There are certain Sporting events that everyone looks forward and for high school basketball in Philadelphia, the Catholic League Semifinals are as big as it gets - held at the Palestra on the campus of University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday night. Roman Catholic took on Archbishop Wood in one of the matchups.
Roman would get off to a very fast start, with Senior Lynn Greer lll making some big shots early on. it was a 19-8 lead for Roman at end of the first quarter. During the second, Wood cut into the lead, getting it down to 8 at 28-20 with 4:15 left in the quarter.
Archbishop Wood made a big stop late in the second quarter & came down and beat the buzzer to end the second quarter. Roman took 36-26 lead at halftime.
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During the second half, Roman continuted to put the pressure on Wood.
Roman Catholic added to the lead in the third quarter on a 3 by Lynn Greer lll.
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In the 4th Quarter, Archbishop Wood would start to make the comeback and at one point they got Roman lead down to 8 at 59-51 with 5:48 left but the defense for Roman Catholic was to much.
Roman Catholic sealed the win and will return to the Championship game to defend their crown.
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Roman Catholic will now play the winner of Neumann-Goretti vs Archbishop Ryan.
Numbers: Lynn Greer III (20 points), Justice Williams (25 points) & Jalen Duren (20 points, 28 rebounds) for Roman, while Rahsool Diggins had 35 points for Archbishop Wood
Roman Catholic CoachMatthew Griffin
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