Webb sweeps at KCHS
KNOXVILLE — Webb School of Knoxville’s boys basketball survived a scare from rival Knoxville Catholic late last week in a key Division II-AA East Region contest.
The Spartans (23-2 overall, 3-0 in Division II-AA East Region) had to overcome a slow start, down 9-0, to notch a 61-54 victory over the Irish (15-5, 1-1) Thursday, Jan. 3, at KCHS.
“You’ve got to give Catholic a lot of credit tonight,” Webb head coach Ricky Norris said. “They’ve had a lot of guys who have missed some time with practices (flu).”
“They showed up to school today ready to play,” KCHS coach JaJuan Smith said.
Webb opened a 55-45 lead with 2:38 seconds to play behind forward Alex Leeth’s 17 points and 15 from guard Owen Lentz.
Catholic, led by Carson Asbaty’s game-high 23 points, battled back and pulled within 57-54 with one minute left.
Webb girls 57 Catholic 40
The Lady Spartans snapped a five-game run of rivalry futility dating back to 2022 with a 57-40 victory versus KCHS.
Webb (19-3 overall, 3-0 in Division II-AA East Region play) last defeated the Lady Irish (12-11, 1-1) in December 2022.
“I just felt like if we came in here and did what we needed to do, that should be enough,” said Webb head coach Greg Hernandez said, whose team was led by freshman center Kyndall Mays with a game-high 18 points. Freshman guard Zahnyah Rockett added 13 for Webb.
Amaya Redd led Catholic with 14 points, while Maggie Flana finished with 11.
