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Team with most wins in Wethersfield history falls in sectional title game
By JOSH HERMAN
OF THE JOURNAL STAR
Posted Mar. 8, 2014 @ 12:17 am
BRIMFIELD — Sometimes the shots just stop falling. The Wethersfield boys basketball team shot 29 percent (16-for-56) from the field, falling to Mendon Unity 68-51 in the Class 1A Brimfield Sectional title game Friday night. Unity will face Waterloo Gibault at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Jacksonville Bowl for a spot in the state finals. “We didn’t shoot the ball well tonight,” Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons said. “And that’s something we’ve done all year. But for us to be 30-3, and have the most wins in Wethersfield history, that’s something that these kids will hang their heads high on. ”The Flying Geese trailed by just three at halftime, but Unity used a 20-6 third quarter to take a 47-30 lead into the fourth, a deficit that was too much to overcome. Lane Davis had seven of his team-high 16 points in the third quarter, and Alex Blickhan scored six in the frame to lead the way for Unity (20-11). “Those guys just came out with a ton of emotion,” Unity coach Keith Carothers said of the third quarter. “We talked a little bit in the locker room about what it’d take to finish these guys off, and our guys came out with just every bit of heart and soul that they needed to do it, and they got it done. ”The Journal Star area’s leading scorer, Wethersfield senior Trevor Lay, finished with a game-high 31 points but needed 26 shots to do so, and no one else could get it going for the Flying Geese. Parsons said Wethersfield’s second-leading scorer, Matt Jenkins, has been battling an illness since regionals and even spent part of Thursday night in an emergency room getting an IV. The senior shot 1-for-10 from the field and finished with two points. “No excuses, but he was off,” Parsons said of Jenkins. “That kid’s lights out from the perimeter, and he didn’t do anything offensively. He was frustrated, but the bottom line is 30-3, what a year.” Lay scored 18 of his 31 in the first half but made just two field goals in the second half, getting most of his remaining points at the free-throw line. “Trevor Lay is an amazing assignment. That kid is absolutely solid all the way around,” Carothers said. “He’s a heck of ball player, heck of a shooter, amazing dribbler and extremely quick. We told Will (Klusmeyer) that it was going to be his job right off the bat and he was kind of like, ‘Aw, man.’ ”Unity also used the height advantage of the 6-foot-6 Davis, who finished with 15 of the team’s season-high 47 rebounds, 20 more than Wethersfield.
Read more: http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140308/Sports/140309119#ixzz2vRQXRqcz
OF THE JOURNAL STAR
Posted Mar. 8, 2014 @ 12:17 am
BRIMFIELD — Sometimes the shots just stop falling. The Wethersfield boys basketball team shot 29 percent (16-for-56) from the field, falling to Mendon Unity 68-51 in the Class 1A Brimfield Sectional title game Friday night. Unity will face Waterloo Gibault at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Jacksonville Bowl for a spot in the state finals. “We didn’t shoot the ball well tonight,” Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons said. “And that’s something we’ve done all year. But for us to be 30-3, and have the most wins in Wethersfield history, that’s something that these kids will hang their heads high on. ”The Flying Geese trailed by just three at halftime, but Unity used a 20-6 third quarter to take a 47-30 lead into the fourth, a deficit that was too much to overcome. Lane Davis had seven of his team-high 16 points in the third quarter, and Alex Blickhan scored six in the frame to lead the way for Unity (20-11). “Those guys just came out with a ton of emotion,” Unity coach Keith Carothers said of the third quarter. “We talked a little bit in the locker room about what it’d take to finish these guys off, and our guys came out with just every bit of heart and soul that they needed to do it, and they got it done. ”The Journal Star area’s leading scorer, Wethersfield senior Trevor Lay, finished with a game-high 31 points but needed 26 shots to do so, and no one else could get it going for the Flying Geese. Parsons said Wethersfield’s second-leading scorer, Matt Jenkins, has been battling an illness since regionals and even spent part of Thursday night in an emergency room getting an IV. The senior shot 1-for-10 from the field and finished with two points. “No excuses, but he was off,” Parsons said of Jenkins. “That kid’s lights out from the perimeter, and he didn’t do anything offensively. He was frustrated, but the bottom line is 30-3, what a year.” Lay scored 18 of his 31 in the first half but made just two field goals in the second half, getting most of his remaining points at the free-throw line. “Trevor Lay is an amazing assignment. That kid is absolutely solid all the way around,” Carothers said. “He’s a heck of ball player, heck of a shooter, amazing dribbler and extremely quick. We told Will (Klusmeyer) that it was going to be his job right off the bat and he was kind of like, ‘Aw, man.’ ”Unity also used the height advantage of the 6-foot-6 Davis, who finished with 15 of the team’s season-high 47 rebounds, 20 more than Wethersfield.
Read more: http://www.pjstar.com/article/20140308/Sports/140309119#ixzz2vRQXRqcz
Unity too much for Geese in Brimfield Sectional final
By Marc Nesseler, [email protected]
BRIMFIELD – Kewanee Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons pinned the outcome of the Class 1A Brimfield Sectional boys' basketball final on the shooting of the Flying Geese, just 29 percent, hitting 16-of-56 shots.
Mendon Unity coach Keith Carothers thought it had everything to do with his Mustangs' rebounding, a season-high 46 boards.
Neither gets an argument. Both add up to Mendon Unity cruising to a 68-51 victory on Friday night to advance to Tuesday's Jacksonville Super-Sectional.
"We didn't shoot the ball well, and that's something we've done well all year is shoot the ball," said Parsons, emerging from a locker room in which he had to say goodbye to eight seniors. "That was the case in our three losses, but this one stung the most."
The Flying Geese finish with a 30-3 record, a school record for wins, and a Sweet 16 finish.
"I have never met a group of kids who wanted to win as much as they did," the Geese coach said. "Last year's seniors set the table and this year's seniors took it to a level that never will be forgotten."
The run ended because, on this night, the Mustangs simply were better.
The front court players for Unity (19-11) had a 34-3 rebounding advantage over their counterparts en route to a team differential of 46-26.
"They were getting a number of third and fourth shots, and we didn't get many second shots," said Parsons.
Mendon Unity center Lane Davis had 16 rebounds to go with 13 points. Will Klusmeyer also had a double-double of 10 boards and 11 points. Alex Blickhan led the Mustangs with 18 points and had eight rebounds.
"And I thought we did a good job on Davis,"said Parsons. "If you'd have told me we would have held him to 13 points, I'd have thought we would have won. But we just didn't shoot well."
Unity led 27-23 at halftime. Parsons said he felt most uncomfortable when the Mustangs started the second half with a 6-0 run to go up by 10. Unity's lead reached 17, at 47-30, by the end of the third quarter.
"That set the tone for the rest of the game," Parsons said of Unity's half-opening spurt.
Through the first half, the Geese rode their leader, Trevor Lay, who had 18 points and seven rebounds, shooting 6-of-14. The rest of the Geese scored six points on 3-of-16 shooting.
In the second half, the Mustangs stepped up their containment on Lay. He was 2-of-12 in the final two quarters, with the rest of the Geese going 6-of-14.
"We made him work for everything he got," Unity's Carothers said of Lay.
Lay scored 31 points in his final game with the Geese, hitting 12-of-13 free throws, nine of those in the fourth quarter.
No other Geese player scored more than four points. Sophomore Tucker Nichols had a team-high 11 rebounds. Other than Lay's seven boards, no other Wethersfield player had more than two rebounds.
Some of that shooting frustration can be placed on health. KW senior Matt Jenkins had been sick since the regional opener and he could never get his shooting on track in this sectional. The team's second-leading scorer was 1-for-10 in the title game.
Still, Parsons says all of the Geese can be proud of their '13-14 accomplishments.
"The bottom line," he said, "is 30-3. What a year."
Brimfield Sectional
Mendon Unity 68, Wethersfield 51
MENDON UNITY (19-11)
Donley 1-7 3-3 0 5 6, Shaffer 3-5 2-2 4 0 9, Klusmeyer 5-10 1-5 4 10 11, Blickhan 7-14 3-4 4 8 18, Davis 6-13 1-2 3 16 13, Miller 4-6 2-3 2 410, Fielding 0-1 0-0 0 1 0, Moore 0-0 1-2 0 0 1, Dorethy 0-0 0-0 0 1 0, Jansen 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Bruenger 0-0 0-0 0 1 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Begeman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 26-56 13-21 17 46 68.
