Marionville boys basketball used a huge fourth quarter to come back and beat RUSH 58-56 in the Crane Tournament championship game.
RUSH jumped out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter and a 33-22 lead at the half. That advantage was pressed to 52-39 after three quarters.
Then Marionville let it fly from three and locked down on defense.
The Comets knocked down five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and held RUSH to just four points on the way to a 19-4 advantage in the frame and a 58-56 win.
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Marionville got scoring from just three players led by Blane Young’s 26-point output. He hit five threes in the game. Tournament MVP Gage Guerin was just behind him with 23 points including seven 3-pointers. Wil Carlton added in nine points to round out the scoring for Marionville.
As a team, Marionville hit 12 3-pointers in the game.
RUSH was led by Garrett Rudy’s 17 points and 8 assists. Tanner Engel also scored in double figures with 15 points.
Marionville – 9-13-17-19 – 58
RUSH – 17-16-19-4 – 56
M: Blane Young 26, Gage Guerin 23, Wil Carlton 9
R: Garrett Rudy 17, Tanner Engel 15, Ryan Ray 9, Jacob Gillen 3, Brady Bishop 2
THIRD PLACE: Aurora 63, Billings 57
Aurora – 15-8-14-26 – 63
Billings – 11-21-9-16 – 57
A: Trandan Darnall 28, Daunte Floyd 9, Dayton McHenry 6, Cannon Thornhill 6, Thomas Lara 3, James Hoffman 3, Kelton Brown 2, Clayton Jarmillo 2
B: Cale Plowman 25, Zach Bos 18, Brayden Garbee 11, Kam Clark 2
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FIFTH PLACE: Monett 51, Clever 31
Monett – 18-15-12-6 – 51
Clever – 12-6-9-4 – 31
M: Isiah Meeks 13, Blaine Salsman 13, Miles Young 11, Jason Garner 6, Landon Thrasher 5, Landyn Brandt 3
C: Jace Whiles 13, Kolton Adkins 6, Lucas Peebles 4, Braydon Verch 3, Lane Mendenhall 3, Aaron Rice 2
