The North Shelby boys will play in the finals of their own tournament after knocking off top seed Schuyler County 70-68 in overtime on Wednesday night. It was the second time in just over a week that the Raiders got the best of the Rams.
After an 11-2 start for Schuyler, North caught the Rams in the second quarter and it was back and forth until the end of regulation…..
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. The Rams scored first in overtime. The Raiders scored the next seven including this shot that put them ahead for good….
Gannon Bowen scored 28 points to lead North Shelby and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. Jade Daniel had 16, Drake Prange added 13 and T.J. Belt finished with 12. The Raiders improve to 4-7 and will play the South Shelby/Scotland County winner in the championship game on Saturday night. Brody Weaver led all scorers with 31 points. The Rams drop to 12-3 and will play for third place on Friday night.
The South Shelby Ladybirds sprinted out to a 23-2 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 75-20 semifinal win over Marion County. Callie McWiliiams led all scorers with 18. Our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game was freshman Gracynn Lanpher, who finished with 14 points. The 4th ranked Ladybirds are 16-1 and will play for a third straight North Shelby Tournament championship on Saturday night against the North Shelby/Scotland County winner. Aylah Pollard scored eight points for Marion County. The Lady Mustangs drop to 10-4 and will play for third place.
postgame with North Shelby boys coach Cody Stoneburner:
postgame with South Shelby girls coach Luke O’Laughlin:
