Hook, Mollenkopf’s strong starts lifts Caston past Lewis Cass

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Lane Hook

Boys basketball

Caston 45, Lewis Cass 31 (Tuesday): Lane Hook scored a game-high 20 points, and Logan Mollenkopf scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half as the visiting Comets triumphed over Lewis Cass Tuesday.

Hook outscored the entire Lewis Cass team 14-13 in the first half as Caston built a 15-point halftime lead. Caston extended the lead to 39-23 after three quarters.

Carson Harness hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored six points off the bench.

Bryce Rudd led Lewis Cass with 10 points.

Caston (9-10) also beat Lewis Cass 53-50 in the third-place game of the Cass County Invitational Dec. 6.

Caston beat Lewis Cass on the road for the first time since Feb. 14, 2004.

CASTON (45) (9-10)

Drew McGrew 0 0-0 0, Reed Sommers 2 0-0 4, Logan Mollenkopf 4 3-3 12, Gavin Mollenkopf 1 1-2 3, Lane Hook 8 2-2 20, Jan Aguilar-Mendez 0 0-0 0, Carson Harness 2 0-0 6, Gage Thomas 0 0-0 0, Parker Zimpleman 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 6-7 45

LEWIS CASS (31) (4-15)

Johnson 2 1-2 5, Young 1 0-0 2, Rudd 4 0-0 10, Deeter 2 0-2 5, Cotner-Graves 1 0-0 3, Hillis 0 4-6 4, Hahn 0 0-0 0, Mock 0 0-0 0, Levine 1 0-0 2, Tocco 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 11 5-10 31

Three-point field goals:

Caston 5 (Harness 2, Hook 2, L. Mollenkopf),

Lewis Cass 4 (Rudd 2, Deeter, Cotner-Graves)

Total fouls: Caston 11, Lewis Cass 10

Score by quarters

Caston 16 12 11 6 – 45

Lewis Cass 7 6 10 8 – 31