Toal, Gary Kelly, Eustice Hill, Ethan Cook, John Henderson, Jake Gindhart, Jason Estep Ryan Harlow and Zach Chevalier. The coaches are Tom Flaherty, Dana Cook and Mike Henderson.
Holy Cross JV
The fifth/sixth grade boys from Holy Cross entered the Region 25 Championship Game at Prendie on Feb. 28 with the pressure of being 28-0, and it being their coach's final game.
Their opponent was St. Anastasia, who had only one loss during the regular season. Holy Cross got off to a quick lead in the first quarter thanks to Jake Gindhart hitting three baskets. Holy Cross led after one 12-4.
In the second quarter, St. Annie's made a run with S. Hahn scoring seven points of his game high 20. Holy Cross was leading at the half 19-14.
With strong rebounding from both Eustace Hill and Ethan Cook, Holy Cross got its running game ignited with Christian Lane getting two baskets, as well as Gindhart getting two more. Hill and Cook, also both scored in the quarter, increasing the Holy Cross lead to 10 after the third quarter at 31-21.
Tremendous defensive guard play from Tom Toal, Gindhart and Lane kept the Annie's guards off the scoreboard the entire game.
Much of the fourth quarter was a defensive battle, with St. Annie's employing a full court press with less than four minutes to go, but Holy Cross didn’t make one turnover.
Annie's got as close as six points, but a great assist by Tom Toal, who found an open Ethan Cook under the basket, put Holy Cross back in control.
With two minutes to play, St. Annie's knew they had to foul, hoping Holy Cross would miss in exchange for a possession. But clutch foul shooting by super sub John Henderson who went 4-4 in the final 30 seconds sealed the victory, a championship and a perfect season.
Other accomplishments by the Crusaders were winning championships in the Our Lady of Fatima Santa Slam, Coaches For Cancer and Our Lady Of Perpetual Help tournaments.
Including the undefeated summer record for Holy Cross, this team was a combined 45-0--now “that's perfect." The coaches, Tom Flaherty, Dana Cook and Mike Henderson, congratulate the team.