Boys basketball: Litchfield tops Melrose
MELROSE -- Litchfield broke out with a 49-point second half and rolled past Melrose 85-66 in a non-conference game Tuesday.
Mitch Wollin led the Dragons (19-5) with 23 points.
Zach Kinny had 11 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals.
Zach Whitchurch added 18 points and Jon Terning had 12.
Scottie Stone led Melrose (18-7) with 30 points.
Litchfield entered the day tied for second in the Wright County Conference, but dropped to third place after Delano beat Orono 57-52 on Tuesday.
Litchfield 85,
Melrose 66
Litchfield (19-5) 36 49 -- 85
Melrose (18-7) 30 36 -- 66
LITCHFIELD - 33-54 FG (8-18 3-pt); 11-12 FT; 24 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Zach Whitchurch 18, Dylan Koll 11, Jon Terning 12, Zach Kinny 11, Joel Madsen 6, Riley Pater 4, Mitch Wollin 23 ... 3-point shots: Whitchurch 4, Koll 1, Terning 2, Kinny 1 ... Rebound leaders: Kinny 10 ... Assist leaders: Kinny 11 ... Steal leaders: Koll 3
MELROSE - 25-50 FG (3-12 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 19 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Seth Noll 2, Isaac Sawyer 18, Ryan Elfering 7, Scottie Stone 30, Nathan Goebel 7, Mitch Niehaus 2 ... 3-point shots: Sawyer 1, Stone 2 ... Rebound leaders: Mitch Reller 6 ... Assist leaders: Sawyer 3 ... Steal leaders: Sawyer 2
