Eags ride D to top

Riding an oppressive defense, the boy cagers from St. John and Endicott grabbed a share of the top of the SE standings with a pair of big league wins over the weekend.

“We’ve got a really close group of kids that really gets along,” said Coach Scott Hollingsworth. “That really shows up in our defense.”

Saturday, the Eagles came out on top in a battle of league undefeateds, riding the 22 points of center Evan Jones to down host Rosalia 55-50.

SJE came out quick off the tip, forcing Rosalia into 15 first half turnovers and booking a 33-21 halftime lead. The Spartans charged back after half, clos...