Brewer boys 1st Team starts night off strong with a win over Nokomis

BREWER – The 1st Team from Brewer opened the night with a lopsided 72-16 win over the visiting Nokomis Warriors of Newport.

Brewer's Ben Brown takes a foul shot. Brewer 1st Team defeated Nokomis 72-16. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

What started off fast for the young Witches, never slowed down as they took a 16-0 first-quarter lead and ended the first half with a 43-6 lead. Brewer extended the lead to 55-13 at the end of three and cruised to the 72-16 win.

Offensively from Brewer, Andrew Hodgins had a game-high 13 points; Lendl Zaehringer and Aiden Davis, nine each; Maddox Torrey and Blake Gonzales, eight each; Logan Churchill, seven; Tanner Butterfield and Titus Philbrick, six each; Ben Brown, five; and Noah Tibbetts, one.

Brewer's Andrew Hodgins gets fouled from behind by an unidentified Nokomis player as he drives for the attempted layup. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

The Witches were, 16-of-25 (64 percent) from the foul line and they knocked down a pair of 3-point baskets, one each from, Hodgins and Zaehringer.

For Nokomis, Aaron Mooers had five points; Hunter Simpson, Jaimen Romagno, and Owen Snow, three each; and Nathan Tardif, two.

The Warriors were, 2-of-11 (18 percent) from the foul line. They also had two 3-point baskets, one each from, Romagno and Snow.

Nokomis--00--6--7--3---16
Brewer----16--27-12-17-72

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Brewer's Titus Philbrick, (34) grabs a rebound between teammate, Ben Brown, (11) and Nokomis' Seth Bubar. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)

Brewer's Aiden Davis drives to the basket for a layup. (Photo by Ron Hawkes)