Published on March 2, 2026 8:32 am
Last Updated on March 2, 2026 8:34 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
LOUISVILLE — Lawrenceville put together a 29-21 second half and claimed a 59-52 victory over the host school to capture the Class 1A North Clay Boys Basketball Regional Friday evening.
The Cardinals moved into a 16-14 opening quarter lead before the home crowd Friday evening. Kade Atwood got his team going by hitting three baskets and two free throws for half of his team’s 16 points.
Cody Zimdars chipped in with a basket and two free throws, Carder Walden a basket and Lucas Griffey two free throws.
The Cardinals held on to the lead at halftime by a 31-30 tally. Zimdars took over the scoring duties in the second period with four baskets for eight points.
But the second half proved to be the downfall. Lawrenceville went on a 12-8 third period run to move into a 42-39 third quarter lead and then put the game in the victory category with a 17-13 final period.
Three players scored in double figures for Lawrenceville. Noah Wilson led the way with 16 while Jayden Goff added 14 and Zander Cessna 12.
North Clay was led by Zimdars with 22 on seven field goals, two of those three-pointers and a perfect six of six at the line. Kade Atwood finished with 15.
Lawrenceville advances to the Macon Meridian Sectional and will face Casey-Westfield Wednesday at 7 p.m. Casey-Westfield won its own regional over Cumberland, 50-45.
North Clay ended the season with a 24-9 record.
At Louisville
LAWRENCEVILLE (59)
Willingham 0-0 — 0, Cessna 3-5 — 12, Goff 6-0 — 14, Gray 0-0 — 0, Wilson 6-3 — 16, Ivers 4-1 — 9, McKlewicz 4-0 — 8. TOTALS 23 FG, 9 FT.
NORTH CLAY (52)
Atwood 6-2 — 15, Zimdars 7-6 — 22, Lewis 0-0 — 0, Griffey 3-2 — 8, Byers 1-2 — 4, Walden 1-1 — 3. TOTALS 18 FG, 13 FT.
Lawrenceville 14 16 12 17 — 59
North Clay 16 15 8 13 — 52
3-point FG — Lawrenceville 4 (Goff 2, Cessna 1, Wilson 1), North Clay 3 (Zimdars 2, Atwood 1).
At Casey
Casey-Westfield ended Cumberland’s hopes for a regional championship by claiming a 50-45 victory in the Class 1A Casey-Westfield Regional Friday.
Casey-Westfield put on a 14-5 opening quarter scoring surge and went on to lead 28-15 at halftime.
Jack Julius connected on three baskets for six points while Leighton Jones added five and High connected on a three-pointer for the Warriors.
Cameron Roedl hit a three-pointer for the Pirates and Reed Miller added four.
In the second period, Will Moore scored five. Zack Harmon tried to keep the Pirates in the mix, hitting four baskets for eight.
The Pirates did come back with an 18-9 third period to pull within 37-33. Harmon continued on with his scoring, connecting on seven points while Roedl also hit seven.
But Casey-Westfield hung on with a 13-12 final quarter.
The Warriors were led by Moore with 13 and Julius with 10.
Cumberland’s Harmon hit eight field goals and two of three at the line for 18 while Roedl finished with 14.
Casey-Westfield advances to the Macon Meridian Sectional and will take on Lawrenceville at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
In the other contest, Altamont will meet Tuscola at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
At Casey
CUMBERLAND (45)
McMechan 0-0 — 0, Roedl 5-2 — 14, Stewart 1-0 — 3, Miller 3-2 — 8, Bierman 1-0 — 2, Venatta 0-0 — 0, Harmon 8-2 — 18. TOTALS 18 FG, 6 FT.
CASEY-WESTFIELD (50)
Julius 4-2 — 10, Clement 3-0 — 6, Jones 2-3 — 8, Moore 4-3 — 13, High 2-0 — 8, Thomas 3-1 — 5. TOTALS 18 FG, 9 FT.
Cumberland 5 10 18 12 — 45
Casey-Westfield 14 14 9 13 — 50
3-point FG — Cumberland 3 (Roedl 2, Stewart 1), Casey-Westfield 5 (High 2, Moore 2, Jones 1).
At Tuscola
The host Tuscola Warriors had the hometown crowd rooting them on in a 62-34 win over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg in the championship game of their own Class 1A Regional Friday evening.
The Warriors gave notice in the opening quarter with a 14-0 run that nobody was going to beat them on their homecourt.
From there Tuscola led 26-12 at halftime.
Windsor/Stew-Stras played the Warriors even in the second half, 22-22. But that first half spelled doom.
Connor Musgrave led Tuscola with 17 points while Logan Kurtz added 15 as the team improved to 28-6.
Windsor/Stew-Stras finished the season with a 17-15 record. The Hatchets were led in scoring by Tyler Vonderheide with 11 points on four field goals, one a three-pointer and two of four at the line. Auston Rahn added nine and Brody Bible eight.
Tuscola will now meet Altamont at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Macon Meridian Sectional.
Class 1A Tuscola Regional
Championship
WSS (34)
Vonderheide 4-2 — 11, Rahn 2-5 — 9, Bible 2-2 — 8, Wetherell 1-0 — 3, Vaughn 1-0 — 2, Dison 0-1 — 1. TOTALS 10 FG, 10 FT.
TUSCOLA (62)
Musgrave 6-3 — 17, Kurtz 6-0 — 15, Wallace 3-0 — 6, Russo 2-0 — 5, Graves 2-0 — 5, Block 1-2 — 4, Chenoweth 1-2 — 4, Wilcox 1-2 — 4, McKinnie 1-0 — 2. TOTALS 23 FG, 9 FT.
Windsor/Stew-Stras 0 12 7 15 — 34
Tuscola 14 26 11 11 — 62
3-point FG — Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 4 (Bible 2, Vonderheide 1, Wetherell 1), Tuscola 7 (Kurtz 3, Musgrave 2, Russo 1, Graves 1).