The following are round one boys basketball sectional recaps from Wednesday, March 2. There may be updates, so please check back.
1A-60…Oldenburg 56, Southwestern Shelby 46
Oldenburg defeated host and defending 1A-60 champion Spartans of Southwestern Shelby 56-46.
The Twisters jumped out to a 20-3 lead at the first stop thanks in part to Nick Folop’s seven points which included a pair of trifectas. It was 27-8 at the half.
The Spartans made up ground in the second half cutting the deficit to 13 after three, 39-23, but OA still managed to win by 10.
Folop scored seven more in the third and Frank Moorman had six in the final stanza. Collectively in the fourth, the Twisters made 9-of-10 free throws.
Folop finished with 18 points, Moorman had 10, both Nathan Schuman and Abe Streator scored nine while CJ Grote added eight.
Southwestern’s Aiden Hartsell tried to singlehandedly bring back the Spartans as he scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half. Hartsell dropped seven bombs from deep. Teammate Jordan Jones added 12, all coming on four long balls.
1A-60…Hauser 56, Morristown 45
In Wednesday’s other first-round game from the Spartan gym, Hauser beat Morristown 56-45.
The Jets led 11-7 after quarter one and 29-16 at the half. The Yellow Jackets rallied to take a brief lead in the third quarter, but Hauser held a one-point edge at the stop, 33-32.
The Jets went on to win by 11 despite a game-high 32 points from Nolan Laster of the Yellow Jackets. Laster also unofficially had 10 rebounds.
For Hauser, Bryce Bates had 16 points and 16 boards while Leger Gelfius and Eli Miller both scored 12.
Oldenburg (6-15) and Hauser (10-13) will play in the second semifinal game Friday around 7:30 pm. That contest will be preceded by 10th ranked Jac-Cen-Del (18-5) and Waldron (12-10) at 6 pm.
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