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Lancaster Mennonite 86 Steel High 63: Wrap

Written by: Dell Jackson on February 22, 2023

 

Lancaster Mennonite 86 Steel High 63
2A Boys Semi final
Feb. 22, 2023

The Lancaster Mennonite Blazers took control of the game early, but they had to fight off a determined Steel High team after the break. The visiting Rollers cut a 20 point lead to under 10 in the third. LMHS weathered the storm and coasted to a W. The win places the Blazers in the 2A District finals for the third year in a row against an old foe-Antietam.

Myles Halvorsen, 6’2” Soph., opened the scoring for Mennonite. Halverson would play some key minutes in the game and come up big when least expected. A David Weaver follow and one at the 4:33 mark put LMHS up 11-6 at the 4:33 of quarter number 1. Cam Hurst did major damage- first going back to back three balls – the last at the 3:40 mark. Savier Sumrall joined the scoring column with a triple and Cam Hurst finished the Blazers coring in the period. Steel High’s Tristan Crawford Jn, 5’11Soph. Scored a layup at the end of the quarter. 22-14 LMHS after one. The Blazers took advantage of multiple turnovers by Steel High in the quarter (9).

LMHS would rip off an 8-0 run to start the second (3 by Halversen, Sumrall follow, Hurst layup, and Sumrall foul shot.In fact the Blazers outscored Steel High 26-7 in the quarter. At one point the lead was 22. Cam Hurst supplied most of the fire power with multiple drives (12 points in the quarter. The half ended at 48-29 LMHS.

Steel High cranked up its defense in the third. The Rollers caused Mennonite to turn the ball over 6 times in the period. Steel High drew the 4th foul on Weaver, leaving the lane unprotected. Steel High cut the lead to 10 a few times in the quarter – the last on an old fashioned three point play by Daquan McCraw. At the end of the quarter, the roller struck again on a layup by McCraw. 59-51 LMHS.

Coach Buckwalter had a decision to make- when to put Weaver back in. Well, LMHS hung tough at the beginning of the quarter getting scoring from Halvorsen, a follow by Chase Hurst 5’7” frosh., a drive by brother Cam. Weaver would enter the game and control the glass the rest of the way. The Blazer rode a 15-0 run in the fourth to salt the game away and punch their ticket to the District 3 2A finals Tues.

Unofficial Stats:
Rebounds: Steel High 17 LMHS 34
Turnovers: Steel High 20 LMHS 16
Blocks: Steel High 3 LMHS 4

Scoring
LMHS: Cam Hurst 31, David Weaver 19, Savier Sumrall 14, Myles Halvorsen 12
Steel High: Daquan McGraw 16, Tristan Crawford 14, Alex Arby 12

~Dell Jackson

 

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