BROOKVILLE – The Trinity Catholic boys had a rare off night shooting from the perimeter, making just one 3-pointer in a 64-33 loss to Ell-Saline on Tuesday.
The Celtics had many good looks from behind the 3-point arc, usually in the regular flow of the offense. But the only 3 came in the fourth quarter from Lawson Dowsey.
Ell-Saline, undefeated and ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, showed off its high-flying offense with three players scoring at least 13 points. Trey Williams led the way with a game-high 21 points.
Alex Guajardo continued his strong play after missing all of December. The senior led the Celtics with nine points, while Beau Towell added seven points.
The Celtics fall to 3-6 and will return home Friday to take on Remington.
Ell-Saline girls 53, Trinity Catholic 34 – Ell-Saline hit the Trinity Catholic girls with an 11-1 run to start the third quarter, opening an 18-point lead, and the Cardinals won their second game of the season with a strong performance on Tuesday.
The Celtics trailed 14-5 after one quarter, but closed to 21-15 late in the second quarter after Anika Paulsrud hit a pair of 3-pointers. But Ell-Saline got a pair of free throws from Paisley Jensen with 0.2 seconds left. The Cardinals built on that momentum with a strong start to the third quarter.
Paulsrud and Ciena Masil led Trinity with nine points apiece. The Celtics are now 0-9.
