Milford boys win holiday tournament

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A pair of wins against tough competition gave the Milford boys’ basketball team the championship of its holiday tournament Dec. 30.

Milford defeated Cross County 60-49 in the semifinals Dec. 28. Coach Tony Miller said the teams were evenly matched and it was a close game.

The Cougars were also undefeated entering the game. Muller said one of the keys was limiting CCHS’s three-point attempts, which MHS was able to do. CCHS was 3-16 from beyond the arc.

Seth Stutzman paced the MHS offense with 20 points and seven steals, and Jaxon Weyand added 11.

With the win, the Eagles advanced to the final against Central City. Another hard-fought battle ended with MHS winning 66-61.

Central City connected on 8 of 27 three-point attempts and pulled down 40 rebounds. Milford hit 3-10 from three and had 26 rebounds.

Muller said it was good to see a win, despite not playing their best, against a good team.

Weyand led the offense with 18 points, and Micah Hartwig added 16, with Stutzman scoring 10.

The Eagles headed to Auburn Jan. 2 to play Falls City and beat the Tigers 64-53. Hartwig notched a double double with 11 points and 10 assists to go with seven steals. He scored seven in the fourth quarter.

Stutzman led the offense with 25 points on 12-18 shooting. He just missed a double double with nine rebounds.

Weyand added 15 points, including six in the fourth quarter.

Muller was happy with the play of Kaleb Miller off the bench. The senior was steady in all three games for the Eagles, notching eight points and five rebounds against Cross County, three points and seven boards against Central City and eight points against Falls City.

“It was a good way to finish the break,” Muller said.

The Eagles (10-0) are scheduled to visit Malcolm Friday, Jan. 8, for a 7:30 p.m. game and host David City Saturday, Jan. 9, with tip-off at 7:45 p.m.