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Leo wins, Fremont loses in regional semifinals
VICTORIA JACOBSEN | The Journal Gazette
Leo is headed to its first regional final since 1993 after handily beating Mississinewa 79-43 at the Class 3A New Castle regional semifinal on Saturday.
The Lions (22-4) led 17-6 after the first quarter, 38-17 at halftime and 59-29 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Lions shot 29 of 55 (52.7%) over the course of the game, while Mississinewa shot just under 27%. Leo also had the edge in rebounding (41-33), assists (16-6) and steals (14-6).
Blake Davison scored a team-high 21 points and had seven assists and five steals. Ayden Ruble scored 12 points, Zach Troyer scored 10 and DJ Allen nine.
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First football, now boys basketball – the Lions roared atop the Northeast 8 again.
After sweeping all conference foes on the gridiron in the fall, Leo repeated the feat on the hardwood, wrapping up an unbeaten run through the NE8 by knocking off Columbia City at home Friday, 69-52. Blake Davison scored 28 points and added four assists for the Lions (17-1, 7-0), and DJ Allen nearly notched a triple-double, finishing with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Mason Baker and Jaxon Crawford both scored 14 for Columbia City (5-11, 1-5).
HOMESTEAD 88, CONCORDIA 44: At Homestead, 28 points from Fletcher Loyer paced four Spartans in double figures. Andrew Leeper scored 17, while Luke Goode and Grant Simmons both added 14 as Homestead (21-0, 8-0 Summit Athletic Conference) kept its perfect season intact. David Speckhard netted 10 points for Concordia (7-11, 2-6).