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Atlantic boys hoops roll over Creston

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December 8th, 2017 by admin

The Atlantic boys basketball team found their offensive stride in the second quarter against Creston on Friday night and rolled to a 65-39 win at home.

The game was tied at the end of the first quarter at 10. Atlantic then outscored the Panthers 17-6 in the second quarter to take the lead. The Trojans pushed it out to a twenty point lead by the end of the third.

Austin Alexander was out from the outside, knocking down 7 threes on his way to 25 points.  Scott Leonard dropped in 16 points and Chase Mullenix had 14 points, 13 in the second half.

Atlantic improves to 2-2 on the season and next up they travel to Glenwood on Tuesday.

Creston was led by 14 points from Evan Jacobsen.  The Panthers fall to 1-3 on the year.