Men’s Basketball: NorCal Division III boys: Bishop O'Dowd 55, St.
Mary's-Stockton 31
The Rams season
came to an end in the second round of NorCal Play as Bishop O'Dowd
beat St. Mary’s 55-31. Alex Simmons had eight points and five
rebounds while Josh Harper and Sean Fenner, two of the top Ram
scorers were held to a total of 9. The Dragons defense forced the
Rams to shoot from outside. That didn't work at St. Mary's shot just
3-for-26 from 3-point land.
RamStats: 6 6 10
9—31 Smith 1 0-1 2, Hunnell 1 0-0 3, Flores 2 0-0 5, Fenner 1 1-2 3,
Harper 3 0-2 6, Simmons 3 1-2 8, Burlington 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 2-7
31. 3-point goals: 3 (Hunnell, Flores, Simmons) Total fouls:13.
Record: 23-9
Men’s
Basketball
Playoffs:
St. Mary’s
53, Foothill
50
St. Mary’s
built up a
15 point
lead by
halftime,
but came
out, as
coach Green
stated
“lethargic”
allowing the
Cougars to
outshoot
them 15-5 in
the third
quarter.
With 1:11
left, the
score was
50-47, then
St. Mary’s
got a layup
by Sean
Fenner with
16 seconds
followed by
a free throw
from Justin
Cox to stave
off Foothill
53-50.
Fenner
scored 12
points and
had 10
rebounds,
Simmons
scored eight
points and
grabbed
eight
rebounds,
and Harper
had five
steals and
six assists
RamStats: 14
17 5 17—53.
Smith 3 1-2
7, Cox 5 1-2
14, Flores 2
1-2 6,
Fenner 5 2-4
12, Harper 1
3-4 6,
Simmons 4
0-0 8.
Totals 20
8-14 53.
3-point
goals: 5
(Cox 3,
Flores,
Harper);
Foothill 3 (Crisosto,
Scmitz,
Porter).
Total fouls:
19. Record:
23-8.
Men’s
Basketball
Playoffs:
Sacramento
85, St.
Mary’s 72
The St.
Mary’s men’s
team fought
a tough game
against
Sacramento
with Josh
Harper
putting in
20 for
23 from the
free-throw
line and a
total of 22
points,
John Smith
14 and Sean
Fenner 10.
An 11-0 run
gave the
Rams a brief
lead, 15-14,
but
Sacramento
came back.
However the
Rams pulled
within 6 at
78-72 with
1:01 left in
the game,
but could
not pull any
closer as
they lost
85-72. St.
Mary’s will
now play in
the expanded
format
against a
team to be
announced on
March 9th.
RamStats: 15
12 18 27 –
72. Smith 3
8-8 14, Cox
1 1-2 4,
Flores 1 0-0
3, Fenner 5
0-0 10,
Harper 1
20-23 22,
Simmons 4
0-0 9,
Burlington 2
0-0 4,
Magalotti 3
0-0 6.
3-point
goals — St.
Mary’s 2
(Cox,
Simmons),
Total fouls:
20. Record:
22-8.
Men's
Basketball:
St. Mary's
61, Rio
Americano 56
The Rams had a big first-half 21-3 run, took a 36-28 lead into the half and held on to win 61-56 in a game that brought the crowd to its feet in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III game Friday at Morelli Gym. Justin Cox had 15 points and 7 rebounds to lead the No. 4 Rams, who advance to Wednesday's semifinals at Cosumnes River College.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
70, No. 13
El Dorado 55
The Rams put
together a
large lead,
gave it up,
then fought
back to
ultimately
beat El
Dorado 70-55
and advance
to the next
round of
playoffs.
St. Mary’s
had four
players
score in
double
figures.
They will
host No. 5
Rio
Americano in
the next
round.
Justin Cox
scored 20
points for
St. Mary’s.
T Josh
Harper had
16 Alex
Simmons put
in 14 points
and Sean
Fenner had
10. The Rams
made 7 of 10
free throws
down the
stretch in
the victory.
RamStats: 20
19 9 22 -70.
