Dean Coleman-Newsome (above) played hero as Carroll won its PCL opener on Tuesday. (Photo: Josh Verlin/CoBL)
By Josh Verlin
If Tuesday night’s Catholic League opener between Archbishop Carroll and St. Joseph’s Prep was any indication of how the league slate is set to play out over the next four weeks, the PCL’s in for a wild ride.
A back-and-forth contest with talent all over the court went down to the final possession, as Carroll senior Dean Coleman-Newsome capped off one heck of an individual fourth quarter with a reverse layup just ahead of the buzzer, delivering a 70-68 win for the Patriots on their home court.
“Catholic League, Catholic League, everyone talks about it like it’s some amazing league,” Carroll coach Francis Bowe said afterwards. “And it is. This is awesome.”
Coleman-Newsome’s heroics ended with a shot he barely got off.