Magruder Has Hugh Win over Wootton 82-40

Magruder HS boys got off to a sluggish start and then easily took control the second half with a 82-40 victory against Wootton HS in the semifinal game.

Magruder led 30-17 by half, and poured it on and nearly doubling its point total by outscoring Wootton 28-17 in the third quarter. Magruder limited Wootton to just six points in the final quarter with a score of 82-40. #4 Garland Owens lead Magruder in scoring with 24 points, and a smashing 5 Dunk’s, with one of them leading to a technical foul for hanging on the rim.

Magruder will play against Churchill in the 4A West Region title at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Blair HS.

From The Coaches Corner:

Magruder Colonels Head Coach: Says “our defense was great, we they didn’t let up #4 Garland Owens, was the man tonight getting rebounds and scoring for us”

Wootton Patriots Head Coach: Says” they play great, we tried, they just play hard than us, #4 Garland Owens played great, we shut off Nick Griffin so we did something good”

Magruder Colonels Stats: #10 JJ Epps 15 points, 3 assists, 3 steal, #5 Nick Griffin 7 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, #4 Garland Owens 24 points, 7 rebound,  #22 Justin Witmer 11 points, 4 rebounds, #33 Luke Ruland 4 points, 10 rebounds, #30 Cameron Roysters 3 points, 2 rebounds,1 assist, #12 Jon Bass 7 points, 1 assist, #32 Brian Coleman 2 points, #2 Tyri Jackson 3 points,  #21 Ryan Holland 4 points,

Wootton Patriots Stats: #3 9 points, 8 rebounds, #1 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, #2 3 points, 1 rebound, #11 15 points, 6 rebounds,  #50 4 points, 2 rebounds, #34 3 points, 1 rebound, #23 1 points, 1 rebounds,

Story and Stats by Kyle Hall

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