Boys Basketball: ACGC knocks Morris Area from top perch in WC South
GROVE CITY -- A late surge in the first half lifted Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City past Morris as the Falcons went on to post a 63-55 win in a West Central South Conference boys basketball game Tuesday.
The loss bumped Morris into a second-place tie with ACGC. Montevideo (5-1) leads alone.
Morris (5-2, 8-3) bolted to a 25-15 lead in the game's opening minutes before ACGC went on a 21-6 run to end the first half. The Falcons (4-2, 8-3) would relinquish the lead in the second half.
Jordan Tanner had 21 points, Jeff Peterson 12 and Brooks Maurer 10 to spark the Falcons' offense. Kurtis Huisman piled up 11 rebounds and four steals.
Chris Scott collected 20 points and eight rebounds and Jackson Henrich netted 10 points to pace the Tigers.
ACGC 63, Morris 55
Morris (5-2, 8-3) 31 24 -- 55
ACGC (4-2, 8-3) 37 26 -- 63
MORRIS - 24-66 FG (1-6 3-pt); 6-11 FT; 29 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Nohl 9, Tyler Meichsner 3, Cory Nohl 2, Eric Riley 3, Lincoln Arnold 8, Chris Scott 20, Jackson Henrich 10 ... 3-point shots: Meichsner 1 ... Rebound leaders: Scott 8, Henrich 7 ... Assist leaders: T. Nohl 3, Meichsner 3 ... Steal leaders: none
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 20-45 FG (3-9 3-pt); 20-26 FT; 30 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Brooks Maurer 10, Jordan Tanner 21, Jeff Peterson 12, Mitch Tauer 5, Kurtis Huisman 8, Joel Slinden 7 ... 3-point shots: Tanner 1, Peterson 1, Tauer 1 ... Rebound leaders: Huisman 11, Slinden 7 ... Assist leaders: Tanner 3, Peterson 3 ... Steal leaders: Huisman 4
Wright County
Glencoe-Silver Lake 63, Litchfield 53
Dominic Devine led Litchfield with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Hendrickson tossed in 11 points and Andrew Whitchurch 10 for the Dragons.
Cole Ranzau had 18 points and Kaine Dummer 16 to pace Glencoe-Silver Lake (2-2, 7-7), which shot 54 percent.
Litchfield (0-6, 2-9) 23 30 -- 53
Glencoe-SL (2-2, 7-7) 29 34 -- 63
LITCHFIELD - 19-50 FG (8-21 3-pt); 9-13 FT; 18 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Andrew Whitchurch 10, Dominic Devine 12, Derek Koll 2, David Yordi 2, Eric Hulterstrum 5, Aaron Solbreck 6, Steve Hendrickson 11, Nick Johnson 5 ... 3-point shots: Whitchurch 2, Devine 2, Hulterstrum 1, Solbrack 1, Hendrickson 1, Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Devine 10 ... Assist leaders: Devine 3, Hendrickson 4 ... Steal leaders: Koll 3
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE - 26-48 FG (2-14 3-pt); 9-12 FT; 28 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Mitch Keenan 2, Phil Arnold 2, Kyler Anderson 4, Cole Ranzau 18, Kaine Dummer 16, Tyler Lang 6, Collin Zajicek 2, Sam Sanken 10 ... 3-point shots: Lang 2 ... Rebound leaders: Dummer 7, Anderson 6 ... Assist leaders: Dummer 4 ... Steal leaders: none
