Guerin Catholic rolled to its third straight victory Saturday night, beating Muncie Central 46-32 at the Eagles Nest.
The Golden Eagles got off to a solid start, leading 13-5 after the first quarter. Will Grissom scored six points in that period. Guerin Catholic held a 23-12 advantage at halftime, then absorbed a slight push by the Bearcats in the third quarter. The Golden Eagles led 36-27 after three, then clamped down its defense in the fourth quarter, allowing Muncie Central only five points.
“We knew that they were an explosive team and we knew that we were going to win it at the defensive end tonight,” said Guerin Catholic coach Bobby Allen. “We outrebounded them a little bit. We limited them to one perimeter shot. I felt like our seniors, Matthew Etchison and Will Grissom stepped up and made plays at the end. I’m proud of our toughness. I’m proud about how we closed the game out. I felt like it was a one-possession game the entire time. But whenever you hold a team to 32 points, you feel like you’re doing something right.”
Grissom scored 14 points and collected seven rebounds. Robert Sorensen added 10 points, while Aden Cannon pulled five rebounds. Jack Cherry blocked two shots.
The Golden Eagles are 3-1 and play Tuesday at Pendleton Heights.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 46, MUNCIE CENTRAL 32
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Matthew Etchison 0-2 0-0 0 4
Robert Sorensen 2-6 4-6 10 3
Will Grissom 4-12 6-10 14 3
Jack Cherry 1-3 1-2 3 1
Aden Cannon 2-3 1-2 5 4
Lucas Parker 3-5 1-2 7 0
Kamea Chandler 2-5 2-2 7 0
Patrick Baird 0-0 0-0 0 0
Josh Holba 0-0 0-0 0 0
Ty Sanders 0-0 0-0 0 0
Luke Scariano 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 14-36 15-24 46 15
Score by Quarters
Muncie Central 5 7 15 5 – 32
Guerin Catholic 13 10 13 10 – 46
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (3-14) Sorensen 2-4, Chandler 1-1, Grissom 0-4, Cherry 0-2, Etchison 0-2, Parker 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (31) Grissom 7, Cannon 5, Cherry 4, Sorensen 4, Parker 4, Chandler 3, Etchison 2, team 2.