Archbishop Carroll’s Tairi Ketner, center, tries to get up a shot past the defense of Bonner & Prendergast’s Tariq Ingraham, left, and James Welde, Friday night. (Pete Bannan/Digital First Media)
By Matthew DeGeorge
Were you to skim the boxscore of Bonner & Prendergast’s 61-44 win over Archbishop Carroll Friday night, the eye would naturally be drawn to the two largest numbers.There’s the 19 points and eight rebounds from Isaiah Wong, then the 13 points and 11 boards from Tariq Ingraham. But to assume that those figures told the story of a relatively comfortable Catholic League win in which both stars headed to the bench to a round of applause with more than a minute remaining would be incomplete. And that truth illustrates just how dangerous a team the Friars can be.
That quick glance misses the game-changing contributions proffered up and down the roster. Like Malik Edwards’ three first-half 3-pointers. Or the six points, three rebounds, two assists and four defensive deflections by an active James Welde in an abbreviated stint. Or two putback buckets from deep frontcourt reserve AJ Burnett. As much as the Division I talents of Wong and Ingraham, it’s the supporting cast that has powered Bonner to the upper rungs of the Catholic League.