Tyrn Flowers and the Hearts defeated Killingly Tuesday, 94-30. (Palladino/RA)
By JOE PALLADINO
WATERBURY — The Class M No. 1 seed, Sacred Heart, crushed No. 32 Killingly Tuesday night at Alumni Hall, 94-30, in the first round of state tourney play.
The Hearts (22-2) move into the second round to face NVL foe Watertown, 58-43 winners over Lewis Mills.
Mustapha Heron led the Hearts with 24 points, and is now just 81 points away from hitting 2,000 for his career.
Tyrn Flowers added 13, John Riddick 14, with 10 rebounds, Raheem Solomon 12, and Charles Fisher 10. Solomon chipped in with six steals and six assists.
Derek Grzysiewicz led the Redmen (7-14) with eight points.
No. 1 SACRED HEART 94
No. 32 KILLINGLY 30
Killingly (7-14): Jared Gosper 1 0 2, Brendan Turner 1 2 4, Sean Johndrow 0 0 0, Luke Desaulnier 2 1 5, Devon Moulton 1 0 2, Chace Wood 2 0 5, Ben Carbone 1 0 3, Derek Grzysiewicz 3 0 8, Brody Hopkins 0 0 0, Jake Fontaine 0 1 1, Ben Desaulnier 0 0 0. Totals: 11 4 30.
Sacred Heart (22–2): Charles Fisher 5 0 10, Raheem Solomon 5 1 12, John Riddick 6 2 14, Tyrn Flowers 6 1 13, Mustapha Heron 10 2 24, Courie Stevenson 2 2 6, Legend Johnson 1 1 3, Brandon Austin 1 0 2, Ezra Alves 0 0 0, D.J. Douglas 1 0 2, Mikey West 2 3 8, Peyton Stephens 0 0 0, Andruw Fleming 0 0 0, Gianni Perrotti 0 0 0, Reggie Ligon 0 0 0. Totals: 39 12 94.
Killingly 12 4 5 9—30
Sacred Heart 27 30 27 10—94
3-point field goals: K—Wood, Carbone, Grzysiewicz; SH— West, Heron 2, Solomon.