Both Westran teams beat Salisbury Friday night, with the girls pulling off a 53-44 overtime victory and the boys cruising to a 54-36 triumph.
The Lady Hornets scored the first 11 points of the game and Emma Wortmann had 10 of her game-high 22 points in the opening quarter.
Salisbury cut the deficit to four but Westran scored the final five points of the second quarter to lead 23-14.
The Lady Panthers grabbed their first lead of the game in a fourth quarter that saw five lead changes.
Down the stretch, Salisbury missed 3-of-4 free throws and 10 in total. Westran’s Wortmann hit two free throws with two seconds left in regulation to send the game to OT. Seven of its 11 points in overtime came from the charity stripe.
Along with Wortmann, 12-6 Westran got 13 points from Kharigan Fuemmeler. Tori Ricketts and Julia Sloan had 14 and 12 points respectively for 9-6 Salisbury.
It’s the first win for the Lady Hornets over Salisbury since February 22, 2017, snapping a 16-game losing streak.
The Westran boys built an 18-7 advantage after one quarter, pushed the lead to 13 at half and were never threatened in the second half. Brody Kallmeyer was an offensive sparkplug off the bench.
Kallmeyer along with Treydence Chapman tied for a game-high 12 points. The Hornets improve to 14-4. Jake Peiffer led 8-7 Salisbury with 11 points.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game
Girls- Emma Wortmann
Boys- Brody Kallmeyer
Westran girls coach Alex Thomas Postgame:
Salisbury girls coach Cloe Billington Postgame:
Westran boys coach Chris Sander Postgame:
Salisbury boys coach Alex McFadden Postgame:
