![]() ![]() “The shots weren’t going in early on, so I focused on playing defense and making an impact that way. “The first half was rough, but we just stuck with it,” Hammond said. Hammond, scoreless in the first half, came alive in the second half as he hit a pair of big shots early in the third quarter. They did a good job of keeping us from getting to the rim and we were just 7-for-25 from 3, so that didn’t help us.” “We were never really able to find our rhythm on offense and that is a credit to their defense. “We executed the front end of our defensive game plan well, but we really struggled to finish defensive possessions with rebounds and that really hurt us early and late in the game,” San Marin head coach Conn Dunning said. ![]() Williams hit three of his four 3-pointers in the second, punctuated by one in the final seconds to help energize the Wildcats, who trailed 28-26 at halftime. Meanwhile Williams scored 11 points for Marin Catholic. Cubley hit two of his five 3-pointers and scored 10 points in the second quarter for San Marin. The momentum swung back and forth in the middle two quarters, with Williams and Cubley trading baskets in the second. Jake Ryan and Joe Hammond and the guys stayed with it and hit the three when we need it.” “I told the guys to keep shooting the ball and go for the rebound. “The shots were maybe too wide open and it got in our heads,” Saia said. San Marin’s Cubley and Zack Farbstein hit back-to-back 3-pointers, and Cubley closed out the first quarter with an energetic dunk for a one-point Mustangs lead. After Kelly Storms’ 3-pointer broke the drought, the Wildcats got baskets from Williams and Jake Ryan for a five-point lead that didn’t hold up. ![]() It took a couple minutes and a barrage of misfires before Marin Catholic’s shooters found their range in the first quarter. Marin Catholic’s shooting woes to open Tuesday night’s contest didn’t shake the Wildcats’ confidence, and when they needed an extra boost, Hammond had the magic touch. The Wildcats’ Charles Williams scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a back-and-forth contest with San Marin’s Nick Cubley, who scored 23 points Tuesday. “At the end of December, we were missing a few people, but now everyone’s back and we’re looking strong,” said Marin Catholic sophomore Joe Hammond, who finished with 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals. The Wildcats (7-11, 1-1 MCAL) rode the momentum from that win into Tuesday’s showdown. 5, to stun Redwood, 67-64, in Saturday’s non-league contest. Marin Catholic bounced back from a 69-47 loss to Archie Williams on Jan. “Playing each team only once means each game is that much more important.” “With this single-game format, every game feels like the playoffs,” Marin Catholic head coach Mike Saia said after the Wildcats rallied for a 64-56 victory over the Mustangs. The new year has been a series of action-packed games against MCAL competition for Marin Catholic, and the excitement continued in Tuesday’s taut battle at San Marin as both squads try to position themselves early for the playoffs. ![]()
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