Omar Calhoun was itching to get on the All Hallows court. The heralded sophomore from Christ the King couldn’t wait to play his first varsity game, which finally came on Friday night in the Bronx.
Christ the King displayed a bit of opening-night jitters inside the small All Hallows gymnasium, but when all was said and done it was the Royals’ athleticism and stout defense that stood out in CK’s 49-27 victory over the Gaels.
Calhoun led the Royals with 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. TJ Curry added nine points and dished four assists, and Kareem Thomas added nine.
“We (were) anxious to play,” Calhoun said. “We were just competing in practice. We wanted to do it on the court.”
All Hallows, which fell to 0-2 in league play, was led by Omar Kellman’s 17 points. Standout point guard Mike Alvarado did not play; coach John Carey said he was sidelined due to a stomach virus.
Royals coach Joe Arbitello didn’t like the missed layups he saw from his players, but he was more than happy to watch his team take advantage of its size advantage. CK capitalized on its clear rebounding advantage, and its stingy defense did not allow All Hallows to score a point in the fourth quarter.
“I told them we are going to score 40 or 50 points easily,” Abitello said. “But I thought we did a great job defensively; got to do a good job, and we did.”
Christ the King took a 25-18 lead into the third quarter, and that was where Curry gave the Royals a boost, scoring seven of his nine points as CK went on a 10-2 run to end the quarter with a 39-27 lead.
Curry did a fine job while stepping in for injured point guard Corey Edwards, who missed the game due to a bone bruise in his knee. Arbitello told Curry, who ordinarily plays shooting guard, that he had three days to prepare to start at the point.
“Just running into that position out of nowhere, it feels good to have a chance to lead the team,” Curry said afterward. Read more..
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