{"id":24618,"date":"2025-03-08T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T14:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=24618"},"modified":"2025-03-08T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T14:42:33","slug":"8-luers-pull-away-from-sa-late-will-face-woodlan-in-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/08\/8-luers-pull-away-from-sa-late-will-face-woodlan-in-final\/","title":{"rendered":"#8 Luers pull away from SA late, will face Woodlan in final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BERNE &#8211; The Bishop Luers Knights outscored the South Adams Starfires 24-11 in the second quarter to break open a close game on their way to a 76-44 semifinal win Friday in the South Adams 2A Boys\u2019 Sectional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/07marLuers76SA44Wrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team wraps up the South Adams season after the Starfires bowed out of their home sectional against a very good Bishop Luers team. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starfires had held their own against the sectional favorite and eighth-ranked (AP 2A poll) Knights in the first quarter, trailing only 17-14. Though Bishop Luers scored first, on Ayle Taylor\u2019s free throw, the Starfires scored the next seven points on freshman Gavin Herring\u2019s layup, a bucket underneath by Henry Fields (thanks to a slick assist from Isaac Scott), and Tytus Lehman\u2019s three-pointer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbbattorneys.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad.jpg?resize=640%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C640&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1280&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1707&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Web-Ad-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the next two minutes, the Knights went on a 13-0 run to take a 14-7 lead at the 3:41 mark. Dereon Truesdale scored five during the rally and Daniel Kelly capped it with a two-handed dunk on a fast break.<\/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<p>The Starfires didn\u2019t fold. They outscored the Knights 7-3 the rest of the quarter to pull within three at the buzzer. All seven points were scored by Starfire freshmen, Herring getting a put back and a three-point play, and Nolan Colpaert hitting two free throws.<\/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\/03\/Mar82025.jpg?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mar82025.jpg?resize=1024%2C373&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mar82025.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mar82025.jpg?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mar82025.jpg?w=1099&amp;ssl=1 1099w\" 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=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808.jpeg?resize=640%2C644&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=1017%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1017w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C773&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=1526%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=2035%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2035w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1031&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4808-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tytus Lehman shoots a three-pointer over the Bishop Luers defense. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lehman tied the game at 17-17 with a three-pointer from the top of the key to open the second quarter. Dreylyn Truesdale replied with back-to-back threes to jump start a 16-3 Luers run over the next 3:20, putting the Knights on top by a 33-20 count.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Knights continued to dictate the pace with their pressure defense and fast break style, adding to their lead until it was 41-25 at the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mizlehman.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?w=749&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tee-shirt-logo.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Knights forced the Starfires into nine turnovers in the third quarter on their way to a 17-6 advantage and a 58-31 lead. Dereon Truesdale scored seven for the Knights, and his twin brother, Dreylyn, joined the Luers 1,000-point club with his quarter-opening three-pointer. Both brothers will play for Central Michigan next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Knights called off the press and emptied their bench in the final period but showed their depth by still outscoring the Starfires, 18-13.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820.jpeg?resize=640%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=964%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C816&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=1446%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=1928%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1928w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1088&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4820-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Starfire senior Isaac Scott finds a way through three Bishop Luers defenders. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Bowers-Paint-Studio-100063707704351\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=640%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?w=805&amp;ssl=1 805w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BOWERS-GOLF.jpg?resize=768%2C334&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur kids played tough,\u201d said first-year South Adams coach Kyle Roe, who was especially pleased with his team\u2019s first-quarter performance. \u201cWe don\u2019t have their height and athleticism and maybe the depth, but for what we had I thought we played the best we could.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802.jpeg?resize=640%2C609&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C975&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C286&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C731&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1463&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1951&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4802-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>South Adams freshmen Nolan Colpaert (#11) and Gavin Herring (#40) defend Daniel Kelly of Bishop Luers. (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\/03\/07marLuersSAstatsANDanalysis.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The broadcast team takes a deeper look at the stats of Friday&#8217;s semifinal game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>South Adams scoring: Lehman 19, Herring 11, Colpaert 6, Scott 2, Derek McKean 2, Henry Craig 2, Hunter Fields 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Luers scoring: Dereon Truesdale 19, Dreylyn Truesdale 13, Taylor 12, Jayden Moore 9, Kelly 7, Cameron Davis 6, Zach Calderon 5, Hunter Meek 2, Charles McBride 2, Zen Szaferski 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starfires finished the season 6-16 and return all their starters next season except for Scott. The Knights improved to 20-6. They will play Woodlan in the championship game Saturday at 7:30 P.M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RANDY HISNER WZBD.com BERNE &#8211; The Bishop Luers Knights outscored the South Adams Starfires 24-11 in the second<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,15,28,26],"class_list":["post-24618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-basketball","tag-featured","tag-southadams","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4817-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C2445&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24618","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=24618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24625,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24618\/revisions\/24625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}