Defending 2A champ FW Luers rallies

By Kyle Neddenriep
Posted: March 14, 2009

TIPTON, Ind. – Second-ranked Fort Wayne Bishop Luers rallied from a 15-point econd half deficit to knock off top-ranked Tipton 60-53 in a Class 2A boys basketball regional semifinal on Saturday afternoon.

Luers (20-4), the defending 2A state champion, will play North Miami at 8 p.m. today for the regional championship. North Miami defeated Carroll (Flora) 63-55 in Saturday morning’s first regional game.

DeShaun Thomas, Luers’ 6-7 standout, was held without a field goal in the first half as Tipton (23-3) took a 27-14 lead to the break. But the Ohio State recruit scored 20 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Knights rallied.

Thomas was 16-for-20 from the free-throw line.

Indiana recruit Derek Elston scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half for Tipton, which had its season ended by Luers for the second consecutive season.

via Indy Star!