BORDEN — Christian Academy gained its fourth sectional title Saturday evening.
The fourth-ranked Warriors outlasted South Central 53-48 within the Class A Borden Sectional remaining.
CAI (22-4) will play No. 1 Barr-Reeve (23-2) within the regional championship recreation in Loogootee subsequent Saturday at 1 p.m. The Vikings outlasted No. 3 Orleans 75-67 in 5 overtimes within the Loogootee Sectional remaining.
The Warriors led 16-12 on the finish of the primary quarter and 24-14 on the break.
The Rebels responded within the third interval, outscoring CAI 12-8 to chop their deficit to 32-26. South Central saved it going within the remaining body to get to at least one finish of the sport.
Nonetheless, the Warriors retained their first sectional title since 2020.
David Cook dinner completed with 14 factors to steer CAI, whereas Joshua Renfro and Cooper Losey added 13 factors apiece.
Cole Thomas scored a game-high 22 factors, whereas Christian Kiper added 18 for the Rebels (18-7).
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BORDEN CLASS SECTION
Saturday evening finale
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 53, SOUTH CENTER 48
Chris. Academy 16 8 8 21 — 53
South Central 12 2 12 22 — 48
CAI (22-4): David Cook dinner 14, Joshua Renfro 13, Cooper Losey 13, Joshua Chancey 7, Elijah Logsdon 6.
South Central (18-7): Christian Kiper 18, Cole Thomas 22, Ronnie Renn 4, Ethan Hedden 4.
3-point discipline objectives: CAI 8 (Cook dinner 2, Logsdon 2, Losey 2, Renfro 2); South Central 4 (Thomas 3, Kiper 1).
Free throws: CAI 13-15, South Central 10-16.
