Grand Island Central Catholic and the Bluehawks are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Cecilia Bluehawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Grand Island Central Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up five on Friday.
A well-balanced attack led Grand Island Central Catholic over the Minutemen in every quarter on their way to victory. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grand Island Central Catholic blew the Minutemen out of the water with a 52-25 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Grand Island Central Catholic.
Grand Island Central Catholic found their leader in underclassman Thomas Birch, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Birch has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kelly, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, St. Cecilia's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They received a tough blow as they fell 51-37 to Lincoln Lutheran. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Cecilia in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost seven in a row.
Grand Island Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. As for St. Cecilia, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-8.
Grand Island Central Catholic came up short against the Bluehawks in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 54-44. Will Grand Island Central Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
