Edgewood Caps Season With NELMSC Title
WARSAW – Edgewood concluded a banner season with a championship as the eighth grade boys basketball team reigned supreme in the NorthEast Lakes Middle School Conference tournament.
Edgewood defeated Wawasee in the semi-finals Saturday by a 57-35 count. Brian Elliott paced Edgewood with 20 points and Tedros Berelsman added 11 points. Austin Baker paced Wawasee with 10 points and Michael Hammer finished with seven points.
In the championship game against Lincoln, Edgewood had no trouble in a 48-19 final. Elliott again led the team with 15 points and Connor Lennox was just behind with 11 points. Wyatt Amiss pitched in eight points for the champs, which finish with a 20-2 record.
The champions are, in front from left, Carter Schu, Drake Hatfield, Noah Bohnenkamper, Blake Marsh, Noa Tilden and Wyatt Amiss. In the back row are Keagan Larsh, Drew Yeager, Connor Lennox, Tedros Berelsman, Brian Elliott, Jaylen Coon and coach Eric Ewert.