Warriors top Cadets 59-46 in sectional opening round

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Covenant Christian stormed out of the IHSAA Sectional No. 44 gates Tuesday night, grabbing a nine-point lead after a quarter it extended to eliminate Cascade 59-46.

The Warriors came out firing, scoring 19 points in the first quarter and holding a double digit lead at 17-6 before settling for a 19-10 advantage after the opening frame.

The game slowed considerably in the second quarter as the Cadets attempted to establish a foothold in the contest.

While Cascade controlled the boards, the Cadets could not get shots to fall to cut into the Warrior lead and trailed by 10 at 30-20 at the break.

Covenant Christian further slowed the game down in the third but countered by scoring on 6-of-10 shooting in the quarter.

At the same time, the Warriors held Cascade to a meager seven points, opening up a 16-point gap heading into the final quarter of play.

The fourth quarter proved to be the highest scoring quarter but most of those points came from the free throw line.

The teams combined for 23 points from the foul line, as 18 fouls were called, prolonging the eventual win for the Warriors.

Trevor Johnson led all scorers with 18 points for Covenant Christian while Matthew Murphy added 12 and Cody Owen scored 10.

Hayden Suter and Colton Jones each had 11 for Cascade with Schuyler Hart chipping in 10. The Cadets finished the season with a 3-18 record.



At South Putnam
Cascade 10 10 7 19 -- 46
Cov Christian 19 11 13 16 -- 59
Cascade
-- Suter 11, Jones 11, Hart 10, Butler 9, Burch 3, Stephenson 2, Hyten 0, Parsons 0, Smith 0, Gates 0, Hostetler 0, Morris 0; Totals -- 15-50 FG; 1-9 3-FG, 15-22 FT
Covenant Christian
-- Johnson 18, Murphy 12, Owen 10, Seifert 9, Joseph 5, Smith 3, Foster 1, DeMyers 1, Tucker 0, Marsh 0, Davis 0, Ryals 0; Totals -- 21-40 FG, 3-9 3-FG, 14-24 FT
Rebounds (Off):
CHS 28 (11), CC 15 (1). Assists: CHS 10, CC 10. Steals: CHS 2, CC 8. Blocks: CHS 1, CC 4. Turnovers: CHS 18, CC 8. Fouls: CHS 19, CC 18.
Next Game: Covenant Christian (9-12) will play Monrovia (3-18) in IHSAA Sectional No. 44 Friday night at 6 p.m.

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