Third time hardly a charm for boys at Blair

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Blair (9-5)          18 21 17 17 73
Platteview (5-8) 12  9 14 15 50

Game Stats

Platteview's third shot this season at a win against Eastern Midlands Conference rival Blair turned into an unpleasant tasting rout in the second half as the Bears rolled to a 73-50 win in the first round of the annual conference tournament.

The Trojans were in the game after one quarter, trailing just 18-12, but faltered in the second and found themselves trailing by 18 at halftime. Platteview didn't score until the 4:45 mark on a lay up plus a free throw by senior Andy Elliff in the middle of a 16-3 run by the Bears.

An 8-2 run by Blair to open the second half gave the Bears a comfortable 24-point lead, effectively eliminating Platteview from the tournament, and ensuring an eighth straight loss to Blair.

Blair shot 52 percent from the field, including 7-of-12 from the 3-point range. The Trojans shot 40 percent and made just one of seven threes.

Senior Gage Wichman paced Platteview with 13 points.

Blair's Jordon Flynn scored a game-hight 19 points for Blair. Zach Morris added 13 and Connor Ellis 10.

GAME STATS (Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocked Shots)

Dalton 2, 0, 0, 0, 0
Elliff 9, 3, 2, 1, 0
Gilleland 7, 3, 1, 1, 0
Glasshoff 8, 3, 0, 0, 2
Hawkins 2, 0, 0, 0, 0
Heimes 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
Herrmann 5, 5, 1, 3, 0
Meyer 0, 1, 2, 0, 0
Negrete 0, 1, 0, 0, 0
Stolzer 0, 0, 1, 0, 0
Wichman 13, 3, 0, 2, 2
Wills 0, 2, 3, 0, 0

Totals 50, 24, 12, 8, 4