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Rallying Past Jeff. City, Hazelwood Central Basketball Off To 6-0 Start
BY JIM WIENERS
Hazelwood Central Boys Basketball has played six games so far and the Hawks have won those six games.
After a win over Troy Buchanan and winning the Vianney-Jerry Boeckman Memorial Tournament the Hawks defeated Columbia-Hickman, 66-46 and Jefferson City, 55-51. Last Friday against visiting Jefferson City the Hawks overcame a 24-13 first-quarter deficit by outscoring the Jays, 42-27 in the final three quarters. The game ended just hours before the weekend snowstorm arrived in St. Louis.
“This is a tough game,” said Hazelwood Central head coach Josh Martin. “Jeff. City came out to play (and) we dug ourselves out of a hole.” The Hawks trailed most of the first three quarters against the Jays.
After trailing by 11 after one quarter “We tightened up defensively,” Martin said. “That put us back in the game.” Nine players scored but none in double figures as Marcus Johnson and Josh Richards each scored eight to lead the Hawks.
On Dec. 11 the Hawks traveled to Columbia, Mo., and Hickman High School and came back home victoriously over the Kewpies. Bryce Foster scored 14 points; Udoka Anuwgo added 10 while Johnson had nine assists.
“We got a long way to go,” said Martin. “We’re happy with the (6-0) start but we got to get better.”
Hazelwood Central opens Suburban North Conference play Thursday, 6 p.m. at Hazelwood West then begins the (St. Louis Community College) Meramec (High School) Holiday Festival Tournament Saturday, 4:30, against Rockwood-Marquette.
SNOWSTORM DELAYS FINISH OF LUTHERAN-ST. CHARLES COUNTY COUGAR CLASSIC — The final round of the annual Lutheran-St. Charles County Cougar Classic, in St. Peters next to the Rec-Plex, was postponed by snow last Saturday. At press time the outcome or rescheduled date of the tournament was not available.
Trinity Catholic was to play Orchard Farm in the tournament championship game while North County Tech was to play John F. Kennedy in the seventh-place game. Trinity defeated North Tech, 62-37, and Lutheran-St. Charles County, 54-52 while North Tech lost to Crystal City, 51-38. Prior to the Cougar Classic Trinity defeated Lutheran-St. Charles County, 51-34, in an Archdiocesan Athletic Association game.
Trinity begins the Mary Institute-Country Day School Holiday Invitational Thursday, 8:30 p.m. against Lutheran North.
