Cardinal Gibbons' own Kenny Hasbrouck scored 30 to lead Sienna to a 83-62 upset of fourth-seeded Vanderbilt.
Calvert Hall grad Jack McClinton was on fire in the second half, as he scored 32 of his game high 38-points, to lead Miami to a78-64 win over St. Mary's.
Friday proved to be a big day for a pair of former rivals in the MIAA and Baltimore Catholic League as Cardinal Gibbons product Kenny Hasbrouck and Calvert Hall grad Jack McClinton each turned in 30-point games to lead their teams to victories in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Hasbrouck, a First-Team All-MAAC selection this winter, scored 30 to lead 13th-seeded Sienna to a shocking, 83-62, victory over 4th-seeded Vanderbilt in the Midwest Regional, while McClinton was on fire in a 38-point performance which led seventh-seeded Miami past #10 St. Mary's, 78-64, in the South Regional.
Ironically, Hasbrouck was recruited to Sienna out of Maine Central Institute prep school to replace McClinton, who transfered to Miami after earning MAAC Rookie of the Year honors in 2004-2005, for Sienna. Hasbrouck stepped right in and won the same award in 2005-2006 as he averaged 12.4 points per game and connected for more than 42% of his three-point field goal attempts.
He followed that performance, last year, with a 16-point scoring average and was named Second-Team All-MAAC and First-Team All-MAAC Tournament. This season, Hasbrouck averaged 15.7 points, 2.3 steals and 2.2 assists.
Yesterday, Hasbrouck connected on 9-of-14 shots and was perfect on 10 free throw attempts. He also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Since arriving from Sienna, McClinton has helped resurrect the Miami program, but yesterday is the day he has dreamed of since his senior year at Calvert Hall. Wanting to excel at the Division I level, McClinton found few suitors. Like Hasbrouck, he took the prep school route and after making his mark at Sienna, he has been nothing short of spectacular in the basketball rich ACC.
This year, he was named First-Team All-ACC and led Miami back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002.
Suffering the effects of a fever, McClinton had just six points in the first half, yesterday, and his team trailed, 32-27, at the break. In the second half, he scored 32 points, including 10 straight in the early going, to carry the Hurricanes to a 14-point victory.