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# Trinity holds off Bishop Guertin to win D1 boys basketball championship
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/trinity-holds-off-bishop-guertin-to-win-d1-boys-basketball-championship/
- Published: 2013-03-17T19:52:14.000Z
- Updated: 2013-03-17T19:52:14.000Z
- Description: DURHAM – For Carmen Giampetruzzi, Saturday’s Division I championship game felt like a long time coming.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, Winter Sports, Bishop Guertin, boys basketball, championship, playoffs, Trinity, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

![Trinity players celebrate after winning the Division I boys basketball championship. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jmtribball031613-team2.jpg)

Trinity players celebrate after winning the Division I boys basketball championship. For more photos, go to the Photo Album.

DURHAM – For Carmen Giampetruzzi, Saturday’s Division I championship game felt like a long time coming.

As a freshman two years ago, Giampetruzzi and his Trinity High School boys basketball teammates lost in the final to Bishop Guertin. Last season, the Pioneers were the No. 1 seed, but lost in double overtime to Manchester Central in the semifinals.

This time, with Trinity again seeded No. 1, the junior was going to do whatever he could to make sure the Pioneers finished that way.

![Trinity's Carmen Giampetruzzi drives to the basket during Saturday's game.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jmtribball031613-t32-1.jpg)

Trinity's Carmen Giampetruzzi drives to the basket during Saturday's game.

Giampetruzzi scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Trinity to a 50-46 victory over Bishop Guertin at the University of New Hampshire. It’s the Pioneers second title since 2009, and fifth championship game appearance since 2007.

“Third time is a charm,” Giampetruzzi said. “We just had to stay confident and stay calm. We knew foul shooting and rebounding were going to win us the game.”

It was two foul shots by Giampetruzzi with 16.2 seconds left that wrapped up the win for Trinity (21-1). Down by six for most of the fourth quarter, Bishop Guertin trailed by just two after a layup by Jeff Lunn with 32 seconds left.

But the Cardinals (19-6) had been whistled for just two fouls in the second half, and it took them 16 seconds to reach seven and send Trinity to the line. When Giampetruzzi hit his two shots, it made it a two-possession game.

“(Giampetruzzi) is one of the best athletes I’ve ever coached,” Trinity coach Dave Keefe said. “He just doesn’t quit and he refuses to lose. You can see it in his eye, almost to point where it’s detrimental and he puts his head down and thinks he’s playing football.”

Patrick Keefe added 12 points for the Pioneers, including a buzzer-beating 3 to end the third quarter to put Trinity up 42-36, and Brad Rhoades came off the bench to score 10 points.

Lunn finished with 15 points for the Cardinals and Kyle Gavin added 10, but Bishop Guertin shot just 27 percent from the field in the second half.

“They played right to the end of the game and they didn’t stop the whole time,” Bishop Guertin coach Jim Migneault said. “You can’t ask for any more than that. My kids have been fighting back the whole tournament and they did it again (Saturday). I’m not one to say settle for second, but my kids played hard and they didn’t settle for second.”

Bishop Guertin reached the final by knocking off No. 2 Manchester Central in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Spaulding in the semifinals, rallying in the second half of both games to win.

![Trinity's Wenjin, left, and Mabor Gabriel team up to block a shot by Bishop Guertin's Jeff Lunn.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/bc/58/bc5866d0-9fd9-4113-b959-670d6f16471d/content/images/www-nh-highschoolsports-com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/jmtribball031613-t15-4.jpg)

Trinity's Wenjin, left, and Mabor Gabriel team up to block a shot by Bishop Guertin's Jeff Lunn.

The Cardinals had a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Pioneers opened the second with a 12-4 run to go up 26-21\. Trinity led by five at halftime and stretched it to a nine-point lead, 32-23, early in the third quarter.

But it was Bishop Guertin’s turn to go on a 12-4 run, as the Cardinals pulled within one, 36-35, on a 3-pointer by Andrew Williams with 1:04 left in the third.

Trinity got the lead back to three with 25 seconds to go in the quarter and Bishop Guertin held the ball for a final shot. But a runner by Jack Zimmerman was short and Patrick Keefe’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer was good, giving Trinity a six-point lead going into the fourth.

“I thought the game was over,” Dave Keefe said jokingly. “We were all celebrating, so let’s call it a game. The kids were coming off, and I said get over here, we’ve still got eight more minutes. That was great and they came out after that and said we are not losing this game.”

The Pioneers maintained that lead for most of the fourth quarter, but Gavin made 4 of 5 free throws and Lunn hit two baskets to get the Cardinals within two points in the final minute.

“We beat the second-seeded team, the third-seeded team, and we ran into the first and just couldn’t get over the hump,” Migneault said. “We’re underdogs wherever we go. I thought we gave it a really good shot.”