January 13, 2009

St Stanislaus tops Maroon Tide 69-27

by Carey Meitzler

Bay St Louis-  The Picayune Maroon Tide encountered a tenacious defensive effort from home standing St Stanislaus and the

result was numerous turnovers and a bevy of transition baskets that enable the Rockachaws to post 69-27 Region 8-4A win.

Picayune won the opening tip and held the ball for over two minutes, but the Rockachaws made a defensive adjustment that netted a

steal by SSC's Pedro Maciel, who was fouled on the other end of the court and converted both free throws.   From that point,

Stanislaus' defensive pressure produced numerous Maroon Tide miscues and an 8-0 lead.   Chris Nixon got Picayune on the board

with 4:36 left in the quarter and then scored again as the buzzer sounded to end the quarter with the Rockachaws up 19-4.  The lead

increased to 38-15 at the half and 53-23 after the third quarter.

Photos by Carey Meitzler

Courtney Nixon (12) and Reggie Bailey (21) watch a Tide shot.

Vince Gable had 9 points for Picayune (9-8, 5-2) while Chris Nixon had 8 points and 12 rebounds.

Reggie Bailey had 6 points.

The Rockachaws used their experience and depth to move their Region 8-4A record to 7-0 and overall to 16-3.  

Stanislaus was led by 6' 6'' sophomore Daniel Grieves with 24 points and Maciel, a USM Golden Eagle recruit commitment, 

tossed in 14 points and dished out 7 assists. 

Picayune will travel to Long Beach on Friday for another Region 8-4A game.

Lloyd Hall (left) dribbles the ball guarded by SSC's Pedro Maciel (20).