By Austin Macha
SEA Varsity Red is considered the top 7th and 8th grade basketball team in all of Wilmington, and quite frankly they are. St. Ed’s always seems to find a way to win, and they showed that in the St. John the Beloved tournament. Down 9 with about 5 minutes to go in the 4th quarter, starting PG Michael Wallace hits a 3 pointer a few feet short from half court. The Lancers force a turnover on the other end and before they know it, SEA brought it back with in 2 points. 5 seconds to go Wallace penetrates the lane dishes it to starting G Austin Macha, F Will Lock makes a beautiful cut to the basket and scores. Lock sends the game into OT, 38-38. St. Edmonds Lancers went on the beat their long time rival St. John the Beloved in an OT thriller.
Varsity Red has won there past 2 tournaments and haven’t lost a game in more than a month. Counting all the tournaments, scrimmages, and league games Varsity Red is about 23-5. They have high expectations for the future. The CYO playoffs and the Salesianum invitational is coming up and Coach Bubba is eager for a 2 peat in both of those upcoming events.
I caught starting PF Dominic Marra in the halls he said “If our team plays up to potential and all 5 starters are on there game, we can blow out any team.”
We hope to see success in this team in the future. Good luck Varsity Red.
The Lancer Times 