Crusaders win home tournament in overtime
The John Paul II Crusaders senior boys basketball team won their home tournament in thrilling fashion Saturday, winning 75-73 during overtime in the finals against Humboldt.
Juleus Moosomin’s three-pointer with under a minute left on the clock was enough for the Crusaders to hold off the visitors and win in front of their home fans.
“It was exciting,” Crusaders Head Coach Shalen Fox said. “[There were] ups and downs, emotions running high, emotions running low. We had a mixture of everything, so that was good. But to come away at the end, that was the cherry on top.”
The team’s road to the finals didn’t pose many challenges, as their first two games were not nearly as close. The Crusaders, who are a 4A division team, defeated Maidstone 72-43 Friday and Onion Lake 80-30 Saturday to clinch a spot in the finals against Humboldt.