Caston shows DeMotte Christian who’s Bos: L. Mollenkopf scores 16, Hook adds 13 as Comets advance to semis

Next up: vs. West Central, 6 p.m. Friday

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys basketball

Caston 48, DeMotte Christian 30 (Tuesday): Logan Mollenkopf scored a game-high 16 points, and Lane Hook scored nine of his 13 in the second half as the Comets beat DeMotte Christian in a Class 1A, Sectional 50 quarterfinal at Tri-County Tuesday.

Reed Sommers added nine, including seven in the third quarter.

Caston won their seventh straight game and improved to 13-10. They will play West Central, a 70-41 winner over South Newton, in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Friday.

Caston made 11 of 14 free throws while DeMotte Christian was just 2 for 6. Caston committed nine turnovers while DeMotte Christian had 18.

Tony Bos led DeMotte Christian, a reigning sectional champion, with 13 points. Tanyon Bakker added nine.

DeMotte Christian lost their fifth straight game to finish 9-15.

Caston held the Knights to two points in the second quarter in building a 17-10 halftime lead. They expanded the lead to 33-17 after three quarters.

Caston lost to West Central 63-62 Jan. 18 in their regular season meeting.

DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN (30) (9-15)

Eisses 1 0-0 2, Rottier 0 0-0 0, Bakker 4 0-0 9, T. Bos 5 1-4 13, Terpstra 2 1-2 6, Babulic 0 0-0 0, Bayci 0 0-0 0, Bultema 0 0-0 0, G. Bos 0 0-0 0, Teune 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 12 2-6 30

CASTON (48) (13-10)

Drew McGrew 0 0-0 0, Reed Sommers 3 3-4 9, Logan Mollenkopf 5 5-6 16, Gavin Mollenkopf 2 0-0 4, Lane Hook 5 2-2 13, Jan Aguilar-Mendez 0 1-2 1, Carson Harness 2 0-0 5, Owen Chapman 0 0-0 0, Gage Thomas 0 0-0 0, Max Sommers 0 0-0 0, Tucker Woolever 0 0-0 0, Parker Zimpleman 0 0-0 0

TEAM: 17 11-14 48

Three-point field goals:

DeMotte Christian 4 (T. Bos 2, Terpstra, Bakker),

Caston 3 (Harness, Hook, L. Mollenkopf)

Total fouls: DeMotte Christian 13, Caston 9

Turnovers: DeMotte Christian 18, Caston 9

Score by quarters

DeMotte Christian 8 2 7 13 – 30

Caston 12 5 16 15 – 48