Recap

by Jonathan Totten

Annapolis Area Christian School improved to 5-0 tonight as they defeated St. Mary’s Annapolis with a final score of 63-49. 

‘24 forward Luke Wiliams scored the first two buckets for St. Mary’s, getting them off to a decent start. On the other hand, AACS got off to an excellent start, gaining a 9 point lead at the 11:28 mark. St. Mary’s got themselves another bucket at the 10:30 mark but AACS responded with a layup ten seconds later. St. Mary’s caught some momentum with 8 minutes left in the first half. AACS guard Eli Croskey (‘25) scored 9 points in the first half on 3-6 shooting. Both teams were evenly matched in aggression with St. Mary’s scoring 16 points in the paint and AACS scoring 18 points in the paint. St. Mary’s cut the lead down to 4 with 3:30 left with a 3-pointer from ‘24 shooting guard Liam Barney. With 30 seconds left in the half, AACS guard Justin Chandler hit a three to put them up by 11. The score at the half was 33-22, AACS up.

Less than 2 minutes into the second half , AACS took a commanding 14 point lead. AACS forward Donte Holmes (‘24) got into a rhythm, scoring 15 points in the second half. St. Mary’s Annapolis cut the lead down to 6 at the 9:39 mark but missed 7 shots in a row after and AACS’s lead expanded to 18 at the 6:14 mark. AACS moved the ball around great which allowed for open looks, shooting 42% from the field in the second half. St. Mary’s Annapolis struggled from three, shooting 14%. The final score was 63-49, AACS’s victory.

AACS will look to continue their winning streak against Takoma Academy, while St. Mary’s Annapolis will look to get their first win under their belt against RM.  

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Date Time League Season
June 12, 2023 5:00 pm Capitol Hoops Summer League 2023

Annapolis Area Christian

# Player Position Min FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA OFF DEF REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL
1Xavier Johnson-215801020112102301
3Elic CroskeyG2551111360440145000
2Justin Chandler-28281228033271201
10Will VanVeelenF12010001011401000
11Isaiah Hale-10000000011100102
12Donte Holmes-309195120183111231522
14Joshua Holmes-21152200257444011
20Sam Williams-5010001112100000
10Xander JohnsonG8230011000251001
 Total 16024569186201119301763151138

St. Mary’s Annapolis

# Player Position Min FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA OFF DEF REB PF PTS AST TO BLK STL
5Gavin JohnsonG3241456050442135303
10Liam Barney-273110128123280311
11Alec EhrenfriedW21020001123100201
22Gavin CrownerG11011200202110000
34Luke WilliamsF254130100538480200
35Riley Costello-2341214006511491410
44Mason HopperC21510020087155100000
 Total 1602063716214232346194961425

Court

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