{"id":23287,"date":"2025-01-18T14:36:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T19:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=23287"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T19:36:40","slug":"patriots-set-for-shot-at-acac-tourney-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/18\/patriots-set-for-shot-at-acac-tourney-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots set for shot at ACAC Tourney crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heritage Patriots will play in the championship game of the boys\u2019 ACAC tournament for the second straight year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patriots defeated the two-time defending tourney champs, the Adams Central Flying Jets, 53-45, to earn their ticket to Saturday\u2019s final against Woodlan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895.jpeg?resize=640%2C651&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=1007%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1007w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C781&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=1511%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=2015%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2015w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1041&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3895-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Patriot point guard Taurean Brown shoots over the Jet defense. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/17janACACboysWrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s broadcast team analyzes Heritage&#8217;s victory over two-time defending champion Adams Central in the ACAC Tourney. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday\u2019s semifinal game at Southern Wells was nothing like the matchup between the same two teams in the 2024 championship contest. In that game, the Jets jumped out to a 17-point first-half lead on their way to an easy 74-43 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apiland.net\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/API_Small.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18308\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday it was the Patriots who started fast, forging a 13-4 lead after one quarter, with senior Braden Walter leading the way with six points, including a three-pointer from the right wing at the buzzer. The Patriots\u2019 active man-to-man defense played a key role too, limiting the Jets to abysmal 1-for-14 shooting. The Jets\u2019 only points came from Braylend Reber\u2019s two free throws early in the quarter and Trace Maller\u2019s fadeaway baseline jumper at the 1:34 mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915.jpeg?resize=640%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C591&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1181&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1575&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3915-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>AC&#8217;s Lawson Deathe shoots a left-handed floater late in the game. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maller helped the Jets get back on track in the second quarter, scoring eight points on a pair of free throws and two straight three-pointers. But Heritage point guard Taurean Brown scored seven and Walter added another triple to maintain the Patriots\u2019 nine-point lead as each team scored 12 in the period to make it 25-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madisoncabinets.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"76\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?resize=640%2C76&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?resize=1024%2C121&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?resize=300%2C35&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?resize=768%2C91&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?resize=1536%2C181&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?w=1938&amp;ssl=1 1938w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Madison-web-ad.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=640%2C672&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=975%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 975w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=768%2C807&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=1462%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=1950%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3854.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Heritage&#8217;s Braden Walter goes up for two of his 13 points. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heritage\u2019s Walter and AC\u2019s Reber exchanged baskets in the first minute of the third quarter, and then the Patriots went on a 10-0 run, capped by Lybarger\u2019s three-pointer with 2:58 left, to give Heritage a 37-18 lead that looked insurmountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"vanwertcinemas.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan18th25.jpg?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan18th25.jpg?resize=1024%2C373&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan18th25.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan18th25.jpg?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jan18th25.jpg?w=1099&amp;ssl=1 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jets had other ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They held Heritage to a single Lybarger free throw the rest of the period while reeling off eight points on Cade Van De Weg\u2019s fast break layup, Reber\u2019s put back, and Maller\u2019s jumper and layup. The 19-point lead had shrunk to 12 at 38-26, and the Jets seemed to have momentum heading into the final quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902.jpeg?resize=640%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C910&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C683&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1820&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3902-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Braden Dalrymple spots Braylend Reber open on the baseline. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But Heritage regained some control early in the period behind Lybarger\u2019s layup and third three-pointer to go up 45-30 at the 5:22 mark. Once again, the Jets refused to fold, going on an 8-0 run that closed the gap to 45-38. Maller started it by hitting three free throws after getting fouled on a three-point attempt, and Lawson Deathe followed with a three-pointer. Reber closed the rally with a fast break layup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madisoncabinets.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final.jpg?resize=640%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C456&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C134&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C342&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C912&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-Concepts-Logo-Final-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lybarger had seen enough. The senior, who leads his team in scoring, went hard to the hoop on the Patriots\u2019 next possession, hitting a layup and drawing a foul from AC\u2019s Drew Johnson. He hit the free throw to put Heritage back up by 10 at 48-38.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866.jpeg?resize=640%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=727%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 727w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1081&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=1091%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1091w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=1455%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1441&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?w=1819&amp;ssl=1 1819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3866-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pressured by Braylend Reber, Braden Walter tries to make a difficult reverse layup. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was huge,\u201d said Heritage coach Kyle Sovine of Lybarger\u2019s clutch play. \u201cYou know, we\u2019re looking for those seniors, those leaders, to step up and make a play. We can sit back here and pass the ball back and forth, but that pressure leads to turnovers and then easy buckets, so it was good to see Landon take that leader role and go in there and finish the contact and get that three-point play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Recording-10.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Heritage head coach Kyle Sovine talks about the play of Landon Lybarger with WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet it still wasn\u2019t over. Reber scored on the right block, Maller hit a drive, and Reber put back Deathe\u2019s missed free throw to make it 50-44, and when Maller sank one of two free throws with 45 seconds to go, the Jets were within five for the first time since early in the first quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843.jpeg?resize=640%2C699&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=938%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 938w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C839&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=1407%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1407w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=1876%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1876w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1118&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3843-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>AC&#8217;s Trace Maller draws a crowd inside. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patriots, who made only six free throws in 15 second-half attempts, missed five in a row during the next 22 seconds, but Adams Central couldn\u2019t capitalize, and the Patriots finally hit three free throws in a row (one by Davian Bates, two by Lantae Cassel) to seal the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was good to see us come out on top,\u201d Sovine said. But he wasn\u2019t happy with his team\u2019s inability to put the Jets away late in the game. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to handle that pressure,\u201d he said. \u201cOnce again, it\u2019s been a struggle all year; the game is close late, and we just kind of melt apart, so we\u2019ve got to clean that up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/17janACACboysStats.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team wraps up the broadcast with a summary of the stats for the Jets and the Patriots. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patriots made 13-of-23 twos (57%), 6-of-14 threes (43%), and 9-of-20 free throws (45%). Adams Central went 13-of-36 on twos (36%), 3-of-13 on threes (23%), and 10-of-18 from the free throw line (56%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heritage scoring: Lybarger 15, Walter 13, Brown 11, Cassel 7, Eli Tigulis 4, Bates 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams Central scoring: Reber 20, Maller 20, Deathe 3, Van De Weg 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heritage will take on the Woodlan in the final at 8:00 P.M. Saturday at South Adams. The Warriors won the other semifinal Friday over Jay County, 60-39. The girls\u2019 title game will start at 6:00 P.M., pitting Southern Wells against Bluffton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com The Heritage Patriots will play in the championship game of the boys\u2019 ACAC tournament for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[29,41,15,51,26],"class_list":["post-23287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-adamscentral","tag-basketball","tag-featured","tag-heritage","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_3846-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2356&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23287"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23302,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23287\/revisions\/23302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}