SPRING VALLEY – St. Bede’s quest at a third straight Colmone Classic championship appearance was put in jeopardy on Tuesday night.

The Bruins have lost to Fieldcrest in the tournament’s championship game the last two seasons and would have liked one more shot at the Knights, but fell to 1-1 in White Pool play with a 55-49 loss to Mendota. With the win, the Trojans improved to 2-0 in the tournament.

St. Bede coach Mike Kilmartin said his team simply went cold offensively and missed some easy baskets early that put them in a hole.