The West Lutheran Warriors came east to St. Louis Park to open the 2017-18 boys basketball season and got a game high 17 points from Brett Vollrath to lead them to a 89-41 win over the Groves Academy Griffins Tuesday night.
The Warriors began the scoring :22 into the game on a basket from Troy Kokkinen. Malik Bodden tied the game for the Griffins before Vollrath's three pointer and Jordan Lauria's inside basket put West Lutheran on a 5-0 run. The Warriors would also go on an 11-0 run as they got a balanced scoring attack that also included a three pointer by Josh Englert. As West Lutheran forged ahead on this cold Tuesday night, there was a bright spot in the first half for Groves Academy when Larry Mohamed hit a pair of three pointers and Max Bilcik would hit one from Highway 100. But the Griffins couldn't get close and the Warriors led at halftime 43-25.
Tommy Warren would begin the second half scoring for the Warriors :28 into the half. Lauria would put them on a 4-0 run as West Lutheran used there speed and outstanding passing to distance them from the Griffins. Groves Academy would get five consecutive points from Bodden but he would foul out as well as Bilcik that would leave the Griffins depleted on offense as the game would eventually go into running time and both teams would get an opportunity to use their reserves.
Ten players would score for West Lutheran. The only players who didn't record a point were Colin Shanahan and Zach Smith. Other player in double figures for the Warriors were Kokkinen with 15, Phillip Ellis with 14 points and Lauria added 12. Bodden was the only Griffin in double figures with a game high 19 points.
West Lutheran begins the season 1-0 and will head to New Ulm on Friday, December 8 to play in the Martin Luther College Tournament against the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers at 6:30 PM. Groves Academy falls to 0-1 and returns to action on Thursday, December 7 as they host the Academy for Science and Agriculture Eagles at 7 PM.
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