Smartball Classic: Cardinal Hayes Second Half Surge Sinks Brandeis

Brandeis Campus a program that's been on the rise lately went up against a Hayes squad that had an offensive fire Power.

In the first half behind the great play of Steven Ceballo and Maurice Hartley the Bulldogs fought hard against Hayes taking a 37-35 lead going into the half.

In the Second half Brandeis scored to extend their lead to four but Hayes quickly caught fire as they went on an 11-0 run to take a 45-39 lead. The big run by Hayes was fueled by the hot shooting of senior Kaelan Destin (28 Points) who hit about 5-6 threes in the second half. Jermel "Magic Mel" Thomas controlled things on offense getting more of his teammates involved as he finished with 23 points and 11 assists. Hayes lead grew to 66-52 and from there they never looked back as they beat Brandeis Campus 81-67.

Coming up next for Hayes is the quarterfinals on Friday as they will likely play the winner of the August 20th game between Monroe & Xaverian.

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