Against a Santa Teresa team known this season for its dramatic comebacks, Christopher took full control with a dominant third quarter and never looked back
Christopher’s Jaxen Robinson and his teammates, shown in a file photo, were too much for Santa Teresa on Friday night. SAN JOSE — Santa Teresa has made a habit of coming back from big deficits at home this season.
“I knew in the second half, we had to really be on point,” said Christopher coach Adam Sax. “Being connected on defense, because I think they hit 13 threes in the second half in one game. So we knew that they were very capable of coming back. We definitely had to be ready to go.” “We felt pretty good at halftime only being down 12,” said Santa Teresa coach Patrick Judge. “But then they come out in the second half and our first five possessions, we had four turnovers, all of which led to easy layups. That’s tough, to go from 12 to 20. That’s pretty tough to come back from, especially against a good team like Christopher.
Center Jaxen Robinson led Christopher with 22 points, doing his work down low and at the free-throw line. Quinn Ledesma-Old Elk and Anton Mendezona each chipped in 11 points. “We had a lot of returning guys from last year,” Sax said. “We’ve got six seniors, so it’s an experienced group. So they really connected, and the chemistry has always been great. We don’t have that one transcendent player that scores over 20 points a game every day. It’s a little bit different.
Christopher managed to deep Santa Teresa’s deep shooting at bay while also preventing the Saints from getting into the paint. Santa Teresa’s leading scorer, Gabe Deason, put up just 13 points. Ayden Bobbitt, the Saints’ second-leading scorer, was held to 10.
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