CEL takes pair from A-C Central

[January 15, 2014]  Monday, on eighth-grade night, CEL took a pair of games from A-C Central.

The seventh-grade Panthers jumped out to a 17-0 first-quarter lead and never looked back, defeating the visitors 43-9. Dean Harris scored 13 points and had five steals; Will Ewald had 11 points; Thomas Morris scored six points and had four rebounds; Jace McIntosh and Xavier Miller each scored five; and Nick Toft added three. This concludes the regular season for the seventh-grade team, and they are off until the postseason tournament starts.

The CEL eighth-grade team improved to 16-0 by defeating the Knights 57-25. Sam Birnbaum scored 21 points and had three rebounds; Josh Vinson had 13 points; Jordan Jacobs added 10 points; Isaiah Bowers scored seven points and had five rebounds; Nick Toft scored four points; and Xavier Miller rounded out the scoring with two points. The next game for the eighth-grade Panthers is Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln College as part of the Logan County tournament.

[Text from report received]