Tomahawk Down ~ Unbeaten Railers annihilate Mount Zion Braves
 

[December 15, 2018] 

The Lincoln Railers returned to Roy S. Anderson Friday night to play their last home game before Christmas break. Both the Railers JV and Varsity Squads gave the fans just what they wanted ~ a win to improve their season record to a perfect 7-0. The Railers remain atop the Apollo Conference with a 4-0 record.

To kick the evening off, the Railers JV handed Mount Zion a 41-15 loss. Landon Hullinger and Seth Tungate each scored 10 points to lead Lincoln.

JV's Landon Hullinger saw some Varsity minutes versus Mount Zion. Hullinger has been a driving force behind the Railers JV team this season.

The Railers Varsity won their contest handily by a score of 60-32. Will Ewald held the hot-hand for Lincoln and he poured in 22 points. Kaden Froebe tossed in 13 points and Jermaine Hamlin hit double-figures with 10 points.

Will Ewald began the game by rattling off the first five points for Lincoln.

Dylan Singleton's bucket gave Lincoln an early 7-0 lead but the Braves battled back to tie the game 9-9.
 

Lincoln reclaimed the lead on a steal by Kaden Froebe which led to a quick outlet pass to Singleton, who then fired it into Ewald for the layup. Lincoln was up 12-11 and that would be the first quarter score.

The early minutes of the second quarter saw Mount Zion in the lead again but following Jermaine Hamlin's free throws at the 6:13 mark, the Railers were off and running and it was the beginning of a massacre.

Froebe was in the middle of things, wreaking havoc. Back-to-back steals and layups by the junior put Lincoln up 18-13.

Then it was Ewald catching fire at the end of the quarter. Lincoln's no. 23 sunk back-to-back threes to give the Railers a 29-20 lead at the half.

The Railers Cheerleaders always do an amazing job pumping up the crowd.

Lincoln dominated the third quarter with a 16-0 run, highlighted by the offensive display of, well all the starters.

Singleton's layup and "and one" was the start of things.

Whiteman re-entered the game and hit a three, after sitting a spell with two fouls in the first half.

Hamlin continued shooting perfect from the charity stripe, hitting 2-for-2.

Froebe continued to penetrate the lane and get a couple points off the glass and draw a foul.

Meanwhile Ewald was nonstop, hitting a layup and a three-point shot. With 2:35 showing on the third quarter clock Lincoln was dominating the Braves 45-20. By the end of the third quarter it was Lincoln crushing the Braves 55-26.

The fourth quarter moved quickly, in part due to the running clock at the end. Lincoln's scoring was taken care of by Whiteman and Dreyden Pozsgai.

No disrespect to the players on Neil Alexander Court, but the real entertainment in the fourth quarter was the spreading-Christmas-cheer Railer Nation. Railer Nation was decked out in festive wear and towards the end of the game they even broke out in "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." They were a lively bunch all night and really brought their "A game" to this last home game of 2018. Looking forward to what the fans bring in 2019.

Lincoln will play two big conference games next week on the road. Tuesday the Railers travel to Mahomet-Seymour. Friday night Lincoln makes the trek to Charleston.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 60

Ewald 22
Froebe 13
Hamlin 10
Whiteman 9
Singleton 5
Pozsgai 1

Mount Zion 32

Adams 12
London 8
Mose 4
Booker 4
Barr 3
Gray 1

JV scoring

Lincoln 41

Hullinger 10
Tungate 10
B. Whiteman 9
Grunder 6
Ferguson 4
Klopp 2

Mount Zion 15

Hamrick 7
Summers 4
High 2
Gilman 2

[Teena Lowery]