The REPORTER
Guerin Catholic dropped its first game of the season Tuesday, falling to Yorktown 54-40 at the Eagles Nest.
The Golden Eagles stayed close with the Tigers in the first quarter, trailing only by 16-14. Five players scored, with Lillian Behrle getting four points and Annie Murphy and Kori Dues both hitting a 3-pointer. Yorktown outscored GC 11-5 in the second period for a 27-19 halftime lead.
Both teams added 16 points in the third quarter, including six from Ava Bills. But the Tigers pulled away again with another 11-5 period in the fourth.
Gianna Morelli and Bills both scored 10 points.
Guerin Catholic is 1-1 and plays Saturday afternoon at Greenfield-Central.
YORKTOWN 54, GUERIN CATHOLIC 40
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Annie Murphy 1-3 0-0 3 2
Gianna Morelli 4-9 2-5 10 1
Reagan Haines 1-1 0-0 2 4
Ava Bills 4-10 2-4 10 2
Lillian Behrle 3-7 0-0 6 2
Eme Cardinal 0-1 1-2 1 1
Kori Dues 3-11 0-0 8 2
Mia Bair 0-0 0-0 0 0
Lucy Collins 0-2 0-0 0 1
Totals 16-44 5-11 40 15
Score by Quarters
Yorktown 16 11 16 11 – 54
Guerin Catholic 14 5 16 5 – 40
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (3-13) Dues 2-7, Murphy 1-2, Behrle 0-2, Collins 0-2.