Cards overcome halftime deficit to advance to Elite Eight

Cards overcome halftime deficit to advance to Elite Eight

Although the George Rogers Clark High School Cardinals ended the first half of their Sweet 16 matchup with a nine-point lead, many teams would’ve been shaken by halftime. A strong Johnson Central rally, culminating in a three-point basket by junior Mason McKenzie, gave the Golden Eagles a two-point, 31-29 halftime lead. Yet the Cardinals demonstrated why they deserved the title of the top team in the 10th Region. The Cards (30-4) burst out of th…