Cole Anthony had 24 points, Dominick Priolo had 13 points and Justin Cole and Isaac Grant each had 10 points, as Archbishop Molloy rolled to an 86-55 win over Holy Cross in Briarwood on Friday night. The win clinched the regular-season CHSAA Brooklyn-Queens Diocesan title for the Stanners, who finished the CHSAA regular season with a record of 14-2. Christ the King and Bishop Loughlin, who will face each other tomorrow in Brooklyn, are both 11-3 with two CHSAA league games remaining.
Molloy had little difficulty navigating Holy Cross' zone defense early, jumping out to a 21-11 lead before Malachi Jamison's 3-pointer beat the buzzer to make it 21-14 at the end of the first. Priolo scored all 13 of his points in the first half, leading Molloy to a 36-27 lead at halftime.
Molloy's full court defensive pressure gradually took its toll on Holy Cross in the second half, as the Stanners were able to convert Holy Cross turnovers into easy buckets, including two dunks by Anthony. Molloy outscored Holy Cross by a margin of 50-28 in the second half. Chazz Platt had 15 points for Holy Cross.
Molloy, currently ranked 7th in New York State, will travel to Boston this weekend for a non-league tournament, while Holy Cross will finish-up its CHSAA regular-season schedule against Bishop Loughlin on Tuesday.