Lustre Boys Earn Win Over Circle

Lustre Christian stepped up defensively in the fourth quarter and posted a 48-33 win over Circle in a District 3C boys’ basketball battle on Friday, Feb. 6.

After trailing 12-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Lions put up 14 points in the second period for a 21-17 lead at intermission.

The Wildcats closed the margin to 33-29 in the third quarter.

Lustre held Circle to only two points in the fourth period for the 48-33 victory.

Reaching double figures for the Lions were Johnslee Pierre with 16, Cam Reddig with 12 and Joel Reddig with 12.

Rounding out Lustre’s scoring were Diek Olfert with four, Hadden Olfert with two and Prestyn Klatt with two.

Leading Circle’s attack were Owen Beery with 10 and Xavier Nasner with eight points.