Archbishop Carroll guard Alexis Eberz, left, drives on Neumann-Goretti’s Zion Coston during the second half of Sunday’s Catholic League girls championship game at the Palestra. Everz scored 15 points, but the Patriots dropped a 50-43 decision. (Mikey Reeves/For MediaNews Group)
By Matthew DeGeorge
There were no minced words when Archbishop Carroll coach Renie Shields called timeout two minutes into the third quarter of the Catholic League championship game Sunday afternoon.
Carroll trailed by 13 points, and two free throws from Neumann-Goretti’s Amaya Scott would soon stretch the spread 15. Carroll had endured a woeful shooting first half at the Palestra, and the game was quickly getting away from them.
“There was a lot of tension,” Carroll guard Alexis Eberz said. “We were down a lot, so we knew what we had to do to come back, but just taking it one possession at a time. I think that was a big thing.”
For the next 10 minutes, Carroll executed on offense to make a game of it. But a four-minute drought late in the fourth quarter and Neumann-Goretti’s unerring performance at the free-throw line meant it just fueled more finals heartbreak, the Saints claiming a 50-43 victory.
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