Pirates earn McDonald's holiday trophy with OT win over Mustangs
Bluffton High School defeated Allen East 66-52 in overtime to win the 2016 McDonald’s boys’ basketball holiday tournament.
Gabe Denecker, Luke Denecker and Zane Myers were the three Pirates named to the all-tournament team. Myers, who scored 22 points in the title game, was the tournament MVP.
Arlington defeated Cory-Rawson 54-35 in the consolation game.
Members of the all-tournament team were:
Eric Ritter - Cory Rawson
Logan Speyer - Arlington
Caleb Smelcer - Allen East
Spencer Miller - Allen East
Gabe Denecker - Bluffton
Luke Denecker - Bluffton
Tournament MVP was Zane Myers from Bluffton scoring 22 points in the Championship game.
The tournament box scores are attached at the bottom of this story.
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