COLEMAN Coleman limited Marion to only 12 first-half points and went on to a 60-38 win in nonleague boys basketball on Tuesday.

Jarid Waltons 16 points and 10 rebounds paced the Comets, who led 31-12 at the half and extended the lead to 52-25 through three quarters. Colemans Matt Warner added 11 points, five assists and three steals, while Lars Murray had nine points, Colton Morley had nine points and four steals, and Dylan Haller finished with seven assists and five steals.

It was the first time all year that we came out with intensity to start the second half, which was nice to see, said Coleman coach Byron Schunk. We had a nice, balanced attack with eight different kids scoring.

Coleman (4-8) hosts Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart on Friday.

Marion won the junior varsity game.

Hemlock 51, Shepherd 42

HEMLOCK Hemlock improved to 8-0 in the Tri-Valley Conference Central boys basketball standings with a 51-42 win over Shepherd on Tuesday.

The Huskies outscored the Bluejays 22-10 in the first and fourth quarters combined.

We did a much better job of rebounding the ball in the second half, and I thought we did a pretty good job of finishing tonight, said Hemlock coach Matt Bauer. It wasnt our best game of the year, but were still sitting at 8-0 in the league, and we feel that every game. were going to get the other teams best shot.

I thought we did a good job of taking their punches tonight, and everytime they cut (the deficit) to four or five, we answered back to give us a little more breathing room, Bauer added.

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