KEWANEE WETHERSFIELD (30-3)
Lay 8-26 12-13 3 7 31, Tucker Nichols 1-42-2 1 11 4, Bennett 1-6 2-3 4 1 4, Jenkins 1-10 0-0 3 2 2, Vincent 0-10-0 3 0 0, Litton 1-1 0-0 3 2 2, Tanner Nichols 2-4 0-0 1 1 4, Harris 2-2 0-0 0 24, Reeves 0-1 0-0 0 0 0, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 16-56 16-18 18 26 51.
Mendon Unity 15 12 20 21—68
Wethersfield 12 12 6 21—51
3s: Unity 3-9 (Shaffer 1-3, Blickhan 1-3, Donley 1-2, Klusmeyer 0-1), KW 3-24 (Lay 3-11, Jenkins 0-6, Bennett 0-5, Tanner Nichols 0-1, Reeves 0-1). Assists: Unity 11 (Blickhan 4), KW 3. Steals: Unity 7 (Donley 2, Shaffer 2), KW 9 (Litton 2). Blocks: Unity 3 (Davis, Bruenger). Turnovers: Unity 19, KW 12.
By Marc Nesseler, [email protected]
BRIMFIELD – Kewanee Wethersfield coach Jeff Parsons pinned the outcome of the Class 1A Brimfield Sectional boys' basketball final on the shooting of the Flying Geese, just 29 percent, hitting 16-of-56 shots.
Mendon Unity coach Keith Carothers thought it had everything to do with his Mustangs' rebounding, a season-high 46 boards.
Neither gets an argument. Both add up to Mendon Unity cruising to a 68-51 victory on Friday night to advance to Tuesday's Jacksonville Super-Sectional.
"We didn't shoot the ball well, and that's something we've done well all year is shoot the ball," said Parsons, emerging from a locker room in which he had to say goodbye to eight seniors. "That was the case in our three losses, but this one stung the most."
The Flying Geese finish with a 30-3 record, a school record for wins, and a Sweet 16 finish.
"I have never met a group of kids who wanted to win as much as they did," the Geese coach said. "Last year's seniors set the table and this year's seniors took it to a level that never will be forgotten."
The run ended because, on this night, the Mustangs simply were better.
The front court players for Unity (19-11) had a 34-3 rebounding advantage over their counterparts en route to a team differential of 46-26.
"They were getting a number of third and fourth shots, and we didn't get many second shots," said Parsons.
Mendon Unity center Lane Davis had 16 rebounds to go with 13 points. Will Klusmeyer also had a double-double of 10 boards and 11 points. Alex Blickhan led the Mustangs with 18 points and had eight rebounds.
"And I thought we did a good job on Davis,"said Parsons. "If you'd have told me we would have held him to 13 points, I'd have thought we would have won. But we just didn't shoot well."
Unity led 27-23 at halftime. Parsons said he felt most uncomfortable when the Mustangs started the second half with a 6-0 run to go up by 10. Unity's lead reached 17, at 47-30, by the end of the third quarter.
"That set the tone for the rest of the game," Parsons said of Unity's half-opening spurt.
Through the first half, the Geese rode their leader, Trevor Lay, who had 18 points and seven rebounds, shooting 6-of-14. The rest of the Geese scored six points on 3-of-16 shooting.
In the second half, the Mustangs stepped up their containment on Lay. He was 2-of-12 in the final two quarters, with the rest of the Geese going 6-of-14.
"We made him work for everything he got," Unity's Carothers said of Lay.
Lay scored 31 points in his final game with the Geese, hitting 12-of-13 free throws, nine of those in the fourth quarter.
No other Geese player scored more than four points. Sophomore Tucker Nichols had a team-high 11 rebounds. Other than Lay's seven boards, no other Wethersfield player had more than two rebounds.
Some of that shooting frustration can be placed on health. KW senior Matt Jenkins had been sick since the regional opener and he could never get his shooting on track in this sectional. The team's second-leading scorer was 1-for-10 in the title game.
Still, Parsons says all of the Geese can be proud of their '13-14 accomplishments.
"The bottom line," he said, "is 30-3. What a year."
Brimfield Sectional
Mendon Unity 68, Wethersfield 51
MENDON UNITY (19-11)
Donley 1-7 3-3 0 5 6, Shaffer 3-5 2-2 4 0 9, Klusmeyer 5-10 1-5 4 10 11, Blickhan 7-14 3-4 4 8 18, Davis 6-13 1-2 3 16 13, Miller 4-6 2-3 2 410, Fielding 0-1 0-0 0 1 0, Moore 0-0 1-2 0 0 1, Dorethy 0-0 0-0 0 1 0, Jansen 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Bruenger 0-0 0-0 0 1 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0 0 0, Begeman 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 26-56 13-21 17 46 68.
KEWANEE WETHERSFIELD (30-3)
Lay 8-26 12-13 3 7 31, Tucker Nichols 1-42-2 1 11 4, Bennett 1-6 2-3 4 1 4, Jenkins 1-10 0-0 3 2 2, Vincent 0-10-0 3 0 0, Litton 1-1 0-0 3 2 2, Tanner Nichols 2-4 0-0 1 1 4, Harris 2-2 0-0 0 24, Reeves 0-1 0-0 0 0 0, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0 0 0. Totals 16-56 16-18 18 26 51.
Mendon Unity 15 12 20 21—68
Wethersfield 12 12 6 21—51
3s: Unity 3-9 (Shaffer 1-3, Blickhan 1-3, Donley 1-2, Klusmeyer 0-1), KW 3-24 (Lay 3-11, Jenkins 0-6, Bennett 0-5, Tanner Nichols 0-1, Reeves 0-1). Assists: Unity 11 (Blickhan 4), KW 3. Steals: Unity 7 (Donley 2, Shaffer 2), KW 9 (Litton 2). Blocks: Unity 3 (Davis, Bruenger). Turnovers: Unity 19, KW 12.
Mendon Unity too much for misfiring Wethersfield
By Rocky Stuffelbeam
Posted Mar. 7, 2014 @ 10:04 pm
BRIMFIELD With a school-record 30 victories in the bank, the Wethersfield Flying Geese were denied the most elite win of all. The Geese fell a win short of the Elite 8 as Mendon Unity beat them, 68-51, here Friday night in the title game of the Brimfield Class A Sectional. Mendon Unity, which has now eliminated Wethersfield two years in a row, will play Waterloo Gibault next week in the Jacksonville Class A Supersectional. Wethersfield checks out with a 30-3 (.909) mark, the second-best percentage in school history. Coach Jeff Parsons’ Geese built their impressive record on the strength of an overpowering offense, but last night the southsiders turned into the gang that couldn’t shoot straight. Wethersfield hit just 16 of 53 shots (.302), including three of 20 (.150) from beyond the 3-point line.“We just didn’t shoot the ball very well tonight,” Parsons said. “I think that was probably the story in all three of our losses, although this one stings a little more tonight.”Despite their offensive woes, the Geese were still in it at the half, down by three. But the third quarter was all Mendon Unity. The Mustangs hit seven of their first nine shots in the period, while Wethersfield was finding net on just three of 11 shots. “I think Mendon had a lot to do with how he shot the basketball,” Parsons said. “Give them credit. They are good basketball team. This is their third straight sectional final.” Trevor Lay led Wethersfield with 31 points but hit just eight of 25 shots. No other southsider scored more than six points. Tucker Nichols corralled 10 rebounds. Four Mustangs were in double figures, including Alex Blickhan who led with 18. Six-foot-six Lane Davis had 13 points, 11 boards and four blocks. “This was a tough loss on the kids,” Parsons said. “There’s not a dry eye in there (locker room) right now.”
Read more: http://www.starcourier.com/article/20140307/News/140309357#ixzz2vRIxiidU
Posted Mar. 7, 2014 @ 10:04 pm
BRIMFIELD With a school-record 30 victories in the bank, the Wethersfield Flying Geese were denied the most elite win of all. The Geese fell a win short of the Elite 8 as Mendon Unity beat them, 68-51, here Friday night in the title game of the Brimfield Class A Sectional. Mendon Unity, which has now eliminated Wethersfield two years in a row, will play Waterloo Gibault next week in the Jacksonville Class A Supersectional. Wethersfield checks out with a 30-3 (.909) mark, the second-best percentage in school history. Coach Jeff Parsons’ Geese built their impressive record on the strength of an overpowering offense, but last night the southsiders turned into the gang that couldn’t shoot straight. Wethersfield hit just 16 of 53 shots (.302), including three of 20 (.150) from beyond the 3-point line.“We just didn’t shoot the ball very well tonight,” Parsons said. “I think that was probably the story in all three of our losses, although this one stings a little more tonight.”Despite their offensive woes, the Geese were still in it at the half, down by three. But the third quarter was all Mendon Unity. The Mustangs hit seven of their first nine shots in the period, while Wethersfield was finding net on just three of 11 shots. “I think Mendon had a lot to do with how he shot the basketball,” Parsons said. “Give them credit. They are good basketball team. This is their third straight sectional final.” Trevor Lay led Wethersfield with 31 points but hit just eight of 25 shots. No other southsider scored more than six points. Tucker Nichols corralled 10 rebounds. Four Mustangs were in double figures, including Alex Blickhan who led with 18. Six-foot-six Lane Davis had 13 points, 11 boards and four blocks. “This was a tough loss on the kids,” Parsons said. “There’s not a dry eye in there (locker room) right now.”
Read more: http://www.starcourier.com/article/20140307/News/140309357#ixzz2vRIxiidU
03-05-2014 Sectional semifinals - Liberty
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01-13-2014 Keokuk - Hancock County Tournament
Chris Duerr @ChrisDuerr 6h Keokuk boys surrender a 20 point lead to Unity and lose 61-59 in Hancock County Tournament. Mustangs win 4th Q 29-7
(Hancock County Tournament)
Keokuk: 59 Unity: 61 Alex Blickhan: 19 pts Will Klusmeyer: 15 pts Dante Davis: 15 pts - Mustangs outscored Chiefs 27-7 in the fourth quarter |
Unity erases 20-point deficit to defeat Keokuk
Keokuk Daily Gate:
Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 12:00 pm
By Brad Cameron
[email protected]
AUGUSTA, Ill. — Keokuk’s chance of defending its Hancock County Invitational Tournament title ended in the fourth quarter in Monday’s game against Unity.
The Mustangs erased an 18-point deficit at the end of the third quarter by outscoring the Chiefs 27-7 over the final eight minutes. Alex Blickhan sank two free throws with three seconds remaining to give Unity its only lead of the game. The Mustangs held on as Jonny Dahl missed a long three-pointer at the buzzer for the 61-59 win.
“It was shocking,” said Keokuk Head Coach Jeff Dahl. “It was a snowball effect. (Unity) looked tired, but then all of a sudden we did a couple of silly things to give them energy.
“It comes down to execution and making the shots you’re suppose to make. We just have to be a lot better than that. We’ve got to learn from this and get better at it. Hopefully, we’ll get an education from this result.”
Keokuk led by as many as 20 points late in the third quarter when Steven Boyd scored to make the score 50-30. The Chiefs led 52-34 heading into the fourth quarter.
Lane Davis and Blickhan scored consecutive baskets on offensive rebounds to start the quarter. It was a sign of things to come for the Mustangs. Ten of Unity’s fourth quarter points came off of second chance opportunities.
“The top two guards in our zone never came down to rebound in the fourth quarter,” coach Dahl said. “They just stood out there and watched. It left the whole middle open, so they ran down the middle and scored.”
Unity’s full-court pressure also made things difficult for the Chiefs. Keokuk only committed 10 turnovers through the first three quarters, but the Chiefs turned the ball over 11 times against the press in the final quarter.
“We had times where we stood and watched,” coach Dahl said. “You can’t stop and watch in a game. That’s part of growing up and part of our passive personalities on our team. You can’t be passive with pressure. You have to go through pressure and not go back against it. Against the press break, we started looking back instead of down the floor. Down the floor was open, but we seem to have trouble doing that.”
Dante’ Davis converted a three-point play to give Keokuk a 57-40 lead with 4:55 remaining, but it took Unity a little less than two minutes to score 14 straight points that cut the deficit to three.
“Basketball is a momentum game,” Unity Head Coach Keith Carothers said. “They had all of it in the first half. Everything we did seemed to go wrong. Everything they did seemed to go right. We rebounded a lot better in the second half, the fourth quarter especially, and our guys got on a roll.
“When you’re hustling as hard as we were in that fourth quarter and momentum is going your way, that’s just how it rolls sometimes. You make your own luck, and that’s really what it was.”
Thomas Fielding made two free throws after an offensive rebound to pull Unity to within 57-48 with 3:27 remaining. A turnover led to a lay-up by Blickhan with 3:15 left, and the Mustangs quickly got the ball back after yet another turnover.
Adam Donley went to the free throw line after Keokuk was whistled for an intentional foul. Donley made both free throws, and Unity got the ball back. Donley missed a three-pointer, but Blickhan grabbed an offensive rebound and scored to make the score 57-54.
“That push in the back was huge,” coach Dahl said. “That intentional foul gave them energy, and there was no reason to do that. It was done out of frustration.”
