The six-seed Cairo boys topped three-seed New Franklin for the lone upset of Night 2 at the Glasgow Tournament. Both Westran teams and the Fayette girls advanced.
Cairo beat New Franklin 66-65 in the nightcap. The Bearcats led 22-17 after one quarter but New Franklin took a 39-37 lead into the break thanks to a 20-point quarter by Caden Schlotzhauer.
Austin Ward with the call on nemopressbox.com. Schlotzhauer finished with a game-high 33 points. Cairo grabbed the lead for good late in the third quarter and had an answer each time New Franklin got close in the final frame.
Shaun Luecke had 22 points and Kaden Winkler 19. Both hit five threes. Zander Holman put in 14.
Tied at 39 with under three minutes to play, Westran closed the game on a 6-2 run to beat New Franklin 45-41.
J.B. Connoley with the call. Emma Wortmann led Westran with 11. New Franklin’s Lily Chitwood had a game-high 16. Both teams are now 2-1 on the year.
The two-seed Fayette girls held off a furious rally by Marceline to notch a 52-50 win in the first game of the day. Returning All-Stater Oakleigh Hill came out of the gate firing.
Fayette led by as many as 21 in the third quarter before Marceline nearly came all the way back.
Marceline had a shot to tie at the buzzer that missed. Natalee and Whitney Pennington each contributed 15 points. Hill and Kebrea Fair both scored 17 for Fayette.
The Westran boys never trailed in a 71-40 win over Fayette.
Treydence Chapman had a team-high 14. Blake Braden of Fayette led all scorers with 16. Westran is 2-0. Fayette is 0-1.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game:
Kaden Winkler – Cairo boys
Emma Wortmann – Westran girls
Kebrea Fair – Fayette girls
Treydence Chapman – Westran boys
Cairo boys coach Brian Winkler Postgame:
Westran girls coach Alex Thomas Postgame:
Fayette girls coach Rachel Harding Postgame:
Westran boys coach Chris Sander Postgame:
