Georgia Bulletin

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  • St. Pius X junior guard Troy Stephens (#14) defends Marist School senior shooting guard Chris Dick (#15) during the second period of the Dec. 6 basketball game at the St. Pius gymnasium. On offense Stephens scored 10 points to help his team defeat Marist 52-41. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • St. Pius X sophomore guard Emma Drash (#5) and her teammates line up for an inbounds play under their basket during the second period of the game. Drash led her team in scoring with 13 points, including four three-pointers. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Macey Carson (#24), a junior post player for St. Pius X, takes it up over two Marist School defenders. Carson only had four points, but she also had three rebounds, two assists and three blocked shots. St. Pius defeated Marist 43-26 in the Dec. 6 game. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • St. Pius X senior guard Carson Seramur (with ball) draws a crowd from three Marist School defenders as he penetrates the paint area on the court. Seramur was his team’s leading scorer with 12 points. Photo By Michael Alexander

St. Pius X junior guard Troy Stephens (#14) defends Marist School senior shooting guard Chris Dick (#15) during the second period of the Dec. 6 basketball game at the St. Pius gymnasium. On offense Stephens scored 10 points to help his team defeat Marist 52-41. Photo By Michael Alexander

Atlanta

St. Pius boys, girls sweep Marist in regular season games

By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer | Published December 22, 2016

ATLANTA—The St. Pius X High School girls basketball team never relinquished a lead they held over Marist School from the end of the first period to the conclusion of their Dec. 6 game at the Pius gymnasium.

Guards Emma Drash and Mai Vy Madden and post player Kathryn McKenzie scored 13, 10 and eight points respectively to help lead St. Pius to a 43-26 victory. McKenzie also pulled down 12 rebounds.

Junior guard Abby Senay led all Marist players with 12 points.

Mai Vy Madden (#15), a junior guard for St. Pius X, leads the team on a break in the second half of its game against the visitors, Marist School. Madden poured in 10 points in the team’s 43-26 victory over Marist. Photo By Michael Alexander

The boys game between the Catholic rivals was more closely contested through most of the first two periods. At halftime St. Pius held a 33-22 lead. Through most of the second half, St. Pius continued to maintain a lead and in the end defeated Marist 52-41.

Pius senior guard Carson Seramur scored 12 points as his junior teammates Kennedy Willis and Troy Stephens added 10 points apiece. Point guard Matthew Gonzalo had seven assists.

Marist senior small forward David Sever led his team with 11 rebounds and senior point Whid Childs dished out five assists.

All four teams will be playing over the Christmas holidays. St. Pius will be hosting its annual Christmas Classic Tournament, which features 16 teams from eight states Dec. 28-30.

The Marist girls were to play in the Destin (Fla.) Holiday Classic Dec. 19-21. The Marist boys were to play in the Woodward Academy Holiday Tournament Dec. 19, the Lovett Classic on Dec. 20-21 and a post-Christmas tournament at Georgia College, Milledgeville, Dec. 27-29, hosted by Baldwin County High School.