Smith 1 0-0
2, Cox 5 8-9
20, Flores 2
1-2 6,
Fenner 3 4-6
10, Harper 6
3-7 16,
Simmons 6
2-5. 3-point
goals : 4
(Cox 2,
Flores,
Harper).
Fouls: 13.
Record:
21-7.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
61, Tokay
30. TCAL
Champions
The Rams
completed an
undefeated
leagu season
and secured
the TCAL
Championship
with a
powerful
showing as
they downed
the Tigers
61-30 at
Tokay. St.
Mary’s
record is
20-7, 10-0
TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
57, Stagg 50
It took a
rally, but
the Rams
came back
against
Stagg to
remain
unbeaten in
league play.
The Delta
Kings led by
11 at
halftime,
but St.
Mary’s came
back to get
a 57-50 win.
Josh Harper
scored 14
points and
Sean Fenner
had 12.
RamStats: 7
9 23 18—57.
Smith 1 0-2
2, Cox 4 1-2
11, Flores 1
2-4 5,
Fenner 5 2-3
12, Harper 4
4-6 14,
Simmons 3
2-3 8,
Devencenzi 1
0-0 2,
Burlington 0
3-4 3.
3-point
goals: 5
(Cox 2,
Harper 2,
Flores);
Total
Fouls: 3.
Records:
19-7, 9-0
TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
53,McNair 30
On Senior
Night, Rams
senior Kyle
Calder
scored six
points on
two
3-pointers
in his first
game
since being
diagnosed
with a heart
condition
approximately
one month
ago. Alex
Simmons and
Sean Fenner
each had 10
points in
the 53-30
win over
McNair that
gave St.
Mary’s at
least a
share in the
TCAL
championship.
RamStats: 17
10 9 17 –53.
Hunnell 1
0-0 3, Smith
1 4-6 6, Cox
2 1-2 7,
Flores 0 1-2
1, Fenner 4
2-4 10,
Harper 1 2-2
4,
Devencenzi 1
0-0 2,
Simmons 5
0-0 10,
Burlington 1
0-0 2,
Calder 2 0-0
6,
Breakfield 1
0-0 2.
3-point
goals : 5
(Cox 2,
Calder 2,
Hunnell).
Total fouls
: 11.
Record:
18-7, 8-0.
Men's Basketball: St. Mary's 75,
West 58
The Rams took a firm hold on first place in the TCAL with a
strong showing against the Wolfpack in a league game.
St. Mary’s
scoring drive in the second and third quarters shifted the
pace of the game in the Rams’ favor. After that, foul
trouble cost the Wolf Pack as the Rams sank 16 of 22 free
throws in the second half, 27 of 44 for the night.
RamStats:
11 21 20 23 – 75. Smith 2 1-2 5, Cox 5 2-2 13, Flores 1 5-9
7, Fenner 2 3-4 7, Harper 4 9-14 18, Devencenzi 0 2-4 2,
Simmons 2 3-3 7, Maggalotti 2 1-4 5, James 1 1-2 3,
Breakfield 0 3-6 3. 3-point goals: 2 ( C ox , Harper);
Total fouls: 19. Record: 17-7, 7-0 TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
53, Edison
41
Playing at
Morelli Gym,
Sean Fenner
had 18
points and
eight
rebounds.
and Josh
Harper had13
points,
seven
rebounds,
seven steals
and five
assists to
lead The
Rams to a
53-41 win
over the
Vikings. St.
Mary’s had
16 steals
with its
high
pressure
press.
RamStats: 15
10 16 12 –
53. Smith 1
0-0 2, Cox 4
2-4 10,
Flores 1 0-1
3, Fenner 8
2-3 18,
Harper 4 4-9
13, Simmons
3 0-0 6,
Magalotti 0
1-3 1.
3-point
goals 2
(Flores,
Harper).
Total fouls:
9. Records:
16-7, 6-0
TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
77, Tokay 52
Playing in
Morelli Gym
Justin Cox
scored 23
points, Josh
Harper and
Alex Simmons
had 12
points each,
and Sean
Fenner had
11 points
for the Rams
(16-7, 5-0
Tri-City
Athletic
League).
