Kourtland Tyus pours in 19 points, but Sacred Heart-Griffin girls too much for Eagles 53-44
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SPRINGFIELD SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 53, CIVIC MEMORIAL 44: Kourtland Tyus led the way with 19 points, and Anna Hall added 12. But it wasn’t enough, as Sacred Heart-Griffin eliminated the Eagles in the Taylorville sectional final Thursday night at Dolph Stanley Court.
Both Tyus and Hall got into foul trouble in the first half, and it was a big factor in the game.
“If you’ve got two kids that are possible all-staters on the bench for a little bit in the first half, and things aren’t going well anyway, I was really happy to be down six at halftime,” said CM head coach Jonathan Denney. “It’s probably the worst half we’ve played all the time, but I think we played defense decent to keep us close. We talked about pace and pressure at halftime, and I thought that was a big key, but we never seemed to get into it. I don’t know if it’s a case of them doing a good job of handling it, which I thought Sacred Heart had a great game plan. I thought they did a nice job defensively, sagging off a little bit and making us trying to get stuff from the outside. They did a good job on Hall, helping on her. But it’s just a little disappointed with our bread and butter.”
Denney gave credit to the Cyclones for their effort.
“I thought they played with a little more urgency, a little more fire,” Denney said, “and they were pretty good offensively in that third quarter.”
Payton Vorreyrrer led SH-G with 20 points, making five free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
The Cyclones are now 28-6 and advance to the super-sectional at the University of Illinois-Springfield Monday night, going up against Effingham, who defeated Breese Mater Dei Catholic 42-40 in the Salem sectional final. The tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
The Eagles finish their season at 29-6.
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