The Class 2 #9 Westran Hornets defeated the Class 1 #2 Brunswick Wildcats 64-58 to win the championship of the New Franklin Tournament Saturday.
Westran’s Tiernan Mooneyham set the tone early.
Westran led 17-13 after one and 33-26 at half after Brunswick took a very brief second quarter lead. The Wildcats scored the first six points of the third quarter and again briefly went up at 40-39, but Westran closed the quarter on a 13-5 run and never trailed in the fourth. Mooneyham was one of five Hornets to hit from distance.
Westran hit eight total threes.
Cruze Haynes led all scorers with 20 points. Jordan Black concluded with 13 and Mooneyham 12. Brunswick got 16 from Tae Brown and 15 from Clay Hayward. Westran is 12-1 and Brunswick is 10-2.
In the 3rd place game, New Franklin fell to Christian Fellowship 54-49. The game saw 11 total lead changes.
CFS went ahead for good on a three by Brett Conklin, who finished with 11 points. Jake Davis led the charge with 17. Evan Aslanidis chipped in 13. Caden Schlotzhauer was 9-3 New Franklin’s leading scorer with 17. Noah Hackman added 12.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game:
Tiernan Mooneyham (Westran)
Jake Davis (Christian Fellowship)
Westran coach Chris Sander Postgame:
New Franklin coach Cory Nicholson Postgame:
