McQuaid Wins on Senior Night
McQuaid Varsity Basketball Knights take a picture with head coach Jack Leasure, ’04, on senior night.
The McQuaid Jesuit varsity basketball beat Leadership in the regular season finale on Feb. 13 by a score of 75-63.
It was senior night, and each senior contributed to the final score as all of them played.
The Knights advanced to 15-4 on the season and achieved their best win mark since 2004, the team current head coach Jack Leasure played for.
How It Happened:
- Junior Jermaine Taggart led the team in scoring with 22 points. He shot an efficient 63 percent from the field, and 100 percent from the free throw line.
- Junior Kobe Long scored 18 points and hit a career mark of 1000 career points. He also had 10 rebounds.
- Junior Reuben Daniel had 11 points and 2 blocks.
- Senior Connor Zamiara had 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
- The senior class scored 24 points total as a group.
- McQuaid shot 56 percent from the field as a team.
- McQuaid outrebounded Leadership 41-24.
- McQuaid had 23 assists total as a team.
McQuaid clinched the number 3 seed in Sectionals with the win. They will play the winner of the 6-11 game, which features Webster Thomas and Victor. The game is at home on Feb. 22.
Murphy came to McQuaid Jesuit in seventh grade after graduating from St. Louis School. He enjoys playing golf, eating food, and spending time with friends...
