By NOAH HELGET
Salina Post Contributor
Girls: Sacred Heart 56, Republic County 31
Sacred Heart and Republic County closed out their second leg of their league matchup on Friday, as the Lady Knights defeated the Lady Buffaloes 56-31, and the Knights did the same 57-41.
The Lady Knights would find themselves locked in a good battle going into halftime, leading by three after the first and expanding that lead to eight at the intermission.
Sacred Heart stuck around in the third as Skylar Douglas battled for the Lady Knights, she had eight in the third quarter. The team never trailed and they found themselves up after three quarters 46-25.
Skylar Douglas led the Lady Knights with a career-high 30 points, backed up by Mia Hamilton, who added 14 more.
The Lady Buffaloes were led in scoring by Kylie Stone (13), Avery Stindt (11).
The Lady Knights move to 10-8 overall and sit at 6-4 in league.
Boys: Sacred Heart 57, Republic County 41
On the boys’ side, Sacred Heart was caught off guard to start as they found themselves in a defensive battle after one, leading 8-7.
Despite a late start for the Knights, Will Tuttle and Maddox Wells got rolling and the Knights tightened things defensively, allowing just three third-quarter field goals.
Tuttle and Wells would combine for 28 in the win, on a night where only six members of the Sacred Heart offense needed to score.
Ben Disberger came off the bench and stole the show underneath the basket, defending and rebounding well while scoring 12 in the contest.
On the other end, Connor Martin dominated down low in the contest all 16 of his points were in the paint.
The Knights were led in scoring by Will Tuttle (15), Maddox Wells (13), Ben Disberger (12).
The Knights stay undefeated on the season 18-0 overall and 10-0 in league.
The Knights and Lady Knights will close out the regular season with league rival Ellsworth on Tuesday.