HAVILAND – Wayne Trace scored the first 24 points of the contest and
the Raiders coasted to a 56-41 victory over Edgerton in Green Meadows
Conference boys basketball play Friday night.
The red, white and blue recorded a 21-0 lead at the end of one quarter and cruised the rest of the way.
After a three-pointer by Brooks Laukhuf opened the second stanza scoring
to make it 24-0, Edgerton’s Kaydn Picillo hit one of two free throws at
the 6:18 mark of the period to get the Bulldogs on the scoreboard.
Each team finished with 14 points in the second stanza as the Raiders went on to post a 35-14 halftime advantage.
Wayne
Trace added 13 markers in the third quarter while limiting the Bulldogs
to eight, extending the margin to 48-22 entering the final period.
Kyle
Stoller led the way for the red, white and blue with a double-double on
the night, totaling 17 points, ten rebounds and three assists.
Brooks
Laukhuf chipped in nine points for the Raiders while Tyler Davis posted
eight points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Carter
Clemens also had six points and four rebounds for Wayne Trace.
Cale
Winans ad Brady Miller both finished the night with five points
followed by Hudson Myers with three and Lance Maenle posted a basket.
Caden Sinn also hit one free throw for Wayne Trace, which improves to
12-4 overall and 3-2 in the GMC.
Joel Walkup topped Edgerton with 11 points and Nathan Swank finished with ten markers.
Corey
Everetts (nine), Scottie Krontz (seven), Cory Herman (three) and Kaydn
Picillo (one) also scored for the Bulldogs who fall to 4-11 in all games
and 1-4 in the conference.
Wayne Trace’s junior varsity squad
improved to 12-4 in all games and 5-0 in the Green Meadows Conference
with a 33-12 win over the Bulldogs.
Tyson Gerber topped the red,
white and blue with 11 points while Caden Sinn chipped in nine markers.
Lance Maenle (four), Brady Miller (four), Carter Clemens (three) with
Maddox Baker posting three points.
Wayne Trace returns to the
court Saturday evening as the Raiders make the trip to Kalida to battle
the Wildcats in a matchup of teams with identical 12-4 records. Kalida
is coming off a 47-45 overtime victory over rival Ottoville Friday
night.
Edgerton also plays against Saturday night as the Bulldogs welcome in Williams County rival Hilltop.