3rd/4th Graders Sweep Hoops Doubleheader

The St. Joseph Knights 3rd/4th grade basketball team ended its regular season today by defeating not one, but two opponents on the court at Hale Park.

The first contest saw the Knights jump out to a 10-2 lead over St. Richard and then hold on for a 10-6 triumph over the outmatched Rockets.

The second game promised to be more of a challenge. The Bridgeport Catholic Academy girls' team is talented, poised and methodical, and had just finished defeating the BCA boys' team.

Yet they were no match for the Knights, who were smart and swift on offense; and on defense looked like hungry tigers on an adrenaline rush. The extremely aggressive St. Joseph defense simply overwhelmed and rattled the Blazers, taking them out of their game and forcing them to make bad passes and desperation shots.

The Knights led 8-5 at the break and poured it on in the second half for a 16-6 blowout.

The young Knights were a real crowd pleaser, with their play drawing roars of approval from the St. Joseph side of the stands and even occasional oohs and aahs from the Bridgeport parents and grandparents.

The Knights now enter the playoffs. The brackets are scheduled to be posted by March 21 at  http://infosports.com/halepark/.

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