By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The Sacred Heart basketball teams cruised to a doubleheader sweep in Clifton-Clyde on Friday, dominating the Eagles in two wins of 20 or more points.
Girls: Sacred Heart 59, Clifton-Clyde 39
The Lady Knights led wire-to-wire in this dominant four-quarter road effort, rolling the Lady Eagles in a 59-39 victory.
Skylar Douglas was on fire to begin this game, dropping 14 of her 18 points in the first quarter to put Sacred Heart ahead 23-7 after one.
The second quarter saw turnovers slow the Sacred Heart attack, but a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Emmy Lee gave the Knights a wave of momentum to take into the break.
In the second half, Sacred Heart spread out its scoring, with four Lady Knights combining for 17 points in the third quarter, and Addie and Emmy Lee combining for all nine of Sacred Heart’s points in the fourth quarter.
Addie Lee (18), Skylar Douglas (18), and Edyn Sharpton (10) led the scoring charge for Sacred Heart while Sevy Wurtz (15) topped the score sheet for Clifton-Clyde.
With this win, the Lady Knights improve to 2-0 while the Lady Eagles fall to 1-1.
Boys: #6 Sacred Heart 68, Clifton-Clyde 41
The Knights opened this game on a 14-2 run and never looked back, showing off from all three levels in a comfortable road win.
A steady drumbeat saw Sacred Heart score 25 points in the first quarter, 19 in the second, and 24 in the third to hold a 68-33 lead after three.
The Knights didn’t score a single point in a fourth quarter that featured a running clock, but didn’t need to, leading by 27 as time expired.
All five starters put up big numbers in this game, with Will Tuttle (19), Dom Matteucci (15), Noah Hines (12) and Luke Koland (12) all scoring in double figures.
Landon Begnoche gave his best effort with 17 points in the loss for Clifton-Clyde.
With this win, the 6th-ranked Knights improve to 2-0 while the Eagles fall to 0-2.
Both Sacred Heart teams will be back on the floor for the Irish Classic in Chapman next week.
You can watch both games on demand below.