The Atlantic boys basketball team will battle the Glenwood Rams tonight for a trip to the state tournament.  The Class 3A Substate 8 final is set to tip-off at 7:00pm at the Harlan Community High School gym and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Trojans earned their way into the substate round with an emphatic win on Thursday at home against ADM 68-46.  Scott Leonard had 24 points and Garrett Franken 22 in that win. The Trojans now will try to beat the Glenwood Rams for the third time this season.  Atlantic won the first meeting at home on December 13th 72-67.  They then won on the road at Glenwood on January 10th 68-62.  Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins knows it will be a tough game.

The Trojans also surely remember being knocked out of the postseason last year by the Rams in a District Final 63-61. The Trojans had a 20 point lead at halftime of that game as well so neither time is likely to get comfortable as they meet tonight.  Glenwood is 18-5 on the season this year and have been led by three players averaging double figures; Nat Mohr with 19 per outing, Andrew Blum 17, and Christian Stanislav 16.

The 18-5 Trojans’ top scorer is Senior Garrett Franken averaging 24 points along with 9 rebounds per game. Two other Trojans have averaged double figures in Scoring; Scott Leonard 15, and Austin Alexander 12.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Rams in the Substate 8 Final tonight on KJAN. Pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm in Harlan.