Published
March 4, 2010
Meridian stops Freeman
Slesk leads Trojans' 56-48 quarterfinal win with 18 points
TOURNEYTOWN.COM
Zach Slesk scored 18
points and led three Trojans in double figures as eighth-ranked Meridian
beat No. 7 Freeman 56-48 on Thursday in the Class 1A boys state
quarterfinals.
Mike Hayes added 15
points and Josiah Sebens 14 as the Trojans (18-7) built a 26-17 halftime
lead then held off Freeman down the stretch.
Meridian shot 53
percent in the game, including 56 percent (10 of 18) in the second half.
Freeman (19-6) was cold, making just 32 percent (19 of 60) shots,
including only 4 of 17 3-point tries.
Taylor Vold scored 19
points to lead Freeman, while Peter Heinen chipped in 12 and Cody Unfred
10.
The Scotties
outrebounded Meridian 38-28. Chase Watson grabbed nine for Freeman;
Hayes snared eight for the Trojans.
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Freeman -- Duckett 1-3 0-0 3, Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Hjaltalin 0-0 0-0
0, Maine 0-5 0-0 0, Vold 7-19 3-4 19, Unfred 4-13 1-1 10, Watson 1-4
0-2 2, Hinch 1-3 0-0 2, Heinen 5-11 2-3 12. Totals 19-60 6-10 48. |
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Meridian -- T. Slesk 1-2 0-0 3, Wasilewski
0-2 0-0 0, Z. Slesk 5-10 8-10 18, Sebens 6-13 2-3 14, Tripp 2-3 2-2
6, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 5-6 5-8 15, VanderYacht 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
19-36 17-23 56. |
| Freeman |
6 |
11 |
11 |
20 |
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48 |
| Meridian |
11 |
15 |
12 |
18 |
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56 |
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3-point goals--F 4-17 (Vold 2-6, Duckett 1-1, Unfred 1-4, Miller
0-1, Maine 0-5), M 1-7 (T. Slesk 1-2, Z. Slesk 0-2, Sebens 0-3). Rebounds--F
38 (Watson 9), M 28 (Hayes 8). Assists--F 8 (Maine 2, Vold 2, Heinen
2), M 4 (Z. Slesk 3). Steals--F 3 (Vold 2), M 4 (Z. Slesk 2). Blocked
shots--F 2 (Heinen 2), M 2. Fouled out--Heinen, Sebens. Total fouls--F
19, M 15. Technical fouls--None.
Turnovers--F 11, M 13. |
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