Michael
Hernandez
scored 17
points for
the Tigers
(5-16, 2-3).
RamStats: 17
25 14 13 -
77. Smith 1
0-0 2, Cox 8
2-5 23,
Fenner 5 1-3
11, Harper 5
0-2 12,
Simmons 6
0-1 12,
Burlington 1
0-1 2,
Magalotti 3
1-3 7, Pozzo
1 2-4 4,
James 2 0-0
4. 3-point
goals: 7
(Cox 5,
Harper 2).
Total fouls:
13. Record:
16-7, 5-0
TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
50, Foothill
28
Playing a
non-league
game at St.
Mary’s,
junior
forward Alex
Simmons had
17 points
and 12
rebounds for
the Rams as
they beat
the Mustangs
50-28.
RamStats: 14
9 11 16—50.
Eichorn 0
1-2 1, Smith
1 2-2 4, Cox
1 0-0 3,
Flores 1 0-0
2, Fenner 4
0-0 8,
Harper 2 4-6
8, Simmons 7
2-2 17,
Burlington 2
0-0 4,
Magalotti 1
0-0 2,
Breakfield 0
1-2 1. 3 -
point goals:
2 (Cox,
Simmons).
Total fouls:
14. Records:
13-7, 4-0
TCAL
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
66, Stagg 38
Playing at
Morelli Gym,
the Rams
were ahead
47-8 at
halftime
leading to a
66-38 win
over the
Delta Kings.
Sean Fenner
led with 11
points, and
AlexSimmons
had 10.
RamStats: 26
21 10 9 –
66. Smith 3
2-2 8, Cox 2
0-0 4,
Flores 0 2-2
2, Fenner 5
1-1 11,
Harper 4 0-0
8,
Devencenzi 3
0-0 7,
Simmons 4
1-1 10,
Burlington 0
1-2 1,
Magalotti 2
2-5 6, Pozzo
1 1-4 3,
James 0 1-2
1,
Breakfield 2
1-2 5.
3-point
goals: 2 (Devencenzi,
Simmons).
Total fouls:
11. Record:
13-7, 4-0
TCAL;.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
55, McNair
29
At McNair,
Justin Cox
scored 16
points and
Alex Simmons
had 13 to
lead the
Rams (12-7,
3-0 Tri-City
Athletic
League).
Jamal Shaw
scored nine
points to
lead the
Eagles
(5-15, 0-3).
RamStats: 19
18 15 11 –
55. Smith 3
5-7 11; Cox
7 0-0 16;
Fenner 2 0-0
4; Harper 2
1-1 5;
Simmons 6
1-1 13;
Burlington 1
0-0 2;
Magalotti 0
1-2 1; James
1 0-0 3. 3
point goals:
3 (Cox 2,
James);
Total
fouls:19.
Record 12-7,
3-0 TCAL
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
71, West 49
Josh Harper barely missed a triple-double against West while
leading the
Rams with 19
points, 11
rebounds,
nine assists
and two
steals in a
71-49
victory at
Morelli Gym.
The win
improves St.
Mary’s to
11-7, 2-0 in
the Tri-City
Athletic
League.
RamStats: 20 24 11 16—71; Hunnell 0 3-4 3, Smith 2 0-0 4,
Cox 1 2-2 4,
Flores 1 2-6
5, Fenner 4
1-1 9,
Harper 7
4-10 19,
Simmons 7
0-2 14,
Burlington 2
2-4 6,
Magalotti 2
0-0 4, James
1 1-2
3 point goals: 2 (Harper, Flores). Total fouls: 17.
Records:11-7,
2-0.
St. Mary’s
63 - Edison
62 (OT)
The TCAL opener for the Rams brought on stiff competition
from the
Vikings,
causing the
game to go
into
overtime. A
second
overtime was
averted when
and Edison
player made
a buzzer
shot, but
within the
two point
area rather
than the
three point
zone giving
St. Mary’s a
razor-thin
win.
