LowcoSports.com
By the time the Beaufort Academy girls basketball team settled in Saturday at the Sumter Civic Center, it was already too late.
Cathedral Academy splashed 11 3-pointers, including six from Jalyn Almeida, as the Generals jumped out to a quick lead and never let up, blasting BA 68-33 in the SCISA 2A state championship game.
Almeida scored 22 points and Claire Griffin added 17 points and eight rebounds to lead the charge for Cathedral, which won its three playoff games by an average of 42 points.
Coker College signee Tahleea Heyward scored 11 points and Mike’Ala Washington added 10 in the dynamic duo’s final game for the Eagles.
BA (16-11) reached the final with a 41-26 win over Patrick Henry, the Eagles’ fourth win in as many meetings with the Patriots this season. Washington scored 14 points and Kamirah Freeman added 10 in the semifinal win.
