BY ADAM COULTER
Salina Post Contributor
Sacred Heart was playing its second round of games in three nights on Thursday. The girl's game went to the wire while the boy's game was never in doubt.
In the end, the result was the same as the Knights swept a doubleheader from Beloit-St. John's.
Sacred Heart Girls 44, Beloit-St. John's 42
After a closely contested first quarter, the Lady Blue Jays opened the second quarter on a 10-0 run.
They outscored the Lady Knights 19-7 in the period and took a 25-15 lead into the locker room at halftime.
After struggling from the field in the opening half, Sacred Heart heated up and stayed that way for the majority of the third and fourth quarters.
The Lady Knights were within two points trailing 35-33 entering the final period. Late in the game, the Lady Blue Jays were trailing 44-39. They did manage the next three points to close the gap, but a last-second shot wouldn't fall as Sacred Heart held on for the narrow victory.
Skylar Douglas led the Lady Knights with 14 points and Katie Weiss added 12.
Sacred Heart improves to 4-4 overall and remains 0-2 in the NCAA league.
Sacred Heart Boys 75, Beloit-St. John's 38
In a game with a lopsided score throughout, eight different Knights scored in their blowout win over Beloit/St. John's-Tipton.
The Blue Jays scored the first basket of the game for what turned out to be their only lead all night.
Sacred Heart jumped out to a 23-9 advantage after the opening quarter and never looked back.
After leading by 18 at halftime, the Knights held the Blue Jays to just three points in the third quarter to take a 66-30 lead.
The entire fourth quarter was played with a continuously running clock as Sacred Heart notched its eighth straight win.
Will Tuttle led the Knights with 17 points. Michael Matteucci and Luca Adami added 14 points apiece. Sacred Heart is now 8-0 overall and remains 2-0 in the NCAA league.
The Knights now turn their attention to another non-league game on the road Friday night. Sacred Heart will travel to Hays to take on Thomas More Prep.
Pregame is scheduled for 5:40 pm with the girls tipoff at 6 pm and the boys to follow. The games can be seen and heard on salinapost.com.