RamStats: 9 15 15 13 10 — 63. Smith 2 4-6 8, Cox 4 1-2 9,
Flores 0 2-4
2, Fenner 4
1-4 9,
Harper 4 5-7
13,
Devencenzi 1
0-0 3,
Simmons 6
0-2 12,
Burlington 2
3-5 7.
3-point
goals:. 1 (Devencenzi);
Total fouls
:St. Mary’s
24; Fouled
out:
Simmons,
Record:
10-7, 1-0
TCAL.
Men’s
Basketball:
Clovis West
54, St.
Mary’s 51
At St.
Mary’s,
despite a
strong first
quarter
lead, the
Rams
couldn’t
keep their
momentum in
a loss to
the Golden
Eagles. John
Smith scored
12 points,
and Josh
Harper had
11 and seven
steals for
the Rams in
the 54-51
loss.
RamStats: 20
4 10 17—51.
Smith 5 0-0
12, Cox 3
0-0 6,
Flores 1 1-1
3, Center 5
0-0 10,
Harper 5 0-0
11,
Devencenzi 2
0-0 5,
Simmons 1
0-0 2,
Magalotti 1
0-0 2.
3-point
goals: 4
(Smith 2,
Harper 1,
Devencenzi
1). Total
fouls: 14.
Record: 9-7.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary's
62, Armijo
52
Playing in
Fairfield,
Sean Fenner
had 13
points, and
Josh Harper
and Justin
Cox each
scored 11 to
lead the
Rams to
victory in a
non league
game against
Armijo
62-52.
RamStats: 16
13 17 16—62.
Smith 4 0-0
8, Cox 4 0-0
11, Flores 2
0-0 6,
Fenner 6 1-3
13, Harper 5
0-2 11,
Simmons 2
2-2 6,
Burlington 0
2-2 2,
Magalotti 1
0-0 2,
Calder 1
1-23.
3-point
goals: 6
(Cox 3,
Flores 2,
Harper);
Total fouls:
23. Record:
9-6.
Josh Harper
Named Record
Athlete of
the Week for
January 6,
2010
The Record
named Josh
Harper as
its male
“Athlete of
the Week”
for January
6th. The
quote was: “
St. Mary’s
basketball
The senior
guard helped
the Rams
reach the
finals of
the 20th
MaxPreps
Holiday
Classic last
week. He
averaged 14
points and
four steals
to earn a
spot on the
all-tournament
team. Then
on Saturday,
he had 15
points, six
boards and
five steals
in a 61-52
win over
Lincoln.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
61, Lincoln
52
Strong
outings by
Cox and
Harper led
the Rams pas
the Trojans
61-52 in a
non-league
contest on
January 2nd.
RamStats: 17
16 8 20—61.
Smith 1 1-4
3, Cox 7 2-4
20, Flores 1
0-0 2,
Fenner 1 1-2
3, Harper 6
4-7 16,
Devencenzi 1
1-2 3,
Simmons 2
1-2 5,
Burlington 4
1-2 9.
3-point
goals: 4
(Cox 4);
Total fouls:
19. Record:
8-6.
Men’s
Basketball:
Torrey Pines
63,St.
Mary’s 28
Playing in the championship game of the 20th MaxPreps Holiday
Classic the
Rams lost to
Torrey Pines
High School
63-58 to
take second
place. Josh
Harper was
named to the
all-tournament
team.
RamStats: 6 15 14 23 -58. Smith 5 0-1 11, Cox 1 1-2 4, Flores
1 0-0 2,
Fenner 6 0-0
12, Harper 4
0-0 8,
Devencenzi 2
0-0 5,
Simmons 4
1-2 10,
Burlington 1
0-0 2,
Magalotti 2
0-0 4.
3-point
goals: 4
(Smith, Cox,
Devencenzi,
Simmons)Total
fouls:18.
Record: St.
Mary’s 7-6.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
50, Cowichan
33
In the
second round
of the Max
Preps Torrey
Pines
Tournament
in San
Diego,
Justin Cox
scored a
game-high 13
points while
Josh Harper
put in 10,
beating
Cowichan of
British
Columbia
50-33 and to
advance the
Rams to the
championship
game of the
MaxPreps
Holiday
Classic at
Torrey Pines
High.
