New Mission coach Cory McCarthy admittedly prefers to let his team work through tough stretches on the floor.
But when East Boston bumped the lead to 44-30 midway through the third quarter in yesterday’s Black History Month Classic, McCarthy knew it was time to regroup.
The fifth-ranked Titans (16-3) responded after the timeout, going on a 10-0 run to get back into the game. From there, it was Darius Davis and Samir McDaniels who took over in the fourth quarter, combining for 18 points as New Mission prevailed, 65-58, at Emmanuel College.
“I usually don’t call timeouts when the other team is on a run, but I think that timeout was critical,” McCarthy said. “I told the guys they had nothing but heart left, no excuses. I expected us to make a run, we knew it was going to be a close game - it’s New Mission and East Boston.”
These same two teams will meet again on Thursday in the semifinals of the Boston City League championship at Madison Park. McCarthy decided to have a little fun at East Boston’s expense, throwing a few wrinkles out there.
“I mean we played zone, when have we ever played zone?” McCarthy said with a laugh. “Let’s give them something else to worry about.”
East Boston (14-4) led throughout most of the first three quarters, getting quality play from point guard Walter Lewis (18 points), Kenny Ramos (10 points, six rebounds) and Jeff Amazan (13 points). Lewis’ layup keyed a 15-2 run to give the Jets their biggest lead at 44-30 with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter.
New Mission chipped away at the lead and took the lead at 53-52 with 2:44 left on a floater by Darius (13 points, all coming in the second half). Davis then added a pair of short jumpers in the lane to help open up some daylight in the final two minutes.
“I don’t care about the McDonald’s All-American nominees and all the stuff like that. I love the other two guys (McDaniels and Kachi Nzerem), but Darius has been our steadiest basketball player all year,” said McCarthy. “When Darius is on, we execute so well.”
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