Greenwood held off a fourth-quarter comeback by Lamar to win the Gem City Tournament championship game 42-39 on Saturday in Diamond.
The Blue Jays led by one point, 12-11, after one quarter. In the second quarter, Greenwood went to work on both ends posting its best offensive and defensive quarter of the night outscoring Lamar 14-2 to build a 26-13 lead going into the half.
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Out of the break, Lamar began chipping away at Greenwood’s lead outscoring the Blue Jays 15-11 in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Lamar held Greenwood to five points, but could only manage 11 points of its own.
Kalen Hetzler led Greenwood with 15 points. After Hetzler, Greenwood was balanced with seven other players scoring between two and five points.
Lamar was paced by Jude Harris with 11 points.
CHAMPIONSHIP: Greenwood 42, Lamar 39
Lamar – 11-2-15-11 – 39
Greenwood – 12-14-11-5 — 42
L: Jude Harris 11, Talon Timmons 8, Eli Ngugi 6, Logan Martin 4, Keaton Kinney 3, Brady Gire 3, Trent Torbeck 2, Terren Williams 2
G: Kalen Hetzler 15, Caston McConnell 5, Caden Frederick 5, Tyler Harrell 5, Thomas Gilmore 4, Jase Foster 3, Linkin Pinegar 3, Cooper Morgan 2
THIRD PLACE: El Dorado Springs 47, McAuley Catholic 46 – PHOTOS
McAuley Catholic – 15-10-10-11 – 46
El Dorado Springs – 12-13-10-12 — 47
M: Thomas Perrin 13, Maxwell Anreder 13, Eiler Anderson 6, Rylan Childers 6, T. Veer 3, Will Mollnow 3, Connor Taffner 2
E: Brady Floyd 14, Karson Burley 13, Graydee Wolfe 10, Ayden Bruce 6, Marcus Mossman 4
CONSOLATION: Lighthouse Christian 42, Diamond 39 – PHOTOS
Lighthouse Christian – 8-13-11-9 – 42
Diamond – 14-4-12-9 — 39
L: O. Stinsen 14, J. Bruner 7, E. Thomas 7, L. Cruse 4, T. Grundy 4, D. Miller 4, W. Keen 1
D: Wyatt Smith 13, Ginacarlo Martinez 11, Grady Bentley 8, Hugh Housh 5, Maddox Youngblood 2
