The REPORTER
Guerin Catholic had a tough night at Brebeuf Jesuit on Friday, as the Braves swept the Golden Eagles in both games of a Circle City Conference doubleheader.
In the girls game, Brebeuf won 55-31. The Braves led 14-10 after one quarter, Kori Dues helped keep Guerin Catholic in it with two 3-pointers. Brebeuf outscored GC 11-2 in the second period for a 26-12 halftime lead, then poured in another 20 points in the third quarter.
Dues finished the game with three 3s and 11 points. Annie Murphy scored seven.
Reagan Haines had five points for Guerin Catholic’s girls team in the first game of the Circle City Conference doubleheader. (Mike Navarro)
The boys game was a battle between two ranked teams in Class 3A: the Golden Eagles are No. 2 and the Braves are No. 4. Brebeuf Jesuit scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to finish a 59-50 win over Guerin Catholic.
The Braves started fast, leading 16-10 after one quarter, then going up 19-10 in the second. The Golden Eagles played even with Brebeuf in the second quarter, but still trailed 26-20 at halftime. Guerin Catholic cut the Braves’ lead to 38-36 after three periods before the Braves ran away in the fourth.
Four GC players reached double figures. Bryson Cardinal scored 15 points, with Robert Sorensen adding 12. Dylan Murans had 11 points and Jack Cherry scored 10. Cardinal led the rebounds with eight, while Murans pulled seven rebounds and also blocked two shots.
Both teams finished conference play with this game. Guerin Catholic’s girls completed their conference schedule with a 1-4 record and are 9-12 overall. They finish the regular season next Friday by hosting Lafayette Central Catholic in another doubleheader.
The Guerin Catholic boys ended the CCC season 4-1 and are 12-5 overall. They return to the Eagles Nest on Tuesday to host Liberty Christian before hosting LCC on Friday.
GIRLS GAME
BREBEUF JESUIT 55, GUERIN CATHOLIC 31
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Annie Murphy 2 2-2 7 1
Gianna Morelli 1 0-0 2 4
Reagan Haines 2 1-3 5 0
Ava Bills 0 0-2 0 4
Emery Cardinal 1 0-0 2 4
Kori Dues 4 0-0 11 0
Lillian Behrle 1 0-0 3 1
Caroline Ford 0 1-2 1 2
Mia Bair 0 0-0 0 1
Lucy Collins 0 0-0 0 1
Totals 11 4-9 31 18
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 10 2 7 12 – 31
Brebeuf Jesuit 14 11 20 10 – 55
Guerin Catholic 3-pointers (5) Dues 3, Murphy, Behrle.
BOYS GAME
BREBEUF JESUIT 59, GUERIN CATHOLIC 50
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Jack Cherry 5-9 0-0 10 3
Robert Sorensen 4-9 2-2 12 5
Andy Caron 1-7 0-0 2 1
Dylan Murans 4-8 2-4 11 5
Bryson Cardinal 5-11 5-7 15 4
Malcolm Houze 0-1 0-0 0 4
Ryne Paris 0-1 0-0 0 1
Ben Grissom 0-1 0-0 0 0
Asher Arkenau 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 19-47 9-13 50 23
Score by Quarters
Guerin Catholic 10 10 16 14 – 50
Brebeuf Jesuit 16 10 12 21 – 59
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (3-11) Sorensen 2-5, Murans 1-2, Caron 0-2, Houze 0-1, Grissom 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (29) Cardinal 8, Murans 7, Sorensen 4, Caron 4, Cherry 2, Houze 2, Paris 1, team 1.