RamStats: 10
12 9 19 —
50. Hunnell
1 0-0 2,
Smith 3 1-3
7, Justin
Cox 5 0-0
13, Senner 2
2-2 6,
Harper 4 2-2
10, Simmons
4 0-0 8,
Burlington 1
2-3 4.
3-point
goals:
3 (Cox 3).
Total fouls:
17. Record:
St. Mary’s
7-5.
Men’s
Basketball:
Torrey Pines
Tournament:
St. Mary’s
69, La Jolla
59
The Rams,
playing in
the Torrey
Pines
Tournament
in San Diego
got 23
points from
Josh Harper
as they
downed La
Jolla 69-59
in the first
round of the
tournament.
RamStats: 25
8 14 22—69.
Smith 2 0-0
4, Cox 6 3-5
16, Fenner 5
2-8 12,
Harper 5
11-12 23,
Simmons
3-point
goals: 4
(Cox, Harper
2, Simmons)
. Total
fouls: 23.
Record: 6-5.
Men’s
Basketball:
Sheldon 63,
St. Mary’s
59
Playing at
Sheldon the
Rams lost to
the Huskies
by 4 points
63 to 59.
John Smith
scored 14
points, Josh
Harper 12,
Sean Senner
11 and Alex
Simmons 10
in the
effort.
RamStats: 15
14 14 16 —
59; John
Smith 5 2-3
14, Cox 1
0-0 2,
Fenner 4 3-4
11, Harper 4
3-4 12, A.
Simmons 5
0-1 10,
Maglotti 3
0-0 6,
Calder 1 1-2
4. 3-point
goals: 4
(Smith 2,
Harper,
Calder),
Fouls: 21.
Record: 5-4.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
52,
McKinleyville
35
St. Mary’s was tournament champion at the Cosumnes Oaks
Tournament
in Elk Grove
as Sean
Fenner
scored 16
points and
was named
tournament
MVP as the
Rams.
Ramstats: 14 9 6 23-52; Eichorn 1 0-0 3, Smith 1 0-0 3, Cox 5
0-0 11,
Fenner 8 0-0
16, Harper 2
0-2 4,
Devencenzi 0
2-2 2,
Simmons 4
3-4 11,
Burlington 1
0-0 2.
3-point
goals: 3 (
Eichorn, Cox
, Smith);
Total fouls:
20. Record:
5-3.
Men's
Basketball
St. Mary's
51, Lodi 30
The Rams
advanced to
the
championship
of the
Cosumnes
Oaks
Tournament
by beating
Lodi 51-20.
The
championship
game will be
at 6 p.m.
today. Josh
Harper
scored 10
points to
lead St.
Mary's.
Ramstats:
Totals 12 18
11 10:
51.Eichorn 0
3-4 3, Smith
4 0-0 8, Cox
2 0-0 5,
Fenner 2 3-4
7, Harper 4
1-2 10,
Simmons 3
2-2 8,
Burlington 2
2-3 6,
Magalotti 1
1-2 3, Pozzo
0 1-2 1.
3-point
goals: 2
(Cox,
Harper).
Total fouls:
18. Record:
4-3.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary's
55, Kennedy
49
Playing at
Kennedy,
Sean Fenner
led the Rams
with 14
while Josh
Harper and
Jon Smith
each scored
nine as the
Rams downed
Kennedy 55-
49.
Ramstats: 14
13 10 18 —
55. Smith 3
4-5 11, Cox
2 0-1 5,
Sean Fenner
7 0-1 14,
Harper 3 3-5
9, Simmons 4
0-0 8,
Burlington 0
2-2 2,
Magalotti 2
0-0 4,
Calder 1 0-0
2.
3-point
goals-Jon
Smith, Cox
1; Total
fouls: 12.
Record: St.
