The St. Anthony’s Sabres Senior Boys basketball team ended its season at Zones placing fourth at the tournament.
The Sabres had a strong season, culminating in a 1A provincial honourable mention and a middle seed in the zone tournament in Rosemary on March 9 and 10.
The Sabres were short handed, with only seven players on the bench for the competition.
The Sabres went up against Cremona in their opening game. Cremona was scrappy but the Sabres won decisively 69-59.
This put them up against Rosemary. The Sabres were able to stay close to Rosemary most of the game and even broke their press, however foul trouble and their short bench caused havoc for the Sabres.
“We ended up playing with four players for over 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, due to the short bench, but still kept scoring. After the game, the Rosemary coach said the players were actually worried because they didn’t have a sizable cushion of a lead, which has not happened all year against other 1A schools, and our defense was solid,” said coach Dan Patterson.
Rosemary won 89-49.
This put the Sabres into the third place game where they faced Acme. A few missed free throws made the difference as Acme went on to an 87-84 victory.
The Sabres have potential to remain a tough team next season. While they are losing their top scorers, Tanner Borowicz and Brian Kosolofski, who led the team with effort and attitude, they still have a strong core returning next season.
The Sabres finished a strong season with a fourth place finish at zones. Members of the team include (back; l-r) coach Dan Patterson, Luis Pulvinar, Brian Kosolofski, Nathan Comstock, coach Emmanuel Doolittle, Travis Dietrich, Alvin Limosinero and Jesse Robinson, with (front; l-r) Jakub St. Jean and Tanner Borowicz.
