{"id":9860,"date":"2015-02-19T00:08:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T05:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=9860"},"modified":"2015-02-26T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:44:06","slug":"toughest-challenge-of-the-season-lies-ahead-for-mustangs-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/toughest-challenge-of-the-season-lies-ahead-for-mustangs-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Toughest challenge of the season lies ahead for Mustangs basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. Maximilian Kolbe\u2019s Junior boys basketball team will be looking to put together a Cinderella story of their own in YRAA playoff action this week.<br \/>\nA win in the first round has the Mustangs up against Middlefield Collegiate Institute of Markham, the overwhelmingly dominant team in York Region basketball.<\/p>\n<p>St. Max, meanwhile, has turned an unimpressive pre-Christmas season into a promising one.<\/p>\n<p>Following a 0 \u2013 2 start to the season, the Mustangs turned around to win four of their remaining six games and finish with a respectable .500 record.<br \/>\nGood for fifth place in the Tier 2 East Division, they crossed over to play St. Elizabeth of the West, who were riding a hot streak of two consecutive victories to close out the season.<\/p>\n<p>In an impressive offensive display, the Mustangs strung together 66 points in the contest, a season high.<\/p>\n<p>They will now face off against the Middlefield Silver Hawks on the away court, an undefeated team that averaged 68 points-per-game during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Action takes place Friday at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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A win in the first round has the Mustangs up against Middlefield Collegiate Institute of Markham, the overwhelmingly dominant team in York Region basketball. 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