St. Henry 69 Dixie Heights 57

Right out of the gate Dixie came out swinging like they had something to say in this 34th district battle match. They looked smart and savvy with points in transition hustling position, finding the open man. Looked clinic-perfect, making them immediately look like the team to beat, getting out to an 8-2 jump start. St. Henry not being a team to be intimidated or panic, composed themselves and got it in gear to ultimately end the 1st period up 18-12. 

The 2nd quarter saw Dixie maintaining a good showing battling back and holding their own. I personally thought that there were a decent amount of questionable calls in the first half, but being that they went equally bad both ways I guess you could say it all balanced out as the half ended all tied up at 27. Bessler for St. Henry had to sit the last 2 minutes of the quarter with 3 fouls. 

The 3rd quarter saw Wyatt Vieth score 8 unanswered points right away putting the Cru ahead 35-27 which really set the pace for the rest of the game as the Colonels could never quite recover after that, though they did manage to pull as close as 3 soon after only to fall away again with the score St. Henry 51-40 at the break.

Congratulations to Jude Bessler as it was in the 3rd quarter that he netted his 1000th career point with a 3 ball from the left corner. Such a great impact player Bessler has been now for the last 3 seasons for the Cru.

Dixie scored first in the 4th to cut it to 8 then it was St. Henry pulling away from there on out to victory with a final score of St. Henry 69 Dixie 57. 

St. Henry was certainly favored going into this game, but kudos to the Red Colonels of Dixie Heights for putting up a good fight, and an honorable showing. They are truly a much improved team this season, and nothing to sneeze at. They certainly still have the ability to make some noise come regional tourney time.