The Mercer Cardinals outscored the Albany Warriors 19-0 in a dominant first quarter performance on Monday night, and never looked back in a 59-13 victory, in Class 1, District 14 quarterfinal action at North Harrison High School in Eagleville.
Cash Hartley had 18 points and Camden Hartley 14 for Mercer, while Bryer Noe added 10. Â
Next up for the top-seeded Cardinals will be the host North Harrison Shamrocks, who took a 53-27 victory over HDC rival Newtown-Harris in Monday night’s quarterfinals. Â The Cardinals/Shamrocks semifinal will be played on Wednesday night at 6 o’clock.
The Worth County boys ended Gilman City’s season with a 56-43 come-from-behind victory on Monday night. Â The Hawks led at the half, but wiltered in the second half, playing with a roster of only six boys. Â Cornelius Peery had 17 points and Mitchell Sievering 10 for Gilman City. Â Worth County advances into the Wednesday night (7:30) semifinal to play Pattonsburg, a 65-41 winner over East Harrison.
The girls of Class 1, District 14 open play tonight (Tuesday night), with the top-ranked and top-seeded Mercer Lady Cardinals taking on Newtown-Harris at 4:30, followed by Gilman City going against Pattonsburg at 5:45. Â The #2 seeded North Harrison Lady Shamrocks play in the late game (8:15 PM) against Albany, while the #3 seed Worth County Lady Tigers duel with East Harrison at 7 o’clock tonight, all from the North Harrison High School gymnasium in Eagleville.
