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St. Paul boys basketball: Cardinals win Yorktown Tournament

  • The St. Paul boys basketball team pose with their Yorktown Tournament Champions trophy. Photo courtesy of St. Paul Booster Club.
    The St. Paul boys basketball team pose with their Yorktown Tournament Champions trophy. Photo courtesy of St. Paul Booster Club.

    The Cards had a perfect week, going 6-0 and also winning the Yorktown tournament.
    SP 95, SA Keystone 50
    Tyler Pendley burned the scoreboard with 27 points as St. Paul routed San Antonio Keystone 95-50 Dec. 9 at home.
    The Cards led 23-13 after the first quarter and led 46-11 at halftime.
    They outscored Keystone 28-12 in the third quarter and went on a 21-14 run in the fourth.
    Gavi Flores bagged 19 points and a triple for Keystone.
    SAK    13    11    12    14    50
    SSP    23    23    28    21    95
    San Antonio Keystone: Gavi Flores 19 3pt-1, Milad Bonakchi 10, Max O’Donnell 8, Ethan Alarik 6 3pt-2, Esad Celebi 5 3pt-1, Jack Jude 2.
    St. Paul: Tyler Pendley 27, Carter Chilek 15, Gabe Darilek 15,  Jack Leonard 14, Jack Ehrig 10, Jace Matias 10,  Deuce Blaschke 2, Clay Watkins 2.
    Yorktown Tournament
    St. Paul won the Yorktown Tournament winning all five games it played.
    SP 78, Cotulla 55.
    Pendley scored 18 points with Carter Chilek and Jack Ehrig splitting 28 total points in St. Paul’s first tournament game, a 78-55 win over Cotulla on Thursday.
    St. Paul led by one, 19-18, after one quarter but outscored Cotulla 23-8 in the second frame. St. Paul went on a 22-18 run in the fourth quarter and held a 14-11 scoring advantage in the final eight minutes.
    Cotulla was led by Jamarkuz Ramirez who netted 24 points and five triples.
    C    18    8    18    11    55
    SP    19    23    22    14    78
    Cotulla: Jamarkuz Ramirez 24 3pt-5, Drayden Serna 10 3pt-2, Rene Barrera 10,  Krish Patel 7 3pt-1, Moreno 3.
    St. Paul: Tyler Pendley 18 3pt-3, Carter Chilek 14, Jack Ehrig 14, Gabe Darilek 12, Jack Leonard 11, Jace Matias 8, Clay Watkins 1.
    St. Paul 63, Weimar 36
    Chilek and Ehrig each recorded 13 points while Jace Matias put in 11 points and a triple; Pendley finished with 10 points a triple as St. Paul beat Weimar 63-36 Thursday.
    The Cards led 16-9 after eight minutes and went on a 19-4 second-quarter run.
    They outscored the Wildcats 21-11 in the third and Weimar scored 11 of 18 in the fourth frame.
    Collin Morrison led Weimar with three treys and 13 total points.
    W    9    4    12    11    36
    SP    16    19    21    7    63
    Weimar: Collin Morrison 13 3pt-3, Sammy Hernandez 9, Caleb Trece 8, No. 0 4, Cadyn Booker 2.
    St. Paul: Carter Chilek 13, Jack Leonard 13, Jace Matias 11 3pt-1, Tyler Pendley 10 3pt-1, Clay Watkins 7 3pt-1, Gabe Darilek 7 3pt-1, Jack Ehrig 2.  
    SP 65, Yorktown 35
    Chilek scored 14 points with Ehrig netting 13 and Pendley providing two triples and 11 points in St. Paul’s 65-35 victory over the hosts Friday. 
    St. Paul led 18-9 in the first quarter and was ahead 31-18 at intermission.
    The Cards outscored Yorktown 26-9 in the third quarter and the teams each sank eight points in the fourth quarter.
    Kason Sullivan and McKenzie Yanta each made a triple and scored seven points for Yorktown.
    SP    18    13    26    8    65
    Y    9    9    9    8    35
    St. Paul: Carter Chilek 14, Jack Ehrig 13, Tyler Pendley 11 3pt-2, Jace Matias 11, Jack Leonard 7, Gabe Darilek 6, Clay Watkins 3 3pt-1.  
    Yorktown: Kason Sullivan 7 3pt-1, McKenzie Yanta 7 3pt-1, Ryan Knostman 6, Lupe Rios 5,  No. 5 4, Connor Saunders 4, Brody Metting 2.
    SP 87, Cotulla 47
    Later on Friday, St. Paul played Cotulla again, winning 87-47 this time.
    St. Paul outscored Cotulla 22-9 in the opening quarter and forged a 38-18 halftime lead. St. Paul went on a 27-5 third quarter run and slightly outscored Cotulla 27-24 in the final eight minutes. 
    Ehrig led St. Paul with 19 points and three triples. Rene Barrera and Ramirez each made three treys and 17 points each.
    C    9    9    5    24    47
    SP    22    16    27    22    87
    Cotulla: Rene Barrera 17 3pt-2, Jamarkuz Ramirez 17 3pt-2, Krish Patel 8 3 pt-2, Drayden Serna 3 3pt-1, Joe Rodriguez 2.
    St. Paul: Jack Ehrig 19 3pt-3, Jace Matias 16, Carter Chilek 14, Jack Leonard 14, Tyler Pendley 12 3pt-2, Gabe Darilek 8, Clay Watkins 4.
    SP 70, Yorktown 48
    Matias scored 20 points and Ehrig laid down 20 as St. Paul beat Yorktown 70-48 in the championship game.
    St. Paul 20-16 after one frame and outscored the Wildcats 17-6 in the second box for a 37-22 lead at halftime. St. Paul outscored Yorktown 33-26 in the second half.
    Yanta nailed 17 points and hit five triples to lead Yorktown in the book.

    SP    20    17    18    15    70
    Y    16    6    13    13    48
    St. Paul: Jace Matias 21 3pt-1, Jack Ehrig 20 3pt-2, Carter Chilek 10, Jack Leonard 9, Clay Watkins 6, Gabe Darilek 4.
    Yorktown: McKenzie Yanta 17 3pt-5, Kason Sullivan 10 3pt-3,No. 5 6,  Aaron Guzman 5 3pt-1, No. 10 3 3pt-1 Ryan Knostman 3, Brody Metting 2, Connor Saunders 2.