After a slow start the Santa Barbara High boys basketball team staged a furious comeback to defeat visiting Mary Star of the Sea 77-69 in the CIF-SS Division 3A quarterfinals on Thursday night at J.R. Richards Gymnasium.
The first ten minutes of the game couldn’t have been any worse for Santa Barbara, as the Dons had their hands full with the Stars’ 6’ 3” senior Joseph Octave and failed to rise to the intensity of the game.
Santa Barbara fell behind 29-11with just under five minutes remaining in the second quarter before gaining its footing.