By Andrew Robinson
It felt all too familiar for Thomas Sorber.
After dropping their Philadelphia Catholic League opener against St. Joe’s Prep on Tuesday, Sorber and his Archbishop Ryan teammates had come out slow against Archbishop Carroll on Friday. While it was a familiar start with some familiar miscues, it ended very differently.
A second-half commitment to defense and toughness, plus a good helping from the big man, led the Raiders to a 53-46 over the Patriots for the team’s first PCL win this season.
“That Prep game really taught us a lesson,” Sorber said. “We can’t take any opponents lightly, but coming into this game it was the same thing as the first game. Then in the second half we started turning it up.”
The Georgetown-bound Sorber continued his recent run of rampancy with another robust outing. He posted 26 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, had a pair of assists on Rocco Morabito 3-pointers and did his usual on defense with seven blocks. Following the slow start, the 6-foot-9 senior had 15 of those points in the first half to keep the Raiders within four at the break.