Bullitt East from Mt. Washington, Ky., beat Knox Catholic 59-39 to earn a semifinal berth against Kentucky rival Ryle High from Union, Ky.
Knox Catholic had no answer for Bullitt post Gracie Merkle, who dropped in 19 points and hauled in 15 rebounds. Emma Egan was strong in support with 17.
Sydney Mains had 20 points to lead Catholic
Bullitt pulled from a 9-8 first quarter lead to outscore the Irish 16-4 in the second quarter and take a 25-12 halftime lead.
BULLITT EAST (59): Tinelio 0-1 1-2 1, Meeks 1-2 0-0 2, Ortega 2-3 0-0 5, Egan 8-13 0-0 17, Rodgers 2-5 1-2 7, Lyons 0-0 0-0 0, Gracie Merkle 8-11 3-5 19, Reid 2-5 1-1 5, Mason 0-0 1-2 1. TOTALS: 24-43 7-12 59.
KNOX CATHOLIC (39): Williams 4-13 1-2 9, Lane 0-1 0-0 0, Pettinger 0-3 0-0 0, Walker 1-3 0-0 3, Renfree 0-3 1-2 1, Sydney Mains 8-20 0-0 20, Frana 2-7 0-0 4, Gonzalez 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 16-51 2-4 39.
3-Point Goals: BE—4 (Rodgers 2, Ortega, Egan). KC—5 (Mains 4, Walker).
BULLITT EAST 9 16 19 15—59
KNOX CATH 8 4 18 9—39
