City Tournament: Cathedral Makes it Four

In what was a close game at halftime, the Cathedral Irish (12-1) came out and blew the doors off of Arlington (8-7) in the second half on their way to a 74-49 victory in the finals of the Indianapolis City Tournament. Arlington's dream run came to an end in large part due to the superior size and experience of Cathedral. The Irish boast several players 6'6 and taller, while Arlington starts no player taller than 6'3. The game was extremely tight at half, with Cathedral up only 30-26. Stellar second half defense, however, was the key to the blowout. There were several steals that led to fast break dunks, including four impressive throwdowns by 6'6 senior Kelsey Barlow, who finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. With Barlow keying the "D," Cathedral racked off twenty straight points in the fourth quarter to seal the deal, turning this one into a laugher. The Irish spread the scoring wealth, led by 6'6 forward and newly anointed starter Barry Flynn with 16 points, forward Errick Peck added 15 points and 12 boards, and quick-as-a-flash point guard Jarrett Hamilton finished with twelve. The Golden Knights got 15 points from Steve Malone, but all of his points came in the first half, and standout senior guard Phillip Freeman was held to seven points after putting up more than twenty in every game of the City until last night. The title marks Cathedral's fourth straight City Championship. They got a scare from 2A #4 Heritage Christian on Saturday, but aside from that, the tourney had Irish eyes a-smilin'. Congratulations to coach Scott Hicks and the Cathedral Irish on an impressive Indianapolis City Tournament. You earned it, fellas!