Boys Basketball: ACGC jumps Albany, 74-59
GROVE CITY -- Joel Slinden had 20 points and 20 rebounds with five 3-pointers and Jordan Tanner netted 25 more points -- 21 in the second half -- for Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City as the Falcons rallied past Albany 74-59 in a non-conference boys basketball Monday.
Albany, which entered the game one win shy of 20 for the season, raced to a 37-27 lead at halftime. But the Falcons, behind Tanner and Slinden's combined 33 points, outscored the Huskies 47-22 in the second half to end the regular season on a high note.
The Falcons (14-12) shot just under 50 percent (26-for-55) from the field and made 17 more trips to the free-throw line than Albany (19-6). Kurtis Huisman collected 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Falcons.
ACGC 74, Albany 59
Albany (19-6) 37 22 -- 59
ACGC (14-12) 27 47 -- 74
ALBANY - 23-63 FG (9-25 3-pt); 4-7 FT; 35 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Kyle Lieser 12, Sam Conrad 6, Joey Blackmore 7, Adam Harlander 6, Reed Voit 7, Zach Noreen 13, B.J. Bueckers 8 ... 3-point shots: Lieser 4, Conrad 2, Blackmore 1, Harlander 1, Noreen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Blackmore 8, Bueckers 7 ... Assist leaders: Blackmore 4 ... Steal leaders: Bueckers 2 ... Blocks: Noreen 3
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 26-55 FG (6-12 3-pt); 16-24 FT; 36 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Justin Hanson 2, Brooks Maurer 7, Jordan Tanner 25, Jeff Peterson 4, Mitch Tauer 6, Kurtis Huisman 10, Joel Slinden 20 ... 3-point shots: Slinden 5, Huisman 1 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 20, Huisman 8 ... Assist leaders: Tanner 5 ... Steal leaders: Huisman 5, Tanner 3
