TIPP CITY – The Arcanum Trojans lost a 50-47 first-round OHSAA DV boys basketball tournament game to the Milton-Union Bulldogs.
Arcanum junior Matthew McCans drained one of his four 3-pointers on the night in the opening minute of play, giving the Trojans an early 3-0 lead on the team’s way to a 13-12 advantage after one complete.
The Trojans took the second quarter 12-8, sending the teams to the break with Arcanum up 25-20.
The second half went to Milton-Union with the Bulldogs grabbing a 28-27 lead at 6:17 in the third. Milton-Union won the third quarter 18-12 and the fourth period 12-10 in earning the win and advancing in tournament play.
Four Arcanum seniors, No. 0 Landon Flatter, No. 10 Graham Brubaker, No. 12 Owen Netherly, and No. 34 Truman Knaus, played their final basketball game for the Orange and Black.
Titus Copp led Milton-Union and all scorers with a game-high 20 points. McCans pace Arcanum with 19 points.
Arcanum closes out the 2024-2025 season with a 14-9 record and 8-3 in conference play.
BOXSCORE:
MILTON-UNION 50, ARCANUM 47
MILTON-UNION – T. Copp 20, L. Brumbaugh 10, W. Kimmel 9, H. Fraley 7, C. Lavy 2, W. Johns 2 – TOTALS 16 6-13 4 50
ARCANUM – M. McCans 19, L. Flatter 9, C. Ball 7, C. Weiss 5, B. Cartwright 3, J. Mote 2, C. Etherington 2 – TOTALS 11 10-13 5 47
3-POINTERS
Milton-Union 4 (W. Kimmel 2, L. Brumbaugh 1, H. Fraley 1)
Arcanum 5 (M. McCans 4, C. Weiss 1)
SCORE by QUARTERS
12-08-18-12 50 Milton-Union
13-12-12-10 47 Arcanum
