Blue Hill girls upset No. 5 Sandy Creek

from www.hastingstribune.com Erik Steitzsports@hastingstribune.com Madison Coffey scored 14 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead Blue Hill to a 42-34 upset of Class C-2 No. 5 Sandy Creek in the semifinals of the Class C-2, Subdistrict 9 tournament Tuesday night at St. Cecilia’s Chapman Gymnasium.The score was almost the exact opposite from when the teams played earlier this season, as the then-unbeaten Cougars captured a 45-31 win over Blue Hill on Jan. 21. This time Blue Hill used a two-three zone defense to stifle the Cougar offensive attack, holding Sandy Creek to 37-percent shooting and one point shy of its season low. “Our shooting woes tonight were bad,” Sandy Creek head coach Russ Ninemire said. “When you don’t shoot well, you aren’t going to win.”Said Blue Hill coach Tim Streff: “We were going to make them beat us from the perimeter.” With the win, their second in two days, the fourth-seeded Bobcats (12-8) advance to the subdistrict finals where they will play second-seeded Shelton on Thursday at 7 p.m. Blue Hill beat Shelton 54-40 during the regular season.