St. Paul boys basketball: Cardinals get two wins and fifth at Bloomington tournament

The St. Paul boys basketball team went 2-3 to place fifth at the Bloomington Tournament Dec. 28-30. Zeke Rodriguez was named to the All-Tournament team.
Palacios 51, St. Paul 18
The Cardinals opened with Palacios on the morning of Dec. 28, managing just 18 points in a 51-18 loss.
The Sharks outscored St. Paul 21-0 in the first quarter and took a 31-7 halftime lead.
Palacios scored 13 of 17 points in the third box and each team bagged seven points in the fourth frame.
Rodriguez’s six points led St. Paul; Trey Wexelman topped Palacios with 15 points.
P    21    10    13    7    51
SP    0    7    4    7    18
Palacios: Trey Wexelman 15 3pt-2, James Trammell 8, Seth Menchaca 7 3pt-1, Cade Brooks 6, Robert Sandoval 4 3pt-1, Santiago Rodriguez 3 3pt-1, Cameron Graves 3 3pt-1, Tristan Perez 3 3pt-1, Noah West 2.
St. Paul: Zeke Rodriguez 6, Gabe Darilek 4, Jack Ehrig 3 3pt-1, Andrew Nunez 3 3pt-1, Jack Leonard 2.
SP 47, Danbury 45
Rodriguez sank 17 points and Carter Novak swished another 12 points in St. Paul’s 47-45 escape against Danbury on Dec. 28 afternoon.
The Cardinals took a 15-9 lead in the first frame and Danbury went on a 11-10 run in the second frame to drop St. Paul’s lead of 25-20 at halftime.
The Cardinals scored 13 of 24 points in the third box and survived a 14-9 Danbury run in the last quarter.
Mason Mitchell bagged 20 points to lead Danbury.
D    9    11    11    14    45
SP    15    10    13    9    47
Danbury: Mason Mitchell 20 3pt-4, Jace Flora 8 3pt-1, Cash Lamb 7 3pt-1, Camrin Lynch 3 3pt-1, Gavin Lambert 3, Braden Ross 2, Cameron Warren 2.
St. Paul: Zeke Rodriguez 17, Carter Novak 12, Jack Leonard 5 3pt-1, Jackson Seibert 3, Gabe Darilek 2, Zane Barta 2, Sam Perez 2, Carter Chilek 2, Jack Ehrig 2.
Kenedy 74, SP 38
The Kenedy Lions had two quarters of 25 or more points scored as they route St. Paul 74-38 on morning of Dec. 29.
Kenedy led 26-10 after one quarter and St. Paul went on a 9-6 run in the second to trail 32-19 at halftime.
Kenedy led 49-32 after the third period and closed out the job with a 25-6 run in the fourth quarter.
Rodriguez scored 13 points to again lead the Cardinals and Jack Ehrig put in 12 points and three triples.
Kenedy had four players score 10 or more points, led by Shomari Wilcox who booked 20.
K    26    6    17    27    74
SP    10    9    13    6    38
Kenedy: Shomari Wilcox 20,  Ayden Castillo 13, Samir Holloway 11 3pt-1, No. 0 11, Donovan Toussiant 7 3pt-1, Tristan Mireles 5 3pt-1, Daniel Pena 5 3pt-1, Hartsfield 2.
St. Paul: Zeke Rodriguez 13, Jack Ehrig 12 3pt-3, Carter Novak 8, Jack Leonard 2, Gabe Darilek 2, Jackson Seibert 1.
St. Paul 70, Vict. Gators 40
A third-quarter 27-5 run for St. Paul helped them fend off Victoria Gators 70-40. With St. Paul ahead 56-26 to start the fourth, each team sank 14 points. Victoria Gators took a 15-13 lead after the first frame and St. Paul scored 16 or 22 points for a 29-21 halftime lead.
Andrew Nunez hit two treys and sank 12 points while Ehrig had one triple and netted a dozen points.
VG    15    6    5    14    40
SP    13    16    27    14    70
St. Paul: Andrew Nunez 12 3pt-2, Jack Ehrig 12 3pt-1, Carter Chilek 9, Jack Leonard 7, Zeke Rodriguez 7, Donnie Jones 6 3pt-2, Zane Barta 5 3pt-1, Gabe Darilek 5, Carter Novak 4, Zeke Basquez 2, Jackson Seibert 1.
Palacios 46, St. Paul 42
The Cardinals finished the tournament in the same manner they started it with, a game against Palacios.
The second time around was closer as the Sharks bit off a 46-41 win
Palacios led 19-10 after one quarter and 29-21 at halftime. St. Paul went on a 13-8 run in the third quarter to get within 37-34 before the Sharks swam away with a 9-7 run in the fourth period.
Ehrig had 10 points and a triple for St. Paul while Rodriguez and Gabe Darilek each scored 10 points.
Weixelman was again a pain for the Cards as he scored 18 and made four treys for the Sharks.
P    19    10    8    9    46
SP    10    11    13    7    41
Palacios: Trey Weixelman 18 3pt-4, Cameron Graves 12 3pt-4, Seth Menchaca 8 3pt-2, Cade Brooks 5, Ty Trcka 3.
St. Paul: Jack Ehrig 10 3pt-1, Zeke Rodriguez 10, Gabe Darilek 10, Zane Barta 3, Carter Novak 2, Jack Leonard 2, Andrew Nunez 2.