Hamilton Heights won its first game of the season on Tuesday, beating Guerin Catholic 44-31 in an all-county game at the Eagles Nest.
The Golden Eagles led 15-13 after the first quarter; Olivia Labus helped Guerin out with six points. Meanwhile, Sydney Runyan hit two 3-pointers for the Huskies.
Heights moved ahead by halftime, leading GC 26-23. Bayleigh Runner and Payton Dissett both made a 3-pointer in the second quarter. The Huskies then took over on defense, outscoring the Golden Eagles 13-6 in the third period. Runner kept the offense hot by making three 3s in the second half.
“Bayleigh Runner was really good tonight,” said Heights coach Keegan Cherry. He also credited Jillian Osswald, who suffered an injury during the Huskies’ Friday night game with Noblesville, with a “gutsy effort,” as she played all four quarters.
Runner finished the game with 18 points, including five 3s. MyKayla Moran had eight points.
Cunningham led Guerin Catholic with 13 points, and made three 3s. Kathryn Loso and MT Ford joined Labus in scoring six points.
“We got to find a way to attack a zone better,” said GC coach Marc Quaranta.
Heights is 1-3 and hosts Lebanon on Friday. The Golden Eagles are 0-3 and will host Heritage Christian on Saturday to begin Circle City Conference play.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 44, GUERIN CATHOLIC 31
Heights FG FT TP PF
Jillian Osswald 1 2-4 4 1
Bayleigh Runner 6 1-3 18 2
Payton Dissett 2 0-0 6 1
Syndey Runyan 2 0-0 6 0
MyKayla Moran 4 0-0 8 3
Hailey Champion 0 0-0 0 1
Chloe Henderson 1 0-0 2 0
Totals 16 3-7 44 8
Heights 3-pointers (9) Runner 5, Dissett 2, Runyan 2.
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Katie Koger 0 0-0 0 2
Nicole Cunningham 5 0-0 13 5
Kathryn Loso 3 0-0 6 2
MT Ford 2 2-2 6 0
Olivia Labus 2 2-2 6 3
Delaney Klee 0 0-0 0 1
Ally Sponhauer 0 0-0 0 0
Aliyah Dorsey 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 12 4-4 31 13
Guerin Catholic 3-pointers (3) Cunningham 3.
Score by Quarters
Heights 13 13 13 5 – 44
Guerin Catholic 15 8 6 2 – 39