On Saturday, the eighth-grade boys basketball team from Chester-East Lincoln took home the hardware in convincing style by a score of 46-10 against Flanagan to win the Conerstone Christian Academy tournament. The Panthers finished the round-robin tournament 3-0. Isiah Bowers led the way with 20 points, 16 steals and eight rebounds. Sam Birnbaum had 10 points and seven boards, Josh Vinson eight points and six boards, Jordan Jacobs one point and five steals, Nick Kromrey three points, Will Ewald two points, and Dean Harris finished with two points. The seventh-grade team finished the tournament with a 1-2 record, dropping the contest to Flanagan by a score of 27-19. Kromrey and Ewald led the scoring with eight points each. Harris also had three points, Nate Arnold got two rebounds, and Xavier Miller had seven rebounds. CEL will travel to Easton on Tuesday night to play Illini Central

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