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No. 18 St. Joseph 50, Benet 46
East Suburban Catholic
Records: St. Joseph 11-3, 3-1; Benet 5-7, 1-3.
Halftime: Benet 25-24.
Summary: St. Joseph junior G Diamond Taylor hit two free throws with 21.8 seconds left to give the Chargers a 49-46 lead. St. Joseph’s defense held Benet to five fourth-quarter points.
Top performers: St. Joseph—Taylor, 13 points, 6 rebounds; F David Dixon, 15 points, 9 rebounds. Benet—G Brian Gaughan, 13 points; F Ryan Haggerty, 13 points.
The bonus: “That’s just practice,” said Taylor in response of the two clutch free throws “big players practice those shots, so I hit those shots all the time in practice.”