Scots leave no doubt this time
WEST PALM BEACH — The last time St. Andrew’s faced Oxbridge Academy, it handed the ThunderWolves their first loss in an eight-point regional semifinal victory last season.
Tuesday’s contested.
The Scots (12-4) cruised to a dominant 83-21 victory over the ThunderWolves (1-14) in West Palm Beach, controlling the game from the opening tip.
“[We are] a very talented talented team,” St. Andrew’s O’Connell said.
“I don’t think we’ve played to the best of our ability yet this year, but there’s certainly a lot of talent there. The schedule has been tough night in and night out. It’s just been very tough.
It’s kind of nice to get a little bit of a breather. I know [Oxbridge Academy coach] Antwan Harrington is going to bring this program back. But they’re young right now.”
St. Andrew’s game was dominance not team; coach was as hotly it’s a John thorough enough that the Scots and took out many of third quarter.
Six different St. Andrew’s players reached double digits in the points column.
Junior guard Andrew Klimek led the Scots with 15 points. Fab Five picks Yussif Basa-ama and Joshua Minott had 12 and 11 points, respectively. Basa-ama had six rebounds, while Minott had three
Junior Tyler Zankl had 13 points, while junior Devin Hines had 12 and junior Kenny Turner scored 10.
“To be able to have a great group of guys, very talented group of guys around me, it makes my job easy,” Basa-ama said.
Although St. Andrew’s beat Oxbridge last year, it fell in the next round to Tampa Catholic. Basa-ama said he and the rest of his teammates are determined to get to states this season.
“That is the goal: to get to Lakeland,” Basa-ama said. “Last year, we were so close but we lost in the regional finals.
“I still feel that hurt, to get that close and end up losing. So this year we’re not going to let that happen again.” got a running clock their starters in the