West Lincoln-Broadwell wins 8th Grade Logan County Tournament

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[January 30, 2023]  The West Lincoln-Broadwell Wolverines defeated Mount Pulaski 36-28 on January 19th to win the 2023 Logan County Boys Basketball Tournament. The championship game was played at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium at Lincoln Community High School. 

The Bruins had previously beaten WLB earlier in the season by a final score of 34-31.

In the county championship game, the Bruins were ahead of the Wolverines 8-3 after the first quarter.

The Wolverines made a comeback in the second quarter, led by seven points from Hunter Clark and a three by Max Rohlfs. Bryce Vlahovich also added two points and by halftime the Wolverines were on top 15-13.

WLB held Mount Pulaski to just one basket in the third quarter while each of the five Wolverines on the court shared the scoring. At the end of the third quarter, the Wolverines held a 28-15 advantage.

The Wolverines went on to claim the county championship with a 36-28 win over Mount Pulaski.

Max Rohlfs and Hunter Clark each led WLB with 9 points.

Scoring

WLB 36
Max Rohlfs 9
Hunter Clark 9
Preston Short 5
Carson McConnell 5
Bryce Vlahovich 4
Cooper Koehler 2
Brett Hayes 1

Mount Pulaski 28
Olson 9
Kretzinger 7
Volle 5
Deibert 3
Winkleman 2
Charron 2

[Teena Lowery with photo courtesy of WLB]

 

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