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Andrew Redburn sets up the offense against Wolfe City Friday night. Staff photo by Tyler Lennon
20-point game from Boekhorst
Saltillo | Boys Basketball
SALTILLO — The Saltillo Lions defended their home court Friday night with a 49-43 win over Wolfe City.
The Lions got off to a 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
After a back-and-forth second quarter with neither team taking much of an advantage, the Lions led 24-20 at the end of the first half.
The second half saw both teams get off to a bit of a slow start, but the Lions found their offense and went on a 8-0 run to extend their lead from 26-22 to 34-22.
Neither team did much in the final minutes of the third quarter, and Saltillo entered the fourth quarter up 36-26.
Wolfe City opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run in the first two minutes, cutting the deficit to 36-33, but Saltillo fought them off and never let the game get any closer than that.
The Lions made the most out of their free throw opportunities, shooting 20-24 for the game and were able to ice the game away, winning 49-43.
Chris Boekhorst led the team with 20 points, Andrew Reburn and Dillon Beadle each had 8, Gunner Tarver 7, Coy Collins 5, and Colby McCoy had 4.
This win makes the Lions 18-3 on the season.
They will play again on Tuesday at Como-Pickton with the JV starting at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity to follow.