Guerin Catholic’s post-season run came to an end on Saturday at the Class 3A Seymour semi-state, as the No. 6-ranked Golden Eagles were beaten by No. 2-ranked Silver Creek 54-46.
It was a close first half. Guerin Catholic led 13-10 after the first quarter, but the Dragons worked their way back to a 20-19 advantage at halftime. Silver Creek then outscored GC in both the third and fourth periods, going up 34-29 after three. The Dragons ran their lead to 51-38 in the fourth quarter and held on to earn their ticket to the state finals.
Kaleb Edwards scored 14 points for the Golden Eagles, followed by Matthew Gillis with 13 points. Will Grissom collected seven rebounds, Edwards pulled six and Gillis had five. Joseph Bobilya dished out four assists.
Guerin Catholic finished its season 21-4, the most wins for the Golden Eagles since they put together back-to-back 22-win campaigns in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
SILVER CREEK 54, GUERIN CATHOLIC 46
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Kaleb Edwards 4-15 6-8 14 4
Joseph Bobilya 0-9 2-2 2 4
Will Grissom 2-8 0-1 4 2
Jack Cherry 2-3 0-0 5 2
Matthew Gillis 6-11 1-3 13 4
Matthew Etchison 1-1 0-0 2 2
Jack Parenteau 0-0 0-0 0 1
Elijah Edwards 1-1 0-0 2 1
Spencer Wilt 1-2 0-0 3 0
Garrett Kreiner 0-0 0-0 0 0
Aden Cannon 0-0 1-2 1 0
Totals 17-50 10-16 46 20
Score by Quarters
Silver Creek 10 10 14 20 – 54
Guerin Catholic 13 6 10 17 – 46
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (2-16) Wilt 1-2, Cherry 1-1, Bobilya 0-9, K. Edwards 0-2, Grissom 0-2.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (29) Grissom 7, K. Edwards 6, Gillis 5, Cherry 3, Bobilya 2, Etchison 2, E. Edwards 1, Wilt 1, Cannon 1, team 1.