Week five scores and highlights from the HoosierHillsHoops.com Sunday Fall League Boys’ High School Division at Nolan Fieldhouse:
First round
Cavaliers 67, Magic 42: Brownstown’s Spencer Allman totaled 21 points Crawford County’s Parker Hudson added 16 as the Cavaliers got past the Magic. The Silver Creek duo of Zach Ricketts and Kole Kemmer scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, in the loss for the Magic.
Jazz 65, Clippers 46: Rock Creek’s De’Jan Garner poured in a game-high 30 points and South Ripley’s Jerad Walters chipped in 11 as the Jazz cruised by the Clippers. Crawford County’s Alex Baker paced the Clippers in defeat with 17 points, and Rock Creek’s Corey Gilbert finished with 15.
Spurs 59, Suns 56: Charlestown’s Kyle Hayes netted 22 points and Crawford County’s Jordan Newkirk chipped in 17, leading the Spurs to the quarterfinals. Clarksville’s D.J. Coleman finished with 12 points to lead the Suns, and Floyd Central’s Nick Bomerbach contributed 11.
Pacers 50, Bulls 44: Silver Creek’s Grant Meyer netted 14 points, Switzerland County’s Keegan Kincaid added 11 and Silver Creek’s Zach McCall 10 as the Pacers held off the Bulls. Henryville’s Joey Martin and Jennings County’s Brad Hunt paced the Bulls in defeat with 11 and nine, respectively.
Heat 72, Mavericks 64: Northeast Dubois’ Bryce Huebner racked up 23 points and Heritage Hills’ Devon Murder added 16 as the Heat upset the Mavericks in first-round play. New Albany teammates Jalen McCoy and Morgan Tolliver scored 16 a piece in defeat for the Mavericks.
Trail Blazers 78, Pistons 70: Greensburg’s Sean Sellers poured in 22 points and Columbus East’s Bryce Lienhoop contributed 13 points, and the Trail Blazers advanced over the Pistons. Silver Creek’s Caleb Sprigler and Eastern Pekin’s Phillip Boudreaux scored 17 and 12, respectively, to lead the Pistons in the loss.
Nuggets 59, Bucks 54: Borden’s Brandon Beam and Jeffersonville’s V.J. Billups each scored 17 a piece, and the Nuggets held off a late run by the Bucks. Jennings County’s Justin Webster and Nick Taulbee paced the Bucks in defeat with 18 and 10 points, respectively.
Celtics 59, Lakers 54: Seymour’s Matthew Lucas racked up 25 points and Brownstown’s Tanner Payton chipped in 12, leading the Celtics to a first-round victory. The Lakers were led by Austin’s Andrew Clark and New Albany’s Jermaine Parrish; each scored 17 in the loss.
Quarterfinals
Trail Blazers 57, Cavaliers 40: Sellers netted 25 points to lead the Trail Blazers into the semifinals. The Cavaliers got 17 points from Allman and 11 from Hudson.
Spurs 60, Jazz 56: Hayes went off for 26 points and Newkirk added 21 to propel the Spurs into the semifinal round. The Jazz were led by Rock Creek’s Keontez Malone (19), Providence’s Colin Daly (11), and De’Jan Garner (11).
Celtics 63, Nuggets 57: Lucas got 25 and Payton added 19 as to Celtics held off the Nuggets to move on. Clarksville’s Cory Brown paced the Nuggets in defeat with a league-high 37 points.
Pacers 69, Heat 58: Meyer and Kincaid netted 23 and 12 points, respectively, and the Pacers rolled into the semifinals. Browntown’s Brett McCory totaled 16 and Murder added 14 in the Heat loss.
Semifinals
Celtics 67, Pacers 63: Salem’s Taylor Banks poured in 23 points and Payton contributed 22 as the Celtics held off a late surge from the Pacers. Meyer and Kincaid netted 22 and 18, respectively, to lead the Pacers in their season-ending defeat.
Trail Blazer 81, Spurs 78: Greensburg’s Maci Holdsworth racked up 27 points and his Pirate teammate Sellers posted 26 as the Trail Blazers advanced in overtime. The Spurs were paced by Newkirk (26) and Hayes (19).
Championship
Celtics 76: Trail Blazers 69: Lucas poured in 22 points — all in the first half — and the Celtics held off the Trail Blazers in the waning minute of the game to win the boys’ high school division of the first annual HoosierHillsHoops.com Sunday Fall League. Payton added 19 for the Celtics.
Sellers paced the Trail Blazers in defeat with 19, and Holdsworth contributed 16.
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