The Westran boys and Harrisburg girls brought home Glasgow Tournament championships Saturday, while the New Franklin girls and Glasgow boys won their respective 3rd Place games.
Boys Championship
Westran 48
New Franklin 43
Westran never trailed but had to fight to maintain its advantage. The Hornets controlled most of the first half and took a 26-17 lead into halftime. New Franklin cut its deficit to one in the third quarter. Westran closed it on a 7-0 run.
Still, the Bulldogs kept within striking distance.
But again, Westran had an answer.
Westran’s Cruze Haynes led all scorers with 16 points. New Franklin’s Caden Schlotzhauer had 15. The Hornets got nine from Hayden Chapman and eight from both Hampton Summers and Jackson Land.
Girls Championship
Harrisburg 53
Marceline 49
Marceline came out hot and led 17-8 after the first quarter. Harrisburg responded by winning the second quarter 19-3 and carried a 40-33 lead into the fourth quarter. Marceline started battling back.
The Lady Tigers got the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead, but Lorelai Hunziker put the game away with a highlight defensive play.
Hunziker scored a game-high 15 points and was one of three Lady Bulldogs in double figures. Audrey Arnold added 13 while Jaidyn Stephenson chipped in 10. Ella Moseley produced 10 and Whitney Pennington eight for Marceline.
Girls 3rd Place
New Franklin 52
Cairo 44
The back-and-forth battle featured six ties and 10 lead changes, including this sequence in the fourth quarter…
Cairo grabbed control late in the second quarter and built a lead as high as eight in the third. New Franklin’s comeback was powered by Lily Chitwood’s 27 points. Olivia Cross paced Cairo with 13. Chloe Brumley added 10.
Boys 3rd Place
Glasgow 67
Harrisburg 53
Glasgow’s Jackson Meyer led the way with 28 points, 11 of them coming in the first quarter to help the Yellowjackets jump to a 19-6 lead. Bronson Foster finished with 13 and Britton Barringhaus poured in 11.
Harrisburg outscored Glasgow 22-14 in the final quarter, but Meyer’s nine points in the frame helped slam the door. Rylee Robinson scored 14 points for the Bulldogs.
Girls Consolation Championship
Glasgow 44
Westran 40
Boys Consolation Championship
Marceline 57
Slater 55
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game:
Hampton Summers (Westran boys)
Lorelai Hunziker (Harrisburg girls)
Lily Chitwood (New Franklin girls)
Jackson Meyer (Glasgow boys)
Postgame Interviews:
Westran boys coach Chris Sander:
New Franklin boys coach Cory Nicholson:
Harrisburg girls coach Jaryt Hunziker:
Marceline girls coach Jared Best:
New Franklin girls coach Parker Gross:
Cairo girls coach Brian Winkler:
Harrisburg boys coach Kyle Fisher:
