The Shelby boys basketball team still has not lost in 2024. The Whippets won their 17th straight game on Saturday night, 62-52, over Lexington in the Division II District Championship game.
This is Shelby's 4th District crown in school history and their 1st, since the 2020-2021 season. The game was played in front of a sellout crowd.
Alex Bruskotter was close to recording a triple-double, as he had 20 points (10 in the 1st quarter), 11 rebounds and 9 assists. Issaiah Ramsey had 13 points and played some incredible defense all night. Brayden Devito added 11 points and Casey Lantz, who had one of 3 Shelby thunderous dunks, chipped in 10 points.
The Whippets led by as many as 14 points, but one of the biggest runs was a 5-0 spurt by Shelby, late in the 2nd quarter, when Lex went on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 1. The Whippets responded with a 5-0 run into halftime to grab the momentum.
Lexington (22-3) was led by Brayden Fogle with 13 points and Gavin Husty with 11 points.
Shelby (23-2) will now play Lima Shawnee (19-6) on Thursday, March 14th (8pm) in the Division II Regional Semi-Final, at the Stroh Center, on the campus of Bowling Green State University.
The game will be broadcast live on WMAN with Aaron Hines and Erik Will.