Myrick scores 31 points and joins 1,000th club in St. Patrick's win over Covington Latin

St. Patrick junior Amari Myrick scored 31 points including his 1,000th career point and the Saints snapped a five-game losing streak with a 60-50 win over the Covington Latin Trojans on Friday night at The Shamrock.

Myrick is the 29th member of the Saints' 1,000 point club. Rudy Ignacio added 13 points for St. Patrick.

Casey Fitzpatrick hit five 3-pointers and scored 27 points for Covington Latin.

The Saints outscored the Trojans 32-21 in the second half.

St. Patrick (2-12) will play the Dayton Greendevils on Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Martin Luther King Classic at Bracken County.

St. Patrick                 15 13 13 19 — 60

Covington Latin        19 10 06 15 — 50

St. Patrick — Reed 9, R. Ignacio 13, Myrick 31, Lopez 2, A. Ignacio 3, Rechtin 2

Covington Latin — Fitzpatrick 27, Bier 5, Shartzer 4, Johnson 9, Firestone-Keene 5

Myrick scores 22 points and Saints edge Covington Latin for first win

Amari Myrick scored 22 points to lead the St. Patrick Saints to 61-59 victory over the homestanding Covington Latin Trojans on Saturday for their first win of the season.

Abi Ignacio added 18 points for St. Patrick and Glenn Reed followed with 13.

The Saints overcame a 35-point performance by Covington Latin senior Casey Fitzpatrick and outscored the Trojans 18-13 in the fourth quarter.

St. Patrick            23 10 10 18 — 61

Covington Latin   15 10 21 13 — 59

St. Patrick — Reed 13, R. Ignacio 6, Myrick 22, A. Ignacio 18, Hazelrigg 2

Covington Latin —Fitzpatrick 35, MacRae 2, Bier 13, Shartzer 4, Johnson 5