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Cavaliers cash in at charity stripe in win over Coyotes

Aberdeen Roncalli’s Jesse Hernandez, right, puts up a shot as Deuel’s Caden Finnesand, left, defends during Thursday night’s game at the Roncalli High School gym. Hernandez scored 24 points in a win over Waverly-South Shore on Saturday. Photo by John Davis taken 2/20/2025
WARNER – Aberdeen Roncalli put together a big scoring night en route to a 72-56 boys’ basketball win over Waverly-South Shore Saturday evening as part of the Warner Classic. The 72 points marked Roncalli’s highest scoring effort in nearly a month. That effort was driven by a 24-point showing from Jesse Hernandez, who drilled five 3-pointers and was 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Hernandez scored the first eight points of the game, opening the floodgates for the Cavaliers. “Jesse really started us off with a couple big threes, which was huge for him, just because … shots weren’t falling for him, especially on Thursday,” said Roncalli coach Dan Gallagher. “So to see his first couple go in was a huge momentum boost for him.” Hernandez was joined in double figures by Parker Grieben with 14 points, and Aiden Fisher with 12. Gallagher said that balance in the scoring column didn’t come by accident. “Jesse really started us off, but Aiden took what h

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