Mary’s 4-3.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary's
68, Beyer 28
In a
non-league
contest at
Anthony
Morelli Gym,
the Rams
came out
strong and
kept rolling
against the
Patriots, to
win 68-28.
Every member
of the St.
Mary’s squad
played in
the game,
led by
Justin Cox
and Keaton
Burlington
who scored
10 points
apiece in
the win.
RamStats: 28
4-7 68.
Eichorn 1
0-0 3, Smith
3 0-0 8, Cox
4 0-0 10,
Fenner 4 0-0
8,
Devencenzi 3
2-2 9,
Simmons 2
0-0 5,
Burlington 4
2-4 10,
Pozzo 1 0-0
2, James 2
0-0 5,
Calder 2 0-0
4. 3-point
goals: 8
(Smith 2,
Cox 2,
Devencenzi,
Simmons,
James,
Eichorn).
Total fouls:
12. Record:
2-3.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
78, Natomas
57
Playing at
Morelli Gym
on St.
Mary’s
campus, the
Rams began
slowly,
falling
behind 16-6
in the first
quarter,
then began a
steady
march,
taking the
lead at
20-19 and
never
looking
back as they
beat Natomas
78-57. Five
Rams scored
double
figures in
the win.
RamStats: Eichorn
1 0-0 2,
Smith 5 6-7
17, Cox 4
0-0 10,
Fenner 7 0-0
14, Harper 5
4-6 15,
Simmons 5
5-5 15,
Burlington 1
1-2 3,
Calder 1 0-0
2. 3-point
goals: 4
(Smith,
Cox 2,
Harper).
Total fouls:
18. Fouled
out –
Simmons.
Record: 1-3
Men’s
Basketball:
St.
Bonaventure
74, St.
Mary’s 58
In the
Father Berry
Tournament
at Jesuit,
the Rams
fell to St.
Bonaventure
74-58 in the
seventh
place game
on December
5th.
St. Mary’s
high scorers
were Smith
(14) and
Eichorn (8).
RamStats: 13
15 16 14—58.
Eichorn 2
4-4 8, Smith
6 2-4 14,
Flores 1 1-2
3,
Devencenzi 1
0-0 2,
Simmons 2
0-0 4,
Burlington 3
4-5 11,
Magalotti 0
2-4 2, Pozzo
0 1-2 1,
James 2 0-0
5, Calder 4
0-3 8.
3-point
goals 2
(Burlington
1, James 1).
Total Fouls:
16. Fouled
out—None.
Record: 0-3.
Men’s
Basketball:
Strake-Jesuit
68, St.
Mary’s 45
In the loser’s bracket at the Fr. Berry Tournament in
Carmichael,
the Rams
lost to
Strake-Jesuit
of Houston,
Texas
68-454. Sean
Fenner had
13 points
and six
rebounds for
St. Mary’s.
The Rams
will play
St.
Bonaventure
of Ventura
in the
seventh-place
game at 2
p.m. on
December 5th.
St. Mary’s
is 0-2.
Men's
Basketball:
Jesuit 75,
St. Mary's
48
At the Fr. Berry Tournament, Jesuit outscored the Rams 28-6 in the second quarter in a season-opening loss at Jesuit High. John Smith led St. Mary's with 17 points. The Rams play Strake-Jesuit of Houston, Texas at 4:30 p.m. today.
Men’s
Basketball:
St. Mary’s
58,Chavez 34
At St.
Mary’s, John
Smith scored
13 points to
lead the
Rams to a 58
to 34
victory over
Chavez in
the annual
foundation
game.
RamStats: 17
13 10
18—58.
Hunnell 1
0-0 3,
Eichhorn 1
2-2 5, Smith
5 3-3 13,
Flores 0 1-6
1, Fenner 3
0-0 6,
Devencenzi 1
4-4 6,
Simmons 3
0-1 6,
Burlington 0
2-2 2,
Magalotti 3
1-1 7, Pozzo
0 0-2 0,
Calder 2 1-2
6,
Breakfield 1
1-2 3.
3-point
goals 3 (Hunnell
1, Eichhorn
1, Calder
1). Total
fouls 23.
