The St. Joseph boys’ basketball team defeated Trumbull 72-61 in the Playing for a Cure boys’ basketball game that benefitted the American Cancer Society on Saturday.
Three-pointers dominated the contest with host St. Joseph making 9 treys and Trumbull knocking down 8.
Jason James led coach Kevin Wielk’s unbeaten Cadets to their fourth consecutive win with a 25-point outburst.
Tommy Shannon scored 16 points, Glenn Manigault 8 and Eli Newby 7.
Coach Buddy Bray’s Trumbull team was paced by Mileeq Green (14 points), Lance Walsh (13 points), Connor Johnston (12 points) and Johnny McCain (11 points).
ST. JOSEPH 72, TRUMBULL 61
St. Joseph (4-0)
Glenn Manigault 3 0-0 8, Tommy Shannon 7 0-0 16, Jason James 10 3-6 25, Derrick Long 1 1-2 4, Brian Robertson 2 0-0 4, Brandon Hutchinson 0 0-0 0, Patrick Dineen 0 0-0 0, James McCormack 0 0-0 0, Anthony Rainey 1 0-0 3, Eli Newby 3 1-3 7, Justin Russo 0 0-0 0, Mason Gregory 0 0-0 0, Maxwell Warren 0 0-0 0, Charles Hare 0 0-0 0, Carson Arkay 2 0-0 5
Totals: 29 5-11 72
Trumbull (0-3)
Mileeq Green 5 2-2 14, Lance Walsh 4 4-4 13, Connor Johnston 5 2-2 12, Johnny McCain 3 2-3 11, Jake Gruttadauria 2 0-0 5, Gage Catalina 0 1-2 1, Isaac Berkowitz 1 1-2 3, Chris Sanders 0 1-2 1, Sebastian Mettellus 0 1-4 1
Totals: 20 12-19 61
St. Joseph - 18 27 16 11 - 72
Trumbull - 20 16 11 14 - 61
3-Pointers: SJ-Manigault 2, Shannon 2, James 2, Arkay, Long, Rainey; T-McCain 3, Green 2, Walsh, Gruttadauria