The New Franklin boys attained their home tournament championship while the Westran girls finished off an impressive week Saturday.
The New Franklin Bulldogs scored 15 of the game’s final 16 points in a 47-38 win over Westran. Caden Schlotzhauer had 11 of his game-high 19 points in that final frame.
New Franklin maintained control for much of the middle quarters thanks to the contributions of freshman Noah Hackman off the bench.
Hackman finished with 16 points. New Franklin led 29-21 in the third before Westran closed the quarter on an 8-1 run to get within one. The Hornets then scored eight of the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to take a five point lead prior to New Franklin’s big closeout.
Cooper Harvey led 10-3 Westran with 13 points while Cruze Haynes had 11. New Franklin moves to 9-3. The loss snaps a seven-game win streak for Westran.
The Westran girls notched a 47-30 victory over New Franklin. Hadley Harvey had a couple clutch buckets in the first half.
From mid second quarter to late in the third, Westran scored 16 straight points to gain control. The Lady Bulldogs cut the deficit back to single digits early in the fourth, but Westran had an answer.
Emma Wortmann scored 12 points. Kharigan Fuemmeler and Jaelyn Miller each had nine. The Lady Hornets move above .500 at 7-6. New Franklin got a game-high 13 from Lily Chitwood and falls to 10-2, both losses coming to Westran.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game
New Franklin boys- Noah Hackman
Westran girls- Hadley Harvey
New Franklin boys coach Jim Schlotzhauer Postgame:
Westran boys coach Chris Sander Postgame:
Westran girls coach Alex Thomas Postgame:
New Franklin girls coach Parker Gross Postgame:
