Led by a dominant backcourt, the Fairfield Prep boys basketball team coasted to its 10th win, 69-59, over Xavier on Friday night at Alumni Hall.
Freshman guard Ryan Murphy led all scorers with 19 and sophomore Thomas Nolan scored 16 as the Jesuits' backcourt combined for 52 of Prep's 69 points.
Xavier's James Sullivan scored 16, adding five rebounds. Senior Lucas Hannen scored 15, notching five steals, as Xavier dropped its second straight, falling to 7-5.
Xavier 7-5, 5-4 SCC James Sullivan 7 0-0 16 Lucas Hannen 6 1-1 15 Elijah Pemberton 1 0-0 2 Joe Carbone 3 1-2 8 Brandon MacPherson 5 0-0 10 Tim Boyle 2 0-0 4 Nick Napolitano 2 0-0 4 Kaleb Lutton 0 0-0 Totals 26 2-3 59.
Fairfield Prep 10-1, 8-1 SCC Paschal Chukwu 2 1-2 5 Ryan Murphy 8 2-2 19 Rich Sekerak 2 0-0 4 Ray Featherson 0 0-0 0 Keith Pettway 2 3-5 7 Tim Butala 3 6-8 12 Thomas Nolan 6 0-2 16 Dave Zielinski 2 2-4 6 Totals 25 14-23 69.
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Led by a dominant backcourt, the Fairfield Prep boys basketball team coasted to its 10th win, 69-59, over Xavier on Friday night at Alumni Hall.