CHSAA State Semifinal: Canisius 74, Chaminade 67
After completing a third straight undefeated regular season in the Monsignor Martin and capping it off with a Manhattan Cup Championship on Wednesday night, Canisius kept the winning going with a victory over Chaminade in the CHSAA state semifinal. The Crusaders will now play for the state championship at Fordham against Kennedy Catholic on Saturday at 3 pm. It will be the second time in three seasons that Canisius has advanced to this game, seeking to join the football team and win its first state championship in Class A.
Stafford Trueheart looked dominant in the paint, posting a 28-point performance that included 12 rebounds and four blocks. Josh Huffman scored 16 points for Canisius and assisted Trueheart on a dunk, throwing a nice lob in his direction. Justin Jones added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Crusaders.
Canisius led for nearly the entire game, but they were never able to pull away from Chaminade, thanks to balanced perimeter attack. The Flyers connected on a total of 13 3-pointers in the game, made by eight different players. Despite such a fine shooting display, Canisius was able to close out the state semifinal as they were near perfect from the charity stripe down the stretch and limited the Flyers to one shot on several possessions with a concentrated effort on the glass.
"Playing this game at home with a great crowd, against a really good team and to get this one, I'm happy for our guys", Canisius coach Kyle Husband said. "Now we the opportunity to go the NYC again and win our first ever Class A state championship, with this group. We have to cherish it and get it".
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