2013 Twin Valley League Tournament continued last night with the semifinals of the boys bracket and there was a flare for the dramatics as usual in the TVL Tournament.

Updated Bracket -- click here

Boys (Semifinals):

Valley Heights 65-49 over Frankfort

To start the night off it was the #8 seed Frankfort Wildcats the host of the TVL tournament taking on the highest seed left in the Valley Heights Mustangs who are the #4 seed. It was a blow for blow first half with each team matching each other, in different fashions with a few three's by Frankfort and slashing to the bucket by Lucas Adams and Calahan Brown, while Valley Heights went to their big men down low. After trading blows the Wildcats and Mustangs were tied at 26-26 at the half.

Coming out of the half Valley Heights punched Frankfort right in the mouth with a huge 24-7 third period that put Frankfort in a tremendous hole. The Wildcats did their best to try and claw back but Valley Heights was able to match any Frankfort run with a mini run or a run of their own, to win the game 65-49.

The Mustangs were lead by four players in double figures and a balanced attack overall with big man, Charles Musil leading the way with 12 points. Tanner Trimble added 11 points and Elijah Smith and Dylan Parker each chipped in 10 points on the night. In the loss Frankfort was lead by Lucas Adams who finished with 20 points and Calahan Brown who tallied 14 points also.

With the win Valley Heights advance to the TVL championship game after losing in the first round last year and playing the consolation games. The Mustangs improve to 8-2 on the season with the win, while Frankfort will vie for third place and saw their record fall to 6-5 on the season.

Axtell 41-38 over Centralia

Two teams that had already played two games in the tournament meet up in the second semifinal of the night as the #7 seed Axtell Eagles faced off with the #6 seed Centralia Panthers. Just like the first contest both teams traded blows early on and the blows continued throughout the second half as it was a tight ballgame down to the final buzzer.

Centralia lead a majority of the way and lead it by five, 26-21 going into the fourth quarter, but Axtell quickly changed that taking the lead behind a pair of three-pointers to start the fourth quarter. Each team trade shots back and forth, then Axtell had the ball game tied at 38-38, but missed a pair shots and got the rebound with 1.1 seconds left and coach, Lucus Dalinghaus called a timeout to preserve the possession.

Out of the timeout it was senior, Aaron Schmelzle sending the piercing blow through Centralia as he hit the game winning three at he buzzer for Axtell to win the game 41-38 and advance to the TVL tournament championship.

Schmelzle only finished with nine points but none bigger than the game winner, as Christian Buessing added nine points also on the night for Axtell. Sam Steinlage in the loss lead Centralia with 10 points, as Devin Rempe and Trevor Mars each tallied nine points.

Axtell like Valley Heights last year lost in the first round of the TVL tournament and played in the consolation games but this season make the TVL Championship this season playing for the crown on Saturday at 7:30pm and improve to 8-5 in the process. Centralia with the loss falls to 6-4 on the season and will play for third place against Frankfort on Saturday.

Consolation Bracket (Semifinals):

Hanover 50-43 over Onaga

In a tight contest it was the Wildcats of Hanover prevailing over the Buffaloes of Onaga, earning the right to play for fifth place in the TVL tournament. Onaga forge out to a 24-22 lead at the half but Hanover would take things in their favor in the second half to comeback for the 50-43 win.

The Wildcats were lead by Austin Diederich who tossed in a game-high 20 points on the evening. In the loss Onaga was lead by Mitchell Kufahl's 16 points and Wyatt Cordell added 12 points.

With the win Hanover improves to 7-3 on the season, while Onaga falls to 8-3 on the year. Hanover will play for fifth place on Saturday, as Onaga will contend for seventh.

Washington County 42-38 over Baileyville-B&B

Just like the other games of the night it was a tight ballgame also in between Washington County and Baileyville-B&B who had meet up once before this season with the Falcons topping the Tigers, but this time it was the Tigers getting the best of the Falcons 42-38.

Washington County used a 10-4 fourth quarter to secure the victory and take it away form the Falcons. B&B had two players finish the night in double figures with 13 and 11 points on the night as Curtis Stallbaumer and Dustin Rottinghaus tallied those marks, respectively. Andrew Tiemeyer lead Washington County on the night with 10 points.

With the win Washington County improved to 8-3 on the season, while B&B falls to 8-3 on the year. Washington County will go for third place on Saturday, as B&B will vie for seventh.

Saturday games for TVL tournament (Boys):

Wetmore vs. Blue Valley-Randolph (Consolation Game) 10:00am
Linn vs. Clifton-Clyde (Consolation Game) 11:30am
Baileyville-B&B vs. Onaga (7th place Game) 1:00pm
Hanover vs. Washington County (5th place Game) 2:30pm
Frankfort vs. Centralia (3rd place Game) 4:00pm
Axtell vs. Valley Heights (Championship) 7:30pm on 92.1 KMZA (listen online)