A second and third quarter surge in its offensive attack and defensive prowess handed the Moberly Spartans a 68-57 triumph Thursday over Kirksville in boys semifinal action of the Macon Invitational.
Senior Braedan Wetrich netted a game-high 28 points for the Spartans (8-4). In five of his last six games played Wetrich has scored nearly 30 or more points.
Sophomore point guard André Bell complimented Wetrich with 16 points while making 6 of 11 free throws, and Trey Koester dumped in 14.
Gavin Steward had eight while Dominic Stoneking chipped in two points to finish the scoring for Moberly.
Kirksville gained early tempo by securing a 19-12 lead after the first quarter when the Spartans regrouped and exchanged the favor taking a 35-31 advantage by halftime.
Moberly went 19 for 29 on free throws, while Kirksville only took six shots at the stripe said coach Hagedorn.
Austin Penick and Paxton Dempsay each scored 10 points for Kirksville (5-9).
Remaining games of the Macon Tournament are postponed to date to be determined due to pending wintry weather. Moberly will compete with Centralia for the boys title.
Wintry weather for the weekend forced the postponement of tournament games. The championship game between the Spartan boys and Centralia will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23.
The Moberly girls on Thursday defeated Brookfield50-40 in a consolation game Thursday. No game information was reported prior to newspaper deadline. The Lady Spartans (8-6) are scheduled to play in the fifth place game with Centralia with a tipoff at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23.