CLINTON — Sacred Heart advanced to the state quarterfinals with an 80-59 win over Skyline to claim a Class 2 sectional win on Thursday in Clinton.
Seven previous times under coach Steve Goodwin the Gremlins reached the sectional only to lose. This time the Gremlins came away with a win and advanced to the quarterfinals for the second time in school history. The first trip came in 1973.
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