Quincy Shootout: St. Rita uses strong start to overtime to propel itself past Real Salt Lake

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 22, 2023
Chicago St. Rita's Nojus Indrusaitis, left, drives to the basket against Real Salt Lake during Saturday's Quincy Shootout at Blue Devil Gym. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The environments the Chicago St. Rita boys basketball team has played in this season run the gamut from hostile to enthusiastic to being in the national spotlight. “Our schedule is kind of crazy this year, but it’s with the goal of making a state run,” Mustangs coach Roshawn Russell said. “The only way…

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Quincy Shootout: St. Rita relies on Brown in fourth quarter in erasing 12-point deficit

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | January 22, 2022
Huntington Prep's Dok Muordar, left, gets boxed out by St. Rita's James Brown as the Mustangs' Melvin Bell looks on Friday night at Blue Devil Gym. Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — When the Chicago St. Rita boys basketball team needed someone to spark a rally, the state’s top-ranked sophomore prospect obliged. James Brown, a 6-foot-8 forward, scored 11 of the Mustangs’ 25 fourth-quarter points as they erased a 12-point deficit and narrowly escaped Blue Devil Gym with a 76-75 victory over Huntington (W. Va.)…

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