Benet Drops Heartbreaker at Marian Catholic

The Benet boys varsity basketball team dropped its second consecutive game at Marian Catholic on Friday night.  Benet led the #5-ranked Spartans 39-19 early in the second quarter and led 44-33 at halftime.  The Redwings extended their lead to 51-36 before Marian cut the lead to 56-53 with Sean O'Mara, Colin Bonnett, and Liam Nelligan in foul trouble for most of the third quarter.  Benet led by 8 at the start of the fourth quarter, but Tyler Ulis hit a three-pointer with 37 seconds left to tie the game at 75.  Ulis, who scored 33 points, missed a game-winner at the end of regulation, and the game headed to overtime tied at 75.  Bonnett, who slowed Ulis for most of the game, fouled out with approximately 3 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, and O'Mara, who scored a game-high 36 points, fouled out early in the 4-minute overtime period.  Marian used a 14-6 run to lead 89-81 late in the overtime, their first lead since the score was 5-4, and a Collin Pellettieri three at the buzzer made the final score 89-84.