28th Annual HA Basketball Classic – Thursday

The Holy Angels Classic featured seventh grade action Thursday night with Holy Angels-Blue facing St. Kilian in the opener. The Cougars used balanced team scoring to grab an 11-6 first period lead over the host school en route to a 33-21 win.

One of the semifinals featured Holy Angels-White and St. Frances Cabrini. The teams played evenly through the first half with Cabrini taking a 23-20 lead into the locker room. Steals and transition baskets allowed Cabrini to outscore the Royals by seven in the third period to push the margin to ten points and a 42-32 win. Clint Banfield tallying seven of his game high 25 points in the final period.