University won the McDonald’s Hoosier Hysteria Tournament on Saturday, beating host Vincennes Lincoln 61-46 in the semi-finals and Guerin Catholic 55-50 in the championship game.
The Class 1A No. 4 Trailblazers got off to a solid start against the Golden Eagles, leading 14-8 after the first quarter and 31-20 at halftime. Guerin chipped away at the lead in the second half, but University was able to hold on for the victory.
Jacob Sager led the ‘Blazers with 12 points, while Max Greenamoyer and Camden Brown both added 11 points. Sam Mervis and Nate Shatkowski both corralled seven rebounds, with Sager grabbing five.
Bernie McGuinness led the Golden Eagles with 16 points and nine rebounds, with Matt Parenteau adding 11 points. Kameron Osswald handed out four assists.
In the semi-finals, Joe Martin scored 19 points to lead University past Lincoln. Quinn Steiner scored nine points, followed by Greenamoyer and Sager with eight each. Brown scored six points, Mervis had five, Korey Ash-Simpson added four and Shatkowski scored two.
Guerin Catholic beat Evansville Harrison 69-65 in its semi-final game. The Golden Eagles trailed 46-43 after three quarters, but came back by scoring 26 points in the fourth period.
McGuinness had an outstanding game with 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Kian Sills and Joseph Bobilya each added 15 points; Sills hit three 3-pointers and handed out four assists.
University is 12-1 and plays at Tindley on Friday. Guerin Catholic is 6-5 and hosts Bishop Chatard Friday as part of a Circle City Conference girl-boy doubleheader.
University 55, Guerin Catholic 50
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Kian Sills 3-9 0-1 7 3
Joseph Bobilya 2-7 0-0 4 2
Bernie McGuinness 7-16 2-3 16 2
Josh Osborn 0-3 0-0 0 1
Matthew Gillis 2-2 1-2 5 2
Kameron Osswald 0-1 2-2 2 1
Matt Parenteau 4-4 3-4 11 1
Cameron Weitzel 1-2 0-0 2 1
Davis Schlichte 0-0 0-0 0 3
Roc Ricker 1-1 1-1 3 0
Totals 20-45 9-13 50 16
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (1-12) Sills 1-5, Bobilya 0-4, McGuinness 0-1, Osswald 0-1, Weitzel 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (24) McGuinness 9, Bobilya 4, Weitzel 3, Sills 2, Osborn 2, Parenteau 2, Ricker 1, Gillis 1.
University FG FT TP PF
Sam Mervis 2-7 2-5 6 1
Max Greenamoyer 4-7 2-2 11 3
Jacob Sager 5-5 2-3 12 1
Camden Brown 4-7 3-4 11 2
Joe Martin 0-5 1-4 1 4
Nate Shatkowski 3-7 2-2 9 1
Quinn Steiner 2-3 0-0 5 1
Eric Major 0-0 0-0 0 1
Totals 20-41 12-20 55 14
University 3-point shooting (3-11) Greenamoyer 1-4, Steiner 1-2, Shatkowski 1-2, Brown 0-2, Mervis 0-1.
University rebounds (29) Mervis 7, Shatkowski 7, Sager 5, Brown 4, Greenamoyer 3, Martin 2, Major 1.
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 8 12 15 15 – 50
University 14 17 14 10 – 55
Guerin Catholic 69, Evansville Harrison 65
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Kian Sills 4-9 4-5 15 2
Joseph Bobilya 4-8 6-8 15 2
Bernie McGuinness 7-15 8-8 22 3
Josh Osborn 1-3 2-2 4 3
Matt Parenteau 1-1 0-0 2 0
Matthew Gillis 2-2 2-4 6 2
Kameron Osswald 0-2 0-0 0 0
Cameron Weitzel 2-2 0-0 5 1
Totals 21-42 22-27 69 13
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 19 10 14 26 – 69
Evansville Harrison 18 11 17 19 – 65
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (5-11) Sills 3-5, Bobilya 1-3, Weitzel 1-1, McGuinness 0-1, Osswald 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (25) McGuinness 8, Bobilya 3, Sills 2, Weitzel 2, Gillis 2, Parenteau 2, Osborn 1, team 5.