Being on the road didn’t bother Episcopal Academy in the championship game of the PAISAA Commonwealth Cup.
The second-seeded Churchmen took control early and cruised to a 67-56 victory over top-seeded Germantown Academy Saturday.
EA opened up a 12-7 lead to start the game, expanded its advantage 53-32 heading into the fourth quarter and shot 8-for-12 from the free throw line to hold off the Patriots and win the title.
Kevin McCarthy paced EA with 17 points. He made two free throws in the fourth quarter, as did T.J. Lamb and Murilo Pereira. Timmy Dennis and Calvin Szorodi chipped in with 14 points each.
Bryce Rollerson led the top-seeded Patriots with a game-high 20 points.
In the District 1 Class 6A tournament:
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