St. Mary's early 18-2 run
leads way to 48-22 victory
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DENVILLE - Jake Voelkner scored eight of his 11 points in the first four minutes of the game as the St. Mary's boys varsity raced out to an 18-2 first-quarter lead en route to a 48-22 victory over Magnificat of Kinnelon in an Upper Morris County CYO Basketball League game played at St. Mary's here on Sunday, Dec. 5.
St. Mary's (3-0) put up a strong defensive front throughout the game after holding Magnificat to two first-period points. Denville led 28-8 at the half and 37-16 after three quarters of play before closing out the game with an 11-6 fourth-quarter run.
Nicholas Mills led all Denville scorers with 12 points, most of them on breakaway layups. Michael Chapman added nine points; Jack Pietrucha had six; Brian Chegwidden finished with four points; and Joseph LaRiccia, Ryan Chegwidden and Matthew Muoio each scored two points to round out the scoring for St. Mary's.
Next for St. Mary's is a Sunday, Dec. 12, 1 p.m. home game against Holy Family of Florham Park.
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St. Mary's 4th-period rally tops St. Catherine
DENVILLE - The St. Mary's boys varsity basketball team made it two in a row for the season as the 7th/8th grade team used a 19-8 fourth-quarter rally for a 51-43 victory over St. Catherine of Sienna in an Upper Morris Catholic CYO game played at Mountain Lakes on Sunday, Nov. 28.
Trailing 35-32 after three quarters of play, St. Mary's went into a full-court pressure defense that resulted in St. Catherine turnovers and St. Mary's points. At the same time, St. Mary's was able to break through St. Catherine's press for some breakaway points.
Michael Chapman, who scored at team-high 17 points for St. Mary's, led he fourth-period comeback with nine points on a combination of jump shots and drives to the basket.
Also for St. Mary's, Jake Voelkner finished with nine points; Luidgi Faubert had seven points; Brian Chegwidden and Nicholas Mills each scored six points; and Matt Muoio, Joseph LaRiccia and Dillon Sinegra each had two points to round out the scoring for St. Mary's.
St. Catherine led 14-9 after one quarter only to have St. Mary's go on a 16-9 second-quarter run to take a 25-23 lead at the halftime break. St. Catherine came back to outscore St. Mary's 12-7 in the third period to take it's three-point lead into the final period.
Chris Boyhan had a game-high 29 points for St. Catherine.
St. Mary's returns home for its next game, a 2:30 p.m. start on Sunday, Dec. 5, against Our Lady of Magnificat of Kinnelon.
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St. Mary's opens CYO basketball season with a win
DENVILLE - The St. Mary's of Denville varsity boys basketball team opened its 2010-11 Upper Morris County CYO Basketball League season with a 50-28 victory over Assumption of Morristown in a game played at Assumption on Sunday, Nov. 21.
Brian Chegwidden scored 12 points and Jack Pietrucha added 10 to lead St. Mary's scoring as all seven St. Mary's players who suited up got into the scoring column.
Matt Muoio added nine points; Ryan Chegwidden scored six points; Jake Voelkner finished with five points; and Dillon Sinegra and Luidgi Faubert each added four points.
St. Mary's defensive pressure created some early turnovers that enabled the Denville team to break out to a 14-5 lead after one quarter. Assumption cut into the lead by two points to make it 22-15 at the half, but St. Mary's came back strong in the second half and outscored the home team 28-13 to put the game out of reach.
"We had good solid play from all seven players," said St. Mary's head coach Mark Chegwidden after the game. "Pietrucha got us off to a good start with six of his 10 points in the first quarter; Brain Chegwidden played a solid game on both ends of the floor; and Muoio gave us a nice offensive boost with his outside shooting."
St. Mary's next game is against St. Catherine of Mountain Lakes on Sunday, Nov. 28, at Mountain Lakes High School. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
