Quadir Brown (above) scored eight of his 10 points in the first half to keep the Cahillites afloat. (Photo: Mark Jordan/CoBL)
By Jerome Taylor
Roman’s rotation isn’t deep, but the six-man lineup is far from shallow.
Three Cahillites (22-4) will likely be at the top of any opposing coaches’ scouting report: Cincinnati commit Daniel Skillings Jr., Hofstra commit Khalil Farmer and junior point guard Xzayvier Brown, who is also garnering significant Division I interest.
But in a PIAA 6A semifinal game against Lower Merion, Skillings Jr. was held in check, so the other half of Chris McNesby’s rotation made a major impact. 
Among those impact players was Quadir Brown, whose 10 points kept Roman afloat in the first half before they took control down the stretch in the 53-41 win over Lower Merion.
Roman started the game slow, going 1-of-9 from the field in the first quarter, and they found themselves down 13-4 to the Aces (27-3).
And if it weren’t for Quadir Brown’s shotmaking in the first two quarters (3-4 FG, 2-3 3PT), the Cahillites would’ve been down more than three at halftime.