Comer, USF make final four

POINT OUTLOOK, Missouri — Kegan Comer is a win away from playing for a national championship.
When he steps on the floor again, he’ll see a familiar face on the opposing bench.
Comer, a 2013 Jay County High School graduate, was one of four players to reach double figures Saturday as his University of St. Francis men’s basketball team cruised past Keiser 80-53 in the quarterfinal round of the NAIA Division II Tournament.
The No. 1 seed Cougars (32-4) will play seventh-seeded Indiana University East (22-13) in the national semifinal at 6 p.m. tonight at University of the Ozarks’ Keeter Gymnasium. IU East assistant coach Tyler Rigby is also a JCHS graduate and was teammates with Comer’s brother, Corey, on the Patriots’ 2006 state runner-up squad.
Comer put together another strong shooting game in the semifinals, hitting 7-of-12 from the field including both of his 3-point attempts for 16 points. He added four rebounds and two blocks.
The junior is averaging 16 points per game in the tournament thus far.
SVSU 92,
Parkside 77
SOMERS, Wisconsin — Fort Recovery High School graduate Wade Gelhaus was at his best in his team’s biggest game of the year Sunday, putting up a season-high scoring total to help carry the Cardinals to an upset of the No. 1 seeded Rangers to earn a berth in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament.
Gelhaus, FRHS class of 2013, shot 7-of-10 from the field and made four of his five free-throw attempts to score 18 points for Saginaw Valley State University (24-7). His previous season high was 11.
The junior also had six rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench.
Gelhaus totaled five points, five rebounds and two assists in the Cardinals’ 80-65 opening-round win Saturday over Lewis.
Fifth-seeded SVSU advances to play No. 7 seed Ferris State at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Kenosha, Wisconsin.