Crane claimed the Pierce City Tournament championship with a 43-36 win over East Newton in the title game on Saturday.
The Pirates staked themselves to an early 9-5 lead after the first quarter and never trailed at the end of any quarter.
Maddox Vaught paced Crane with 16 points followed by 10 points from Owen Vaught.
East Newton got 12 points from Kaden Cole and 10 from Caden Youngblood.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Crane 43, East Newton 36
East Newton – 5-12-10-9 — 36
Crane – 9-10-12-12 — 43
E: Kaden Cole 12, Caden Youngblood 10, Braiden VanLue 7, Ethan Bales 5, Noah Ball 2
C: Maddox Vaught 16, Owen Vaught 10, Kolton Hoffman 6, Braylon Merritt 5, Cooper Brannan 4, Andrew Faucett 2
THIRD PLACE: New Heights Christian 49, Pierce City 43
New Heights Christian – 9-16-12-12 — 49
Pierce City – 5-8-12-18 — 43
N: Adam Stanton 16, James Dennis 10, Cannon Miller 7, Broderick Burns 7, Benjamin Schumacher 4, Hunter Marsh 3, Connor Perry 2
P: Carter Witt 17, Dyllan Kleiboeker 13, Lincoln Jones 6, Eastn McWilliams 3, Eli Genzler 2, Cruz Torrez 2
CONSOLATION: School of the Ozarks 57, Sarcoxie 53
School of the Ozarks – 21-9-9-18 — 57
Sarcoxie – 8-15-16-14 — 53
SOFO: Timothy Saffle 26, Isaac Hampsch 13, Fisher Thompson 10, Oliver Mutrux 4, Braden Sparks 3, James Carswell 1
SARC: Reily Barrios Lopez 15, Marshall Hall 11, Tyler Lambeth 8, Gatlon Malotte 8, Kole Kellhofer 7, Landen Straw 2, Hunter Whitledge 2
SEVENTH PLACE: Verona 58, Exeter 39
Exeter – 7-10-15-7 — 39
Verona – 21-10-14-13 — 58
E: Gabriel Fuller 11, Cameron Brattin 7, Kyler Lupica 7, Edmondson Lokot 6, Mena 3, Dominik Palinkas 2, M. Brattin 2, Shannon Trammell 1
V: Sean Lechner 25, Kyler Mace 13, Miguel Castillo 8, Valentin Garcia 7, A. Mace 3, Jacob Hinkle 2





