| Redbirds win 5th place rematch |
| The
Metamora Redbirds gained a bit of redemption on
two fronts with their 46-35 win over the Camp
Point Central Panthers in the fifth place game of
the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. First, the
top-seeded Redbirds were able to take home some
hardware after a quarterfinal loss. Additionally,
they were able to avenge a loss to Camp Point
Central (10-5) in last year's fifth place game. Ben Friday led Metamora (10-2) with 15 points and 6 rebounds. He was the only Redbird in double figures. The only Panther to reach double-digit scoring was Alex Walter who finished with 15 points. This is the third time Metamora has won the fifth place trophy. The were fifth place winners in 2001 and 2002. The last time they won a trophy game was in 2003 when they won the third place game. |
| The bracket: |
A
larger version of the bracket can be found on the
tournament website by visiting this page. |
| Next game: |
| Game 25: West Hancock vs. Pittsfield (8:00 p.m.) (3rd Place) |
| Game 24 boxscore: |
| Metamora vs. Camp Point Central |
| Metamora Redbirds |
| team info |
| Camp Point Central Panthers |
| team info |