Top seed Central Lyon will meet #4 seed Pella Christian for a spot in the title game. The Lions moved on Monday with a 68-34 win over Red Oak. Pella Christian advanced with a 69-62 win over Roland Story. Tip off is set for 10:30 am.
The Lions opened with a 10-2 run to start the contest and never trailed. At the end of the first quarter it was 26-13. At the half the lead was 37-22. Central Lyon opened the second half on a 15-0 run to go up by 30 and cruised to the win with a running clock in the fourth quarter.
Mason Gerleman led the offense with 18 points. Zach Lutmer hit for 16 and Andrew Austin adding 13. A pair of big keys to the win were a 45-27 rebounding advantage and a 56.1 shooting percentage as a team. The Tigers were led by Max DeVries with 10 points followed by Ryan Johnson with 9.
Central Lyon will take a 23-2 record into the semis.
Pella Christian topped Roland Story in a game that was tight throughout. They led 14-13 at the end of the first half. At halftime the lead was 29-24. At the end of three it was 48-40 before the Eagles got the win 69-62.
Pella Christian put three players in double figures led by Levi Schelhaas with 23. Eric Mulder added 18 points to go with a 20 rebound performance. 16 of the rebounds came at the defensive end. Jaedon Huisman hit for 11.
The Eagles come in at 19-6. Central Lyon is 23-2
