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Senior propels Watertown over Catholic Memorial in faced-paced second half
While the Stockmal twins and Benyam Kerman draw the bulk of attention from opposing defenses, Watertown senior Jesse Brackett showed the Red Raiders are more than simply a three-man team.
Brackett, who boasts a stocky, small forward-type body, delivered when his squad needed him most. With Kyle Stockmal and Kerman having already fouled out, Brackett scored seven of his 19 points in the final 2:30 yesterday, helping Watertown hold off Catholic Memorial in a thrilling, 73-69, contest at Northeastern University that had the feeling of a track meet for much of the second half. In addition, Brackett added 11 rebounds and had to run the point in the final minutes.“Charges, rebounds, just taking over as a captain down the stretch,” Watertown coach Steve Harrington said of where Brackett excelled. “I thought he did a terrific job on defense on (Julian) Colarusso (15 points), who’s a heck of a player.”Twice down the stretch with his team holding a three-point lead and two of its top players out, Brackett was allowed to drive the ball straight to the rim with the Knights letting him go for a pair of key baskets. He also made 3-of-4 free throws in the final 36 seconds that each time gave the Red Raiders (15-0) a two-possession cushion
.“We don’t get to play those Div. 1 teams so we don’t get to know how we compare against them, but we’re a good team, a very good team,” said Brackett.
Brendan Monteiro paced the Knights (11-2) with 19 points while Jeff Tagger and Lincoln Wright each had 10 points.
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