Isaiah Neal
EDINBURGH, Ind. – With a pair of victories on Monday, the Hagerstown boys basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Edinburgh Tournament.
The Tigers (8-1) began the day with a 56-45 win over Jac-Cen-Del before defeating Indianapolis Lutheran 52-42 to move into Tuesday’s title contest against Indianapolis Manual (7-1).
“Two hard-fought wins,” Hagerstown Head Coach Bobby Jones said. “Two great total team efforts today and we like where we are at.”
Jared Andis led Hagerstown with 19 points against Jac-Cen-Del (4-2), while Isaiah Neal added 18 points.
Hagerstown was on top 36-33 after three quarters as the Tigers were able to pull away in the final period as Andis went 8-of-8 from the free throw line.
Neal scored 16 points to pace the Tigers against Indianapolis Lutheran (4-3). Andis and Mason Stitt each finished with nine points.
“I was very pleased with our bench today picking up the slack when we got in foul trouble, especially against Jac-Cen-Del,” Jones said.
“Jared Andis is starting to shoot the ball well,” Jones added. “Isaiah Neal is continuing to score and guard the other team’s star, while Bret Templin is doing a great job getting the ball to our shooters.”
Game 1 Box Score
JAC-CEN-DEL (4-2) – Huff 0 0-0 0, Drockelman 2 0-0 5, Tunny 0 0-0 0, Wilson 1 2-2 5, Dobbs 0 0-0 0, Harlement 0 0-0 0, Benham 1 0-2 3, Borgman 7 3-5 17, Hubbard 1 1-3 3, Owensor 4 3-8 12. Team – 16 9-20 45.
HAGERSTOWN (7-1) – Mason Stitt 2 2-3 7, Jared Andis 4 8-8 19, Bret Templin 4 0-0 8, Isaiah Neal 6 4-4 18, Nate Combs 1 0-0 2, Drew Pyle 0 0-0 0, Evan Hoover 1 0-0 2, Jordan Auker 0 0-0 0, Trent Weiss 0 0-0 0, Caleb Neal 0 0-0 0, Dylan Napier 0 0-0 0, Cody Swimm 0 0-0 0. Team – 18 15-16 56.
Jac-Cen-Del 13 20 35 45
Hagerstown 15 30 42 56
3-pointers – Jac-Cen-Del 4 (Drockelman 1, Wilson 1, Benham 1, Owensor 1), Hagerstown 6 (Andis 3, I. Neal 2, Stitt 1). Fouls – Jac-Cen-Del 17, Hagerstown 17.
Game 2 Box Score
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4-3) – Miner 6 2-3 18, Pittman 0 0-0 0, Jones 0 2-2 2, Barham 0 1-2 1, Faubion 2 0-0 6, Miller 3 0-1 6, White 2 2-3 6, Johnson 1 0-0 3. Team – 14 7-11 42.
HAGERSTOWN (8-1) – Mason Stitt 3 1-2 9, Jared Andis 3 0-0 9, Bret Templin 2 2-2 6, Isaiah Neal 5 6-7 16, Nate Combs 3 0-0 6, Drew Pyle 0 0-0 0, Evan Hoover 0 0-0 0, Jordan Auker 0 0-0 0, Trent Weiss 1 0-1 2, Cody Swimm 0 4-6 4, Team – 17 13-18 52.
Indianapolis Lutheran 12 21 33 42
Hagerstown 18 27 36 52
3-pointers – Indianapolis Lutheran 7 (Minor 4, Faubion 2, Johnson 1), Hagerstown 5 (Andis 3, Stitt 2). Fouls – Indianapolis Lutheran 18, Hagerstown 14.
EDINBURGH TOURNAMENT
Monday, Dec. 28
Indianapolis Lutheran 55, South Decatur 31
Hagerstown 56, Jac-Cen-Del 45
Edinburgh 85, Medora 52
Indianapolis Manual 77, Trinity Lutheran 60
Jac-Cen-Del 58, South Decatur 41
Trinity Lutheran 56, Medora 40
Hagerstown 52, Indianapolis Lutheran 42
Indianapolis Manual 89, Edinburgh 63
Tuesday, Dec. 29
South Decatur vs. Medora, 2 p.m. Edinburgh 7th place
Jac-Cen-Del vs. Trinity Lutheran, 4 p.m. Edinburgh 5th place
Indianapolis Lutheran at Edinburgh, 6 p.m. Edinburgh 3rd place
Hagerstown vs. Indianapolis Manual, 8 p.m. Edinburgh Championship