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Green ties CL mark at Carroll beats Prep in quarterfinal

Kyle Locke no longer stands alone atop one of the Catholic League's most noteworthy basketball mountains - specifically, the one reserved for guys who have enjoyed major point outbursts in playoffs.

Kyle Locke no longer stands alone atop one of the Catholic League's most noteworthy basketball mountains - specifically, the one reserved for guys who have enjoyed major point outbursts in playoffs.

In the 1992 CL final, Locke, a forward, exploded for 39 points as Roman Catholic bested Cardinal Dougherty.

Friday night, in a quarterfinal, senior guard Juan'ya Green rang up the same amount of markers as Archbishop Carroll topped visiting St. Joseph's Prep, 72-65.

The Niagara signee shot 12-for-16 from the floor (two treys) and 13-for-15 at the line. He also notched six rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and one steal.

He finished the first quarter with four points, all on free throws; he'd attempted only one shot from the floor. Carroll posted 20 field goals over the final three sessions. He was responsible for 18, scoring 12 and assisting on six.

"Juan'ya willed us to victory," coach Paul Romanczuk said. "He was determined that this was not going to be his final Catholic League game. Prep was hitting shot after shot, doing a great job. Every answer we needed, Juan'ya provided it.

"Thirty-nine points and seven assists . . . It was like he was responsible for pretty much all our points."

For Prep, the scoring leaders were sophs Stephen Vasturia (27) and Miles Overton (26).

In CL playoff history, no one aside from Locke and Green has surpassed 32 points. *