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Sylvester tip-in but that is as close as it · got. It was the only basket of the half for Matt Sylvester of Moeller and Jordan the 6-foot-7 Ohio State-bound senior forCornette of St. Xavier may have been the ward, thanks in large part to the defense headliners in Friday night's Greater Cath· of the 6-8 Cornette. Sylvester had 11 olic League South showdown but St. Xa- ·. points to go along with three blocked vier's Mike Grogan certainly Qidn't play shots. Cornette- headed to Notre Damesecond fiddle. responded with 16 points and six blocked A senior guard, Grogan· . drilled two shots, including three against Sylvester. three-pointers from the same spot in left He ended tne· game with a breakaway corner late in the fourth quarter to help slam. The Post's top-ranked Obio:area Division "The momentum was with Moeller for I team erase a ·12-point Moeller lead and go on to a 63-5~ home win in front of a three quarters but it came our way in the packed house of 2,300 at Dick Berning fourth," Cornette :;aia. "We were helping Gym. St. Xavier outscored Moeller; 29-10, a lot on Sylvester"early and left their guys open. Anyoody can bit open shots and in the final quarter. The Bombers remain undefeated at 5-0 that's wp~t· they did." overall and 3-0 in the GCL South, while Following a three-pointer by Moeller No.· 4 Moeller falls to 2·2 and 1-1 in the senior guard Jim Wood that made it league. Both teams·shot 52 percent from 32-18, the Crusaders didn't score for the the field and each made eight treys. Re- final 3:29 of the game. Their last three · bounds w~re equal at 17 each and turn- possessions resulted in two turnovers · overs were minimal (Moeller eight, St. and a missed shot while St Xavier scored Xavier six). The difference was when and seven points to close out the half. from where Grogan bit his shotS. "I thought they extended their pres"I struggled early in the game to· find sure (in the fourth quarter) and we quit my shot," said Grogan, who finished with going inside," Moeller coach Carl .Kremer 14 points, including four treys. "We lost said. "It didn't seem like they missed a so much off of last year's te~ that I shot in the fourth quarter. They got great wanted to step up. We've got to have looks and, to their players' credit, they more than just one guy step up for us and bit them." I was open on those shots." MOELLER 19 13 12 10-54 10 15 11 2J-&3 The first of his fourth-quarter bombs It ST. XAVIER MOELLI!II (54): Byrnes 50 ll, Monserez b 114, Nagel2 3 7, Sylvester gave St. xaVier a 51-:iO ·lead with 2:40 left 50 11, Wood 1 3 11. Totals: 21 4 54. to play. It was the Bombers' first lead of ST. XAVIER (&3): Callahan 3 0 8. Groa•o 4 2 ' ', CG1nette 6 4 16, Bast 2 the game. His second shot made it 56-50· 15, Retzlnger4110, ShrlverO 11, Wi•'ir.·o <v 2. Totals 23 9 63. Hallllme: Moeller, 32-2~. Three-pobtt goals: M-Monserez 3. Wood 3, with 1:27 left. Byrnes, Sylvester. X-Grogan 4. Cailahao 2, Bast, ~!Zinger. Records: The Crusaders got to within four Moontr 2·2, 1-1 GCUl, SL XaYief .)-(). U. JY. Moener, ol-:.~. ·, Post contributor
TERRY DUENNES(The Post
St. Xavier's Jordan Cornette launches a shot against Moeller. The Notre Damebound forward scored 16 points and blocked shots in the Bombers' 63-54 win.