Preble Shawnee basketball reaches state for 1st time

Preble Shawnee's Mason Shrout, shown here vs. Tri-Village on Tuesday, scored 28 points in the Arrows' win over Versailles on Saturday night in the Division III regional finals. Michael Cooper/CONTRIBUTED

Preble Shawnee's Mason Shrout, shown here vs. Tri-Village on Tuesday, scored 28 points in the Arrows' win over Versailles on Saturday night in the Division III regional finals. Michael Cooper/CONTRIBUTED

Preble Shawnee, led by Mr. Basketball finalist Mason Shrout, will play in its first state tournament.

Shrout scored 28 points Saturday night in the Division III region final to lead the Arrows to a 53-32 victory over Versailles at Kettering Fairmont’s Trent Arena.

The Arrows (24-3) will play defending state champion Cleveland Heights Lutheran East at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the state semifinals.

The Arrows led 14-11 after one quarter and stretched the lead to 24-13 at halftime on Shrout’s spin dribble into a 3-pointer. The Arrows led 39-28 after three and stayed in control to the end, outscoring the Tigers by 10 in the fourth.

Brody Morton added 11 points for the Arrows, and Logan Hawley grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots. Shrout had nine rebounds.

Jace Watren led Versailles (15-12) with 10 points, and Carson Heitkamp had 11 rebounds.

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