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CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Spellman builds on close Iona loss, downs Harrison

Things are looking up at Cardinal Spellman.

Two days after a one-point loss to CHSAA Class A favorite Iona Prep, the Pilots took down Harrison (N.Y.), 59-33, in non-league boys basketball Thursday in The Bronx.

“Every game we’re just getting better,” Spellman coach Fred Opper said. “The younger kids are getting the experience. It’s just coming together.”

Matt Kerrigan continued his big season – “he’s really been terrific,” Opper said – with 26 points and Anthony Williams added 11 points for the Pilots (4-3). Evan Carrillo had nine points off the bench on three 3-pointers.

That tight loss to Iona Prep was something to build on. The Pilots had a chance to win at the end against Iona. Spellman, which meets Salesian on Wednesday, is loaded with juniors up from the JV and could be hitting its stride after falling to St. Edmund Prep last week in league play.

“For a lot of them it’s not knowing what varsity is all about,” Opper said. “It’s a matter when they’re gonna mature enough. It seems like they’re getting there.”

Archbishop Molloy 71, St. John the Baptist (L.I.) 46: Marko Kozul had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Gabe Kilpatrick had 17 points off the bench for Molloy (7-2), which used a 15-2 run to end the first half to pull away. C.J. Davis added 12 points in the non-league game. Kyle Williams had 20 points for St. John the Baptist.

Sacred Heart 58, Stamford Academy (Conn.) 51: Matt Balaj had 22 points and D.J. White had 15 points for Sacred Heart (3-2) in non-league. Shy Dix had 22 points and Mike Catching had 19 for Stamford Academy.

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