Blessed Sacrament defeats St. Elizabeth’s for boys’ CYO basketball championship

Blessed Sacrament of Washington rode the hot shooting of Kieran Corbin and Harrison Inge all the way to a 49-36 victory over St. Elizabeth’s of Rockville in the 14U boys’ Catholic Youth Organization basketball championship game played at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville on Feb. 17.

The game offered a contrast in styles with Blessed Sacrament playing a disciplined, patterned offense versus St. Elizabeth’s wide open fast-paced style. No one shoots more 3-point shots than the Saints.

St. Elizabeth’s jumped to an 8-0 lead with Grant Noel making two threes on the first two possessions, but the game settled into a physical battle with every shot contested and Blessed Sacrament held a 20-17 lead at the half.

Blessed Sacrament opened the second half with two threes to widen their lead to nine points. St. Elizabeth’s cut the lead to seven with 11:02 remaining but could get no closer.

Kieran Corbett, the tournament MVP, scored 25 points and Harrison Inge added 18 points. Together the two accounted for 43 of Blessed Sacrament’s 49 point total. Grant Noel scored 16 points for St. Elizabeth’s.

The victory marked the second championship for Blessed Sacrament and completed a season where the team compiled an impressive 15-2 record. John Bean, coaching successfully in his 13th year, credited the closeness of his team, saying, “These boys have been together a long time, and I really believe they played for each other this season, morphing into an almost perfect team.”