MELHS continues hot streak, captures regional title over Madison 66-63

Feb 25, 2017 7:16 AM

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MOUNT OLIVE REGIONAL FINAL

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METRO EAST LUTHERAN 66, MADISON 63: Metro East Lutheran, a team that continues to improve through the season, now finds themselves heading to the IHSA Class 1A Okawville Sectional next week.

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The Knights got 19 points from J.J. Schwartz as MEL eliminated Madison 66-63 in Friday night's IHSA Class 1A Mount Olive Regional final.

The win improved MEL to 18-13 on the year after a 4-11 start to the year; the Trojans were eliminated at 13-16. The Knights will meet with New Berlin in a Okawville semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday; Carrollton will meet host Okawville at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a semifinal contest, with the sectional final and a trip to the Jacksonville Supersectional at the Jacksonville Bowl set for 7 p.m. March 3.

Braden Woolsey had 15 points for MEL, with Noah Coddington adding 13 and Demonte Bean 10; Kendall Kennedy led the Trojans with 20 points, with Malique Mason and Cleveland Wilson each scoring nine and Keynan Stanley eight.