Just 22 seconds into the third quarter, the St. Joseph boys basketball team appeared to catch a big-time break.
On the Cadets’ first possession of the period, Danbury’s Denali Burton was called for his third personal foul and went to the bench. With the score tied 23-23 and Burton — the Hatters’ impactful 6-foot-4 senior power forward — out of the game, St. Joseph had an opportunity to take charge of Thursday night’s contest.
But when Burton returned more than five minutes later, it was Danbury that had a 36-29 lead. Burton then made up for lost time by scoring the opening two baskets of the final quarter as the Hatters pulled away for a 58-46 home victory.