MINFORD — For the second straight season as the No. 1 seed in Division III in the Southeast District, the Minford Falcons are heading to the district tournament.
Thanks to their 68-29 win over 16th-seeded West on Saturday night, the Falcons earned the program’s second sectional title in a row.
The victory is also their 15th straight this year — a winning streak that began back on Jan. 3 with a 84-72 win at Eastern.
The Falcons, now 21-1, put three scorers in double figures in their 39-point win.
Sophomore Myles Montgomery led all scorers with a game-high 21 points.
Sophomores Bennett Kayser and Jackson Shoemaker scored 16 and 14, respectively.
Seniors Bailey White and Noah Martin scored seven points apiece, while Adam Crank nailed a three pointer to finish with three points.
West (8-16) was led in scoring by junior Jeffery Bishop’s 10 points.
Minford led 12-5 after the first quarter, 31-7 at halftime, and 58-19 following three frames.
Minford advances to Tuesday’s Division III, Southeast No. 1 district semifinal — where it’ll face No. 9 seed Lynchburg-Clay.
A win for the Falcons over the Mustangs would put the Minford boys program in the district final for the first time since 1995.
Tipoff from the Waverly Downtown Arena is set for 6 p.m.
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BOX SCORE
West 5 2 12 10 — 29
Minford 12 19 27 10 — 68
West (8-16): Jack Jordan 1 0-0 2, Mason Parker 0 0-0 0, Mitchell Irwin 4 0-0 9, Soloman Norman 0 0-0 0, Will Kegley 0 0-0 0, Jeffery Bishop 4 2-4 10, Cole Tipton 0 1-2 1, Diamonte Skaggs 0 0-0 0, Ryan Sissel 3 0-0 7, Trevor Fike 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 12 3-6 29; Three-point field goals: 2 (Ryan Sissel and Mitchell Irwin 1 apiece)
Minford (21-1): Bennett Kayser 8 0-0 16, Peyton Caudill 0 0-0 0, Kade Glockner 0 0-0 0, Adam Crank 1 0-0 3, Myles Montgomery 9 1-1 21, Jeffrey Pica 0 0-0 0, Ethan Cordle 0 0-0 0, Gilliland 0 0-0 0, Gavin Downey 0 0-0 0, Bailey White 3 0-0 7, Noah Martin 3 0-0 7, Jackson Shoemaker 5 4-4 14, Joe Hannah 0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 29 5-5 68; Three-point field goals: 5 (Myles Montgomery 2, Adam Crank, Bailey White and Noah Martin 1 apiece)
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