ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nahziah Carter led five in double figures, and the Bishop Kearney Kings easily defeated the St. Mary’s Gaels (Manhasset), 84-43 in the third annual Bishop Kearney Christmas Showcase, Saturday.
Carter scored seven of his game-high 18 in the first quarter as the Kings grabbed an early double-digit lead. The senior guard/forward used a drop step in the post to get to the rim for two. He took an inbound pass on the left side of the lane and came out on the right of the rim for a bucket and-one. The University of Dayton commit rattled the rim with a dunk for a 14-6 Kearney lead. Tyke’r Harley got ahead of the defense and finished a layup. Kearney led 16-6.
St. Mary’s tried to slow the Kings with a 2-3 zone in the second quarter, but Jamal Fennell netted seven in the stanza as Kearney doubled up the Gaels. Fennell converted a pair of free throws, hit a three-pointer on a kick-out from Harley and scored in the paint to give the Kings a 28-13.
Harley hit a pull-up jumper from the free throw line, Patrick Thomas hit two free throws. Kearney closed the half with 39-20 advantage.
St. Mary’s cut the deficit to 14 early in the before Thomas sparked an 11-2 run with a putback, a bucket in the lane and one of two free throws. Shykell Brown knocked down a jumper in transition. Kearney led 55-32.
Jakkarri Buckner scored early in the fourth to push the lead to 30 at 65-34.
Brown finished with 13 for the Kings. Fennell and and Harley chipped in a dozen a piece. Thomas chipped in 11. Bishop Kearney improved to 3-1.
Justin Brown paced St. Mary’s with 14.
The Gaels will face East High on Sunday. A noon tip Ed Nietopski Gymnasium on the Kearney campus is scheduled. East beat Niagara Falls (VI), 80-73 earlier in the day. Zion Morrison topped East with 25 points. Windell Lucas added 19.
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