Both Westran teams will get a chance to repeat at New Franklin Tournament Champions, but will have to go through the host squads to do it.
The Westran boys used a 14-point run early in the fourth quarter to pull away from Sturgeon for a 54-40 win. The Hornets led by 13 at halftime but were held to five points in the third. The Bulldogs got as close as four early in the fourth. This was the key sequence in Westran’s run…
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. Jordan Black and Cruze Haynes led Westran with 12 each. It was the Hornets’ 7th straight win to improve to 10-2. Sturgeon drops to 5-6 and will play for third against Fayette. The Bulldogs were paced by Connor Lawson with 11.
It will be a rematch in the boys final a year ago. New Franklin’s boys beat Fayette for a third time this year, this time by a score of 61-35.
J.B. Connoley with the call. Caleb Schlotzhauer had a game-high 22. It’s the third time this year the Bulldogs have beat the Falcons. Fayette, 1-6, will play for third against Sturgeon.
Emma Wortmann’s 16 points led Westran to a 68-45 win.
Kylee Hayes added 13, including three threes. Westran is now 6-6, and will play for the tournament championship. Fayette’s Oakleigh Hill had a game-high 17, and scored her 1,000th point in the first quarter.
Fayette is 3-5, and will play for third place Saturday.
The New Franklin girls beat Community for the first time since R-6 came into the CAC spanning 13 games in a 50-29 semifinal win. Community got to within one in the second quarter only to see to Lady Bulldogs extend the lead to 26-16 by halftime….
Lily Chitwood led New Franklin with 17 points. The 10-1 Lady Bulldogs get a chance to avenge their only loss of the season to Westran. Peyton Beamer led Community with 13. The Lady Trojans drop to 8-3 and will play Fayette for third place.
On the consolation side of the bracket, the Pilot Grove boys beat Community 71-33 and the Sturgeon girls beat Pilot Grove 42-36. Both will play Wellsville for consolation on Saturday.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Players of the Game:
Westran boys-Jordan Black
Westran girls-Emma Wortmann
New Franklin girls-Lily Chitwood
New Franklin boys-Caden Schlotzhauer
postgame with Westran boys coach Chris Sander:
postgame with Sturgeon boys coach Michael Smith:
postgame with New Franklin girls coach Parker Gross:
postgame with Westran girls coach Alex Thomas:
postgame with Fayette girls coach Rachel Harding:
postgame with New Franklin boys coach Jim Schlotzhauer:
postgame with Fayette boys coach Brandon Friebe:
