LEBANON – If members of the Lebanon boys’ basketball team were still rattled from Braden Bohannon’s game-winning three-pointer on Friday, they certainly didn’t show it in the consolation game of the Cedars’ booster club’s tip-off tournament against Red Land on Saturday. The Cedars displayed a team-effort for four quarters while routing the Patriots, 70-39.
“We’ll take the good with the bad, dissect it, get better, keep building and get ready for Tuesday,” said Lebanon head coach Tim Speraw of his side’s next outing.
There was nothing bad about the Cedars in this game, especially in the early phases. Lebanon jumped out to a 9-0 lead, forcing Red Land to call a time out, extended that lead to 13-0 and actually held a 26-3 advantage at the end of the first period.
The Cedars’ opening quarter onslaught was highlighted by a trio of threes on three straight possessions. Marquis Ferreira sank the first, Luke Collins quickly followed with the second and Jose Moreno capped the nine-point string with a trey of his own.
The Cedars extended their lead to 30 at the break, but it didn’t prevent them from coming out of the locker room with the same intensity they had through the first 16 minutes. Ferreira opened the second half with a layup while Raylin Pena added another three.
With the game out of reach, Speraw inserted his reserves and it was senior guard, Albert Rodriguez, who stood out the most. Rodriguez had three conversions from the arc along with 12 points, finishing as Lebanon’s leader in both categories.
“The back-ups played well for the most part,” Speraw added later. “It was nice to see Albert get some threes. He’s a kid who’s been in our program for a while now. He doesn’t get a lot of playing time, but he shows up to practice every day and continues to work.”
Owen Kaun was Red Land’s top player in scoring and field goals, finishing with 14 points and five conversions. Kaun also had a buzzer-beating lay-in to end the third quarter and his overall performance earned him a spot on the All-Tournament squad.
Luke Collins received All-Tournament honors for Lebanon, after completing the tourney with a scoring average of 10.5 points and five threes. Collins chipped in three field goals and seven points against the Patriots.
| Date | Teams | Score | |
| 12/06 7:30 pm | Elco Lebanon at Lebanon | 57 53 | Nonleague |
| 12/07 TBD | Red Land at Lebanon | 39 70 | Nonleague |
| 12/10 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Governor Mifflin | Nonleague | |
| 12/13 12:00 pm | McCaskey at Lebanon | League | |
| 12/16 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Cedar Crest | League | |
| 12/18 7:30 pm | Hempfield at Lebanon | League | |
| 12/20 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Penn Manor | League | |
| 12/27 6:00 pm | Emmaus Lebanon at Cedar Crest | Nonleague | |
| 12/28 TBD | TBA Lebanon at Cedar Crest | Nonleague | |
| 1/03 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Ephrata | League | |
| 1/04 6:00 pm | Palmyra Lebanon at Lebanon Valley College | Nonleague | |
| 1/06 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Manheim Township | League | |
| 1/10 7:30 pm | Elizabethtown at Lebanon | League | |
| 1/11 3:00 pm | Conrad Weiser Lebanon at Garden Spot | Nonleague | |
| 1/14 7:30 pm | Warwick at Lebanon | League | |
| 1/16 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Conestoga Valley | League | |
| 1/20 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Garden Spot | Nonleague | |
| 1/21 7:30 pm | Ephrata at Lebanon | League | |
| 1/25 2:30 pm | Hershey at Lebanon | Nonleague | |
| 1/28 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Elizabethtown | League | |
| 1/31 7:30 pm | Lebanon at Warwick | League | |
| 2/04 7:30 pm | Conestoga Valley at Lebanon | League |
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