The Mercer County CYO basketball leagues have had some interesting games leading into to the Christmas break.

In a hotly-contested game between St. Raphael’s and St. Paul’s in the Boys’ Varsity Division as St. Raphael’s used 17 points from Dominic O’Rourke to earn the 42-36 victory.

St. Paul’s loves those close games as it edged St. Ann’s 32-29 as Demetria Bouroutis led the way with 14 points.

Evan Rogers led the way for St. Gregory’s Blue with 16 points as it doubled up St. Paul’s 50-25 and St. Ann’s took care of St. James White, 43-19 behind Chandler Brown’s 14 points.

Brown was on target when St. Ann’s stopped St. Paul’s 34-23 as he netted 21 points.

St. James White got a win over St. Gregory’s White, 34-13 as James McFarlane poured in 12 points.

Gianni Coopla led St. John’s to a pair of wins as he had 22 points in the 37-21 victory. Over Our Lady of Sorrows and Coopla stayed hot with 21 points in St. John’s 45-13 win over St. Gregory’s White.

The Boy’s JV Division saw St.  Raphael’s Gold defeated St. Raphael’s Blue 23-10 as Dylan Cacciabadel had seven points.

St. Ann’s got the best of St. Raphael’s Blue with a 20-13 win as Hank Little had nine points.

In another of those in-house battles, St. Gregory’s Blue took St. Gregory’s Gary, 40-9 as Vincenzo Dimorino scored 12 points.

The struggles continued for St. Raphael’s Blue as St. Paul’s behind Matthew Vannozzi’s 16 points took a 25-17 win.

Grayson Griffis tallied 12 points in leading St. Raphael’s Gold to a 30-16 win over St. Paul’s in the Boy’s Freshman Division and in a St. Gregory’s battle it was the Blue getting 10 points from Antonio Barone to take a 30-8 decision over the White.

St. Gregory’s Blue used Quinn Nemeth’s six points to get past St. Raphael’s Gold, 22-12 and Luke Edwards had six points in St. Paul’s 9-6 win over St. Gregory’s White.

St. Ann’s defeated St. Raphael’s 7-4 as Gabriel Topley and Jackson Coe each had two points.

The Girls’ Varsity Division saw Noel Davis score 15 points to lead St. Paul’s to a 34-30 win over St. Raphael’s.

Linzy Ditta had a great game with 12 points as St. Raphael’s topped St. Paul’s 33-24.

Joselyn Grant tallied nine points as St. Raphael’s notched a 25-9 win over St. Gregory’s White in the Girls’ JV Division.

Addison Woods scored seven points as St. Gregory’s Blue got passed St. Paul’s 15-8.

Over in the Girl’s Freshman Division, it was St. Gregory’s White using six points from Hazel Stuehaen to get past St. Paul’s, 12-4.