Greencastle only lost four games all season.  But one of those was to Southmont in the season opener.

Not this time.

Greencastle opened postseason play with a convincing 55-39 decision over the Mounties in Sectional 44 quarterfinal pay at McAnally Center Tuesday.

The Tiger Cubs seized control early and built an insurmountable 22-point halftime lead, 30-8.

Gloria Brewer led the Tiger Cubs in scoring with 21 although she struggled with 5-for-24 shooting from the field.  Brewer made up for it at the free throw line with an 11-for-13 performance while pulling down eight rebounds to go with four assists.

Emma Hunter scored 20 points and teammate Evelyn Briones finished with 12.

Greencastle (20-4) will face county and conference rival Cloverdale in a Friday semifinal.  The Clovers (2-21) received a first round bye. 

Greencastle won the lone regular season matchup, 62-32.

Sectional 44’s other semifinal will be determined tonight.  South Putnam (7-15) will tip-off against River Parke (10-10) at 6 p.m.  Riverton Parke won the regular season meeting on January 10, 40-25.

In tonight’s second quarterfinal, North Putnam (10-12) will play Parke Heritage (18-5).  North Putnam lost a road game to the Wolves on December 10, 62-36.

GIANT fm Sports will have coverage of both Sectional 44 quarterfinals tonight with coverage at 5:40 p.m. on 92.1, giant.fm and the GIANT fm app.