Brandt Ames ended Unity’s run with two free throws with 2:33 remaining, but Davis grabbed two offensive rebounds before scoring to pull the Mustangs to within 59-56. Keokuk missed a field goal, and Blickhan buried a three-pointer to tie the game with 1:22 left.
Keokuk had an opportunity to retake the lead, but the Chiefs missed a lay-up. Blickhan grabbed the rebound, and Unity held the ball for the final shot.
“We missed lay-ups,” coach Dahl said. “You can’t miss lay-ups on the press break and give them the ball back. We missed point-blank lay-ups with no one guarding us. I think we missed three in the fourth quarter.”
Unity called time-outs with 58 and 39 seconds left before working the clock down. Blickhan drove into the lane and was fouled with three seconds left.
“It all broke down. It didn’t work the way we wanted it to,” Carothers said. “They came out and offered a lot of pressure. We tried to get into a set. We told our guys before they went out there that this is what we want, but if it breaks down, we have to be aggressive and go to the hole. That’s what happened at the end.”
The senior guard calmly sank both free throws to put Unity on top. Keokuk had a chance to win the game, but Dahl’s three-pointer bounced off the front of the rim.
“Our guys have a ton of heart and they always play hard,” Carothers said. “I’m not sure why we didn’t show up in the first half, but that is a team we should be all the time. We know those guys can do that all the time. I don’t know why we waited that late to turn it on, but it was heck of a ride from the start of the fourth quarter on.”
Keokuk scored the final eight points of the first quarter to take a 15-6 lead. The Chiefs extended the margin to 38-24 at halftime and opened the third quarter on a 7-2 run to increase the lead to 19.
“I loved our energy at first,” coach Dahl said. “We had a really nice flow. When there was no pressure, we were really good. At the end, we had people stop moving under pressure. I don’t know why. I’ve never had that happen.”
Davis had 15 points to lead Keokuk. Dahl added 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Boyd tossed in 12 points. Ames scored 10 points. Noah Dunlap contributed six points, and Chris Ailes-Jones finished with two points.
“I want to give credit to coach Dahl and Keokuk,” Carothers said. “They really put it on us for three full quarters. They’re a good team.”
Blickhan scored 19 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, to pace Unity. Will Klusmeyer added 15 points, and Davis finished with 12 points.
Unity is 2-0 in the tournament with games against West Hancock Friday and Illini West Saturday. West Hancock also is 2-0 in the tournament with games against Illini West today and Unity.
Keokuk falls to 0-2 in the tournament. The Chiefs play Southeastern today at 7:30 p.m.
01-11-2014 Illini West - Hancock County Tournament
Unity Edges Chargers at Hancock County Tournament
Keokuk Daily Gate
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014 12:00 pm
AUGUSTA, Ill. — The Unity Mustangs edged Illini West 57-53 on the opening night of the Hancock County Invitational Tournament Saturday.
Colton Mellinger scored 19 points to lead the Chargers. Braden Bennett added 12 points. Nolan Ard and Jacob Douglas each had nine points, and Brady Adkisson and Brayden Carroll each finished with two points.
Lane Davis scored 19 points to pace Unity. Alex Blickhan had 10 points, and Adam Donley, Thomas Fielding, Will Klusmeyer and Dylan Shaffer each finished with seven points.
Unity plays Keokuk at 6 p.m. today, while Illini West battles West Hancock Tuesday in the tournament.
AUGUSTA, Ill. — The Unity Mustangs edged Illini West 57-53 on the opening night of the Hancock County Invitational Tournament Saturday.
Colton Mellinger scored 19 points to lead the Chargers. Braden Bennett added 12 points. Nolan Ard and Jacob Douglas each had nine points, and Brady Adkisson and Brayden Carroll each finished with two points.
Lane Davis scored 19 points to pace Unity. Alex Blickhan had 10 points, and Adam Donley, Thomas Fielding, Will Klusmeyer and Dylan Shaffer each finished with seven points.
Unity plays Keokuk at 6 p.m. today, while Illini West battles West Hancock Tuesday in the tournament.
Duerrisms January 10, 2014
14) UNITY
Team with the best chance here to climb into the Top Five. Lane Davis is an overwhelming presence down low. Guards are really unsung here. Best tenacity around to boot.
14) UNITY
Team with the best chance here to climb into the Top Five. Lane Davis is an overwhelming presence down low. Guards are really unsung here. Best tenacity around to boot.