Sacred Heart got an 11-point first quarter from Malik Hackett, a 10-point second quarter from Garrett Strange and an 11-point fourth quarter from Riley Simmons to close out the regular season with a 69-43 home win over Stover on Thursday.
“It’s great because our team doesn’t really care who scores,” Strange said. “We each share the ball well.”
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