Guerin Catholic gave Class 3A Sectional 27 host Heritage Christian all it could handle in the first half before Heritage’s defense took over in the second half, sending HC past the Golden Eagles 56-42 in the first Friday night semi-final game.
Guerin led 14-11 after the first quarter and 32-28 at halftime. Olivia Labus had a great game for the Golden Eagles in the first half, scoring 12 points, while Katie Koger added eight points. Kathryn Loso scored six, including a 4-of-4 effort from the free-throw line. But Heritage Christian ramped up its defense in the third quarter, allowing GC only six points. Heritage led 46-38 after three, then held the Golden Eagles to four points in the fourth.
Labus finished the game with 14 points, followed by Koger with 12 and Loso with 10. Guerin Catholic finished its season 11-10.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 56, GUERIN CATHOLIC 42
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Aliyah Dorsey 1 1-2 4 5
Katie Koger 5 2-2 12 2
Delaney Klee 0 2-2 2 2
Kathryn Loso 3 4-4 10 1
Olivia Labus 5 4-6 14 4
Mia Thompson 0 0-0 0 1
Halley Buehler 0 0-0 0 0
Megan Cobb 0 0-0 0 0
Natalie Fernandez 0 0-0 0 0
Caitlyn Sharpe 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 14 13-16 42 15
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 14 18 6 4 – 42
Heritage Christian 11 17 18 10 – 56
Guerin Catholic 3-pointers (1) Dorsey 1.