Guerin Catholic won its first Circle City Conference game of the season Friday, beating Covenant Christian 54-50 in a hard-fought game at the Eagles Nest.
The Warriors led the Golden Eagles 13-12 after the first quarter, then went up 25-19 in the second period before Guerin Catholic trimmed that lead to 29-26 by halftime. The Golden Eagles battled through a close third quarter to get within 44-42 by the end of the third period, then outscored Covenant Christian 12-6 in the fourth.
Robert Sorensen led GC with 13 points, making three 3-pointers along the way. Lucas Parker added 11 points and had seven rebounds, while Jack Cherry added 10 points and six rebounds. Sorensen and Will Grissom both collected five rebounds and Grissom dished out five assists.
Guerin Catholic is 1-2 in the conference and 7-6 overall. The Golden Eagles travel to Brebeuf Jesuit next Friday for another CCC contest.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 54, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 50
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Jack Cherry 1-1 7-9 10 0
Robert Sorensen 5-9 0-0 13 3
Patrick Baird 3-3 0-1 8 1
Lucas Parker 4-10 1-2 11 1
Aden Cannon 0-0 1-2 1 0
Will Grissom 3-8 0-1 7 3
Matthew Etchison 0-0 0-0 0 0
Kamea Chandler 2-3 0-0 4 1
Josh Holba 0-0 0-0 0 1
Totals 18-34 9-15 54 10
Score by Quarters
Covenant 13 16 15 6 – 50
Guerin Catholic 12 14 16 12 – 54
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (9-19) Sorensen 3-5, Parker 2-8, Baird 2-2, Grissom 1-2, Cherry 1-1, Chandler 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (27) Parker 7, Cherry 6, Sorensen 5, Grissom 5, Baird 1, Cannon 1, team 2.