Imlay City boys fall in district finals

IMLAY CITY — Unrated Imlay City fell by a 55-32 count to fifth-ranked Cros-Lex in a Division 2 boys’ district championship confrontation it hosted last Friday night.

With the decision, Cros-Lex improves to 22-0 this season. Imlay City finishes at 14-8.

In Friday’s confrontation, Imlay City spotted Cros-Lex a 12-11 edge after one quarter was over with.

Quarter two saw Cros-Lex hit for seven points and Imlay City manage four, leaving the former up 19-15 at the half.

When the action resumed, Cros-Lex established some much-needed breathing room. Aided by a 24-11 third quarter advantage, the Pioneers widened the gap to 43-26 with 24 minutes gone.

Cros-Lex then outscored Imlay City 12-6 the rest of the way, finishing off a 55-32 win.

Jake Townsend led the Cros-Lex scoring attack with 18 points, draining four triples along the way.

Dominic Ljuljdjuraj (12 points, including a trifecta) proved Imlay City’s toughest player to stop. He was backed by Grady Nash (seven points), Zander Nash (five), Holden Redd (four) plus Beau Hund and Andrew Badder (two each).