(Glens Falls)

 

 

With three seconds left on the clock in a tied game in the fourth quarter and Mekeel Christian inbounding the ball 94 feet from their own hoop the game was for sure going to overtime. Well, Freshman Davon Maloney tipped the inbounds pass and it fell into the arms of his teammate Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah's hands and he calmly knocked down the game winning three pointer as time expired. That buzzer beating win sends the Cadets to the Class AA Final vs Niskayuna on Saturday in Glens Falls.

 
The game was tied at 46 after three periods as Mekeel outscored La Salle by five points making up their halftime deficit.

Mekeel started the fourth quarter with five quick points as Danny Bologna nailed a three pointer and Terrance Clark converted a tough basket in the lane. Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah of La Salle tied the game at 55 with a three pointer then his teammate Tre'dell Faison did the same thing with 1:45 left in the game tying the game at 58.

Emmanuel Karkari-Mensah had 20 points for La Salle, Davon Maloney 18, and Tre'dell Faison 14.

Terrance Robinson led Mekeel with 29 points, Terrance Clark added 16 and Danny Bologna 11 points.
 

Late third quarter through the fourth quarter HIGHLIGHTS

  

Box Score
 
  Class: AA Semi     NYSPHSAA: Section 2         Date: 2-29-24         Site: CIA      
                                   
  Visitor: "Cadets" Total FG   3 point       Rebounds                  
No. LaSalle FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
0 Emmanuel Karkari-Mesah 6 12 6 9 2 2 0 5 5 2 20   2     1
1 Davon Maloney 8 13 2 2 0 2 6 3 9 4 18   1     1
2 Sean Moore                     0          
3 Nicholas Crudo                     0          
4 Tra'dell Faison 5 18 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 1 14         3
5 Tristan Randle                     0          
10 Tyler Sousa 1 2 1 2     0 4 4 1 3          
11 Ethan Ayotte                     0          
12 Daniel Mocorro                     0          
21 Robert Sicluna 0 3 0 2     0 2 2   0          
22 Daniel McCue 2 4     0 1 2 3 5 4 4         1
23 Liam Gendron                     0          
24 Kade Flynn 1 1         0 4 4 3 2         1
                        0          
  Team                                
  Total 23 53 11 19 4 7 8 23 31 15 61   3 0 0 7
  Total FG %: 1st Half 11-28 39         Game   43         Deadball      
  3-Pt FG %: 1st Half 3-10 30         Game   58         Rebounds      
  FT % : 1st Half 3-3 100         Game   57                
                                   
  Home: "Lions" Total FG   3 point       Rebounds                  
No. MeKeel FGM FGA FGM FGA FT FTA OFF DEF TOT PF Points   S TO BLK A
0 Caleb Hussey 0 5 0 5           1 0          
2 Zeke Melcomo                     0          
3 Terrance Clark 8 14 0 1 0 4 4 6 10 1 16   2   1 2
4 Oryan DeJesus 0 5 0 3 2 4 1 7 8 1 2   1     2
5 Terrance Robinson 11 16 5 9 2 2 1 9 10 3 29   2     1
10 Josh McBanyo                     0          
21 Danny Bologna 4 12 3 11     0 1 1   11          
23 Ray Vanclief 0 0         0 1 1   0          
                        0          
                        0          
                        0          
                        0          
                        0          
  Total 23 52 8 29 4 10 6 24 30 6 58   5 6 1 5
                                   
  Total FG %: 1st Half 9-27 33         Game   44         Deadball      
  3-Pt FG %: 1st Half 4-15 27         Game   27.5         Rebounds     2
  FT % : 1st Half 1-4 25         Game   40                
                1 2 3 4 OT Final        
  Notes:       LaSalle     12 16 18 15     61      
  Officials: Henderson, Grogan, K. Walsh       MeKeel     7 16 23 12     58      
 
 
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