The REPORTER
Last night, Covenant Christian traveled to Noblesville to face Guerin Catholic in a key Circle City Conference tilt.
A fast start got the Golden Eagles off on the right foot to where they were able to hold on throughout the night for a 44-34 league win over the Warriors.
Guerin Catholic jumped out shooting hot, doubling up Covenant 18-9 in the first and never looked back from that point.
The Warriors bounced back in the second to outscore Guerin Catholic 8-7, but would still trail the hosts 25-17 at the break.
Defense would steal the show for the Golden Eagles in the third. Guerin Catholic would double up Covenant 10-5 to move its lead to a baker’s dozen 35-22.
Covenant Christian put some offense on the board in the fourth with a 12-9 advantage, but that wouldn’t be enough as Guerin Catholic would outlast the Warriors, 44-34.
Forcing 12 CC turnovers to only eight of their own, Guerin Catholic not only held the Warriors to 34 points, but no opposing player scored more than six. Three Covenant players finished with six. Quite the tip of the cap to the Golden Eagles on defense.
Bryson Cardinal led all scorers with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting and nine rebounds. Robert Sorensen joined him in double digits with 11 points, five boards and four assists.
Class 3A No. 6 Guerin Catholic (11-4) hits the road at Class 4A No. 4 Cathedral (10-0) tonight.
GUERIN CATHOLIC 44, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 34
Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF
Jack Cherry 1-2 0-0 2 0
Robert Sorensen 4-15 2-2 11 1
Andy Caron 0-2 0-0 0 1
Dylan Murans 3-6 0-1 6 3
Bryson Cardinal 7-11 3-5 17 1
Ryne Paris 1-1 0-0 3 2
Malcolm Houze 1-2 0-0 2 0
Hayden Rodgers 0-0 0-0 0 0
Jake Grissom 0-0 0-0 0 3
Ben Grissom 1-1 0-0 3 0
Asher Arkenau 0-0 0-0 0 0
Nik Balmuri 0-1 0-0 0 0
Julian Melendez 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 18-41 5-8 44 11
Score by Quarters
Covenant Christian 9 8 5 12 – 34
Guerin Catholic 18 7 10 9 – 44
Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (3-12) Sorensen 1-7, B. Grissom 1-1, Paris 1-1, Caron 0-1, Houze 0-1, Murans 0-1.
Guerin Catholic rebounds (26) Cardinal 9, Sorensen 5, Caron 3, Murans 3, Houze 2, Balmuri 1, team 3.