Bennett, Mounties down Vikings

WOONSOCKET — Sophomore wing Jack Bennett scored nine of his team-high 14 points in the second half and win Jordan Perry also added 14 to lead the Mount St. Charles boys basketball team to a 57-40 Division II victory over visiting Rogers Saturday night.

“They tried to throw us a curveball by switching up their defenses, but our offense did a job of handling it and creating baskets,” Mount coach Hengry Coleman said. “We also switched our defenses a lot in the second half, and we did a nice of frustrating them and holding them to just one shot.”

Mount St. Charles (4-3, 2-1 Division III) only led 31-28 at halftime because Viking guard Ryan Crowley (game-high 16 points) kept his team in the game. The Mounties played much better in the second half, as Bennett, Perry and Danny Johnson (11 points) helped the home side pull away.

The Mounties are back in action tomorrow night when they make the short trip down Route 146 to face winless Davies Tech in Lincoln.

ROGERS (40) Manny Fernandes 2 3-8 8, Max Newsome 2 2-6 7, Edwin Connelly 1 0-0 2, Ryan Crowley 7 0-0 16, Tyrese Warton 0 1-2 1, Khaliloud Vale 1 0-0 2, Norberto Colon 1 0-0 3, Michael Weaver 0 1-2 1, totals 14 7-18 40.

MOUNT ST. CHARLES (57 ) Aidan Cox 1 2-2 4, Isaiah Lee 1 0-0 2, Tom Burke 2 0-0 4, Tristan Cox 2 0-0 4, Gary Kalmer 2 0-0 4, Nick Platek 0 0-1 0, Jordan Perry 6 2-2 14, Danny Johnson 3 4-9 11, Jack Bennett 5 2-2 14, totals 22 10-14 57.

Halftime – Mount, 31-28. 3-pointers – R, Crowley 2, Fernandes, Newsome, Colon; MSC, Bennett 2, Johnson.