Lincoln sweeps Charleston in Apollo Conference matchup

[January 08, 2020] 

The Lincoln Railers returned home Tuesday night to Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium and swept the Charleston Trojans.

The JV started the evening with a 45-31 victory. Elijah Pollice led the JV with 10 points.

In the Varsity game, the Railers stormed out to a 21-6 first quarter lead.

Highlighting the first quarter action was Landon Hullinger with a baseline dunk. Kaden Froebe tossed in nine quick points in the first quarter and Kameron Whiteman connected for a couple threes to set the tone early.

Lincoln led 40-19 at the half as Whiteman and Froebe continued draining threes.

The Railers poured it on in the third quarter and led 52-27. A running clock in the fourth quarter allowed Lincoln to cruise to the 60-33 Apollo Conference win.

Kaden Froebe led Lincoln with 19 points.

The Railers improve to 13-1 overall on the season. Lincoln sits atop the Apollo Conference with a 5-0 record.

Varsity scoring

Lincoln 60

Froebe 19

Whiteman 12

Singleton 10

Hullinger 9

Ewald 4

Grunder 3

Tungate 2

Charleston 33

Miller 13

Landrus 9

Oakley 3

Bickford 3

Bell 3

Braun 2

JV scoring

Lincoln 45

Pollice 10

Sasse 8

Miller 8

B. Whiteman 8

Battin 3

Conway 2

Bowman 2

Klopp 2

Hoffert 2

Charleston 31

Applegate 11

Smitley 6

Schuette 6

Panky 5

Oakley 3

[Teena Lowery]

Sports Reporter/Feature Writer | Lincoln Daily News

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