By Joseph Santoliquito
Ryan Nemetz is working on it. The Cardinal O’Hara coach knows he’ll need to exert some patience as his young team develops, and Friday night marked a nice step in that process. The Lions finished 2-1 this week, and are 3-2 overall, thanks to a convincing 76-64 victory over visiting Lincoln.
The 12-point difference doesn’t come close to how O’Hara (3-2) dominated. The Lions saw balanced scoring, led by the team’s only senior, Maasai Harris, who scored a team-high 15, with 12 points each from Izaiah Pasha and Amir Speights. Lincoln’s 6-foot-7 senior Aymere Thomas led all scorers with 26, and was one of a few bright spots on the Lincoln side.
Otherwise, O’Hara led from start to finish, building a 70-36 lead entering the fourth quarter. By then, the Lions benefitted from a running clock, after benefitting by the big leap 6-7 sophomore Pearse McGuinn took.
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