This should be a fun one to call. Holy Cross (14-5) will play Hazard (18-2) in the quarter finals of the 2023 All "A" State Tournament tonight at 8:00 pm.

The Indians beat Danville in the opening round 72-56 behind 37 points and 15 rebounds from Jacob Meyer. Javier Ward added 18 points. The Bulldogs knocked out Bishop Brossart 68-62 first round behind a strong first-half showing. Max Johnson led them with 17 points. Jamal Hazel added 16.

Hazard will enter the game on a 15-game winning streak while Holy Cross has won 7 straight. Holy Cross Radio will be on the live call starting at approx 7:45 pm. This is the 3rd game of the night session so this 8:00 pm game may not start on time.

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One I'm really looking forward to following along to.  Great quarter-final match-up.  

What is interesting to me is that in both this game and the previous game, the Indians have not played anywhere near their best and they are likely to win them both by double-digits. 
 

Hazard just didn’t have the energy/stamina to run with this Holy Cross team. Meyer is over 30 points AGAIN and Sam Gibson continues to be a rebounding machine. 
 

15 game winning streak appears to be coming to an end for the Bulldogs. 
 

Holy Cross - 60

Hazard - 43

1:25 left

-CardinalsFan

FINAL

Holy Cross - 60

Hazard - 45

8th win in a row for the Indians
15 game win steak snapped for Hazard. 
 

-CardinalsFan

Any stats? 

I’ll try to post stats when I get back to our hotel. I know Meyer had 34 points….more to come 

Holy Cross snaps the 15-game winning streak of the Hazard Bulldogs. The Indians themselves have now won 8 games in a row. They were led by Senior Jacob Meyer who had a game-high 34 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Javier Ward added 12 points and 7 rebounds. The Bulldogs were led by Max Johnson with 13 points.

Holy Cross will play the winner of University Heights/Owensboro Catholic tomorrow at 1:30 pm.

Harlan 11  7 17 10 - 45

Holy Cross 15 12 16 17 - 60

HC (15-5) - Meyer 34, Ward 12, Smith 6, Dreas 6, Gibson 2.

Harlan (18-3) - Johnson 13, Eversole 11, Smith 11, Caudill 8, Hazell 2.

 

Congrats to my friends at Holy Cross! 
good luck against the 4OT winner, Owensboro Catholic!