Sabrina O'Brien scored eight points as the ninth-seeded Cato-Meridian girls basketball team overpowered the No. 8 Tully 40-29 Friday in Sectional III, Class C-1 playoffs.

Prior to this meeting, the Black Knights had defeated the Blue Devils twice, but proved just how hard it is to pull it off a third time.

Meghan Meeks finished with seven points while senior Ashley Gillis and sophomore Michelle Townsend each had six points for Cato-Meridian.

The Blue Devils got an early lead and kept up the pace.

“It was a great win for us tonight.” Blue Devils coach Charlie Balog said. “We played so well as a team tonight and this is what happens when we do that.”

Cato-Meridian (5-16) now prepares for top-ranked Little Falls, their Tuesday opponent.

“They're a big team so we are working the floors a lot,” Balog said. “Our guards are still healing from the injuries handed to them earlier in the season, but we're playing as a team right now and that's the important thing.”

BOYS BASKETBALL

Dolgeville 58, Weedsport 42

Justin McDeid led the Warriors with 17 points against third-ranked Dolgeville.

Weedsport (12-9) is finished for the season.