By Nick McClintock
STANFORD- The Central Catholic Saints cruised to a 65-44 victory Tuesday night with a dominant effort over Cornbelt Conference opponent Olympia.
The first quarter saw multiple wide open looks for the Saints, and the shots fell for several of the Central Catholic players, inclusing Jon Rave and Jake Baughman, leading to a early double digit lead 19-8. Olympia tried to hold on with a few second quarter three's of there own, hitting two triples in the first few minutes, but the Saints were simply too much in the first half offensively, heading to halftime with a 38-22 advantage.
The second half was not entirely different from the first. Turnovers from the Spartans throughout the quarter saw the Saint lead jump to 20, before eventually toning down for the last few minutes. The lone bright spot for the Olympia Spartans was junior Blake Dehn, who scored 8 of the Spartans 11 points in the third quarter. When the dust settled, Central Catholic held a 54-33 lead going into the final quarter.
The final quarter saw more offense for the Spartans, as they would drop the Spartan lead all the way down to 14, but Head Coach for the Saints Jason Welch emptied his bench for the final six minutes. Leading the way for the Saints was Jake Reinhart with 17. Olympia was led by Dehn with 16.
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