Lakemen put together a huge second half rally to post a key home court win over Mustangs

Coming from way back, Wilson put together a huge second half scoring surge to defeat visiting Medina 66-45 in a key early season Niagara-Orleans League clash of unbeatens this evening.

Trailing by a many as 19 late in the second quarter and by 14 early in the third period Wilson came storming back to outscore