In a hard fought Division IV regional semi-final game, Marion Local emerged victorious, defeating Edison 54-44.
The game got off to a slow start for Marion Local. They trailed by two at the end of the first quarter, and even a 15 point effort in the second could only put them ahead by two.
But a second half rally had Marion Local up by ten at the end of the third and didn’t look back from there. Marion Local won the game by that same ten point margin, 54-44.
Tyler Mescher netted 21 points in the Marion Local victory, while Ryan Thobe tacked on 14 and Nathan Bruns had 13.
James Hill scored 16 points and Bryce Otheimer added on 11 for Edison.
Marion Local will go on to face Archbold for the regional championship on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Toledo.
The winner of that game will go on to compete for the state championship in Columbus.
SCORES LIST
Boys Basketball
Wednesday’s Results
Regional Semifinals
D-I at WSU Nutter Center
Cin. Moeller 60, Mason 57
Cin. LaSalle 47, Springfield 46
D-III at Fairmont
Summit Country Day 35, Worthington Christian 32
Cin. Roger Bacon 61, Versailles 46
D-III at Bowling Green
Marion Local 54, Edison, 44
Archbold 47, Cardinal Stritch Catholic 36
Box Scores
Cin. Moeller 60, Mason 57: McBride (CM) 22; King (M) 24. Records: CM 26-0, M 21-3.
La Salle 47, Springfield 46: McKay, Moss, Taylor (S) 10; Fleming (L) 15. Records: S 23-4, L 24-3.
Summit Country Day 35, Worthington Christian 32: Walker (SCD) 13; Joseph (WC) 17. Records: SCD 26-0, WC 20-6.
Cin. Roger Bacon 61, Versailles 46: McGee (RB) 17; Ahrens (V) 15. Records: RB 23-4, V 25-2.
Marion Local 54, Edison 44: Mescher (ML) 21; Hill (E) 16. Records: ML 18-8, E 16-10.
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