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St. John Bosco basketball overcomes 21-point halftime deficit to beat rival Mater Dei

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BELLFLOWER — St. John Bosco guards Elzie Harrington and Jack Turner combined for 41 points as the Braves overcame a 21-point halftime deficit to beat Mater Dei 65-57 at home Wednesday.

St. John Bosco’s Elzie Harrington goes up for the dunk and draws a foul from Mater Dei’s Owen Verna as the Braves take on the Monarchs in a Trinity League game in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Elzie Harrington goes up for the shot in front of Mater Dei’s Zack Davidson as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Jack Turner looks to get past Mater Dei’s Owen Verna as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Brandon McCoy Jr. goes up for the shot between Mater Dei’s Blake Davidson and Scotty Belnap as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Elzie Harrington looks to get past Mater Dei’s Brady Karich as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Jack Turner looks to get past Mater Dei’s Brannon Martinsen as the Braves take on the Monarchs in a Trinity League basketball game in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Brannon Martinsen goes up for the shot as the Monarchs take on St. John Bosco in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Owen Verna goes up for the shot as the Monarchs take on St. John Bosco in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Jack Turner got up for the shot against Mater Dei’s Orlando Castano as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Brandon McCoy Jr. goes up for the shot between Mater Dei’s Brady Karich and Zack Davidson as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Delyle Wiliams puts the pressure on Mater Dei’s Brannon Martinsen as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Zack Davidson dunks the ball as the Monarchs take on the St. John Bosco Braves in a Trinity League basketball game in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Scotty Belnap tries to block St. John Bosco’s Elzie Harrington’s shot as the Monarchs take on the Braves in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Delyle Williams and Mater Dei’s Brannon Martinsen go for the ball as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s DJ Harrington puts the pressure on Mater Dei’s Brady Karich as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Xinyi Li tries to push past Mater Dei’s Owen Verna as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Scotty Belnap goes up for the shot as the Monarchs take on St. John Bosco in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Zack Davidson pushes through St. John Bosco’s Jack Turner and Delyle Williams as the Monarchs take on the Braves in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Elzie Harrington puts the pressure on Mater Dei’s Owen Verna as the Braves take on the Monarchs in a Trinity League boys basketball game in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

Mater Dei’s Brad Karich pushes past St. John Bosco’s DJ Harrington as the Monarchs take on the Braves in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

St. John Bosco’s Delyle Williams puts the pressure on Mater Dei’s Brannon Martinsen as the Braves take on the Monarchs in Bellflower, CA, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)

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“I felt like through the whole game we kept 100% confidence in ourselves, believed in our group, knew that shots were going to start falling, knew we were going to get stops and we put a run together,” Turner said. “It was special so I’m glad we got it done.”

Bosco outscored Mater Dei 46-17 in the second half and improved to 22-3 overall and 7-0 in the Trinity League.

“When we’re playing defense like that second half, it’s super scary,” Turner continued. “We can match up with anybody in the country. We just have to keep that energy and let our defense lead to offense and just keep going from there.”

St. John Bosco junior guard Jack Turner on @BoscoBasketball’s 65-57 win against rival Mater Dei. @3jackturner, a 2024 Loyola Chicago commit, said his team 21-point comeback victory was a special moment. @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/3wLtBK0CFi

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

St. John Bosco coach Matt Dunn echoed Turner’s sentiments.

“I tell our guys, we’re one of the best teams in the country when we do things right,” Dunn said. “And for whatever reason, you have to give them some credit, we really struggled in the first half and we showed in the second half a pretty amazing run against a really proud program and a really good team.”

I’m breaking down St. John Bosco’s 65-57 comeback win at home vs. Mater Dei. @BoscoBasketball was down 21 points at halftime but outscored Mater Dei 46-17 in the second half as @ElzieHarringto1 and @3jackturner combined for 41 points to power the Braves to victory. @presstelegram pic.twitter.com/Cn8kTJKpOr

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

However, it was a tale of two halves as Mater Dei led 40-19 at halftime.

Mater Dei senior forward Zack Davidson scored 14 points in the first half and finished with a game-high 23 points and nine rebounds.

Halftime: Mater Dei 40, St. John Bosco 19. @MaterDeiHoops led by senior forward Zack Davidson with 14 points and 4 rebounds. @BoscoBasketball led by Elzie Harrington with 8 points at halftime. @presstelegram @ocregister @ocvarsity @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/CMvEHqf0uO

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

Turner, a junior guard who is committed to Loyola Chicago, scored Bosco’s first seven points but Mater Dei led 17-12 at the end of the first quarter. Mater Dei pushed their lead to 24-14 early in the second quarter before a highlight fast-break dunk by Harrington cut Mater Dei’s lead to 24-16 with five minutes left in the first half.

Meanwhile, Mater Dei closed the second quarter on a 16-3 run and extended their lead to 40-19 at halftime. Harrington and Turner combined for 15 of Bosco’s 19 first-half points.

“They’re both gifted, especially in the open floor and once we finally started settling down, we were able to get out in the open floor,” Dunn shared.

Early in the second half, Harrington threw down another highlight reel-worthy fast-break dunk, which cut Mater Dei’s lead to 42-26 and more importantly swung the momentum to Bosco. The 6-foot-5 sophomore point guard finished with 19 points and three rebounds.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Turner cut Mater Dei’s lead to ten points. Bosco sophomore forward Kade Bonam and freshman guard Brandon McCoy Jr. both made big free throws during the Braves’ 23-5 run in the third quarter.

Mater Dei 45, St. John Bosco 42 heading into 4th Q. @BoscoBasketball pic.twitter.com/95FZY9IpcM

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

However, Mater Dei still led 45-42 heading into the fourth quarter.

A three-point shot by Harrington tied the game at 45 early in the fourth quarter. Mater Dei’s Davidson made one of two free throws to put the Monarchs back up 46-45 but that was their last lead of the game.

A three-point-shot by senior center Xinyi Li put Bosco up 48-46 with about five minutes to go.

Turner’s and-one made it 53-46 with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard finished with 22 points and two rebounds.

A layup by senior guard Delyle Williams, who finished with a team-high seven rebounds, put Bosco up 55-46 with 2:57 left in the game. Mater Dei fought back and cut Bosco’s lead to 59-53 with 35.7 seconds left in the game.

However, Turner sunk several big free throws and Bosco won 65-57, which marked the team’s 18th straight Trinity League win on their home court.

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Mater Dei (18-6, 3-4) will host Orange Lutheran on Friday.

St. John Bosco will begin a three-game road trip at JSerra on Friday. The Braves will follow that game up with road games at Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita next week.

“We’re in a good spot obviously to win the league but we’re playing for a lot right now,” Dunn said.

St. John Bosco basketball coach Matt Dunn on his team’s second half comeback win against Mater Dei. @CoachDunn10 @BoscoBasketball @presstelegram #LongBeachVarsityReport pic.twitter.com/lMKKJia2LG

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

Final: St. John Bosco 65, Mater Dei 57. @BoscoBasketball outscored MD 46-17 in the second half after trailing 40-19 at halftime. Bosco’s Jack Turner @3jackturner finished with a team-high 22 points. @presstelegram @ocregister @ocvarsity @BeachVarsity pic.twitter.com/lPP4Zgglcq

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) January 26, 2023

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