Knox Catholic grabbed the upper hand against South Greene in the second quarter and never relinquished it, turning back a mild Rebel rally in the fourth quarter to take a 56-46 win Tuesday night.
The Irish trailed early in the game with the Rebs holding a 15-11 advantage at the first horn, but Catholic caught fire behind the outside shooting of Sydney Mains to outscore the Rebels 18-7 in the second frame and grabbed the lead for keeps at 29-22.
The Rebels had it down to 43-37 after three, and they managed to hang around with a chance to win until the final two minutes.
Mains finished with 16 points for Catholic (9-4). Tinsley Walker scored 13. The Irish nailed 10 3-pointers on the night.
South Greene (6-8) got 15 points from Addison Williams but she was the only Reb in double digit scoring.
KNOX CATHOLIC (56): Williams 1-7 3-5 5, Krueger 2-2 0-0 4, Pettinger 2-4 0-0 5, Tinsley Walker 5-12 0-0 13, Renfree 2-2 1-3 5, Sydney Mains 6-15 0-0 16, Frana 3-8 0-0 8. TOTALS: 21-50 4-8 56.
SOUTH GREENE (46): Addison Williams 5-8 5-12 15, Hensley 3-5 0-0 6, Brooks 3-9 0-0 7, Cutshall 1-7 2-4 5, Mullins 2-4 1-1 6, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Roderick 3-7 0-2 7. TOTALS: 17-40 8-19 46.
3-Point Goals: KC—10 (Mains 4, Walker 3, Frana 2, Pettinger). SG—4 (Brooks, Cutshall, Mullins, Roderick).
KNOX CATHOLIC 11 18 14 13—56
SOUTH GREENE 15 7 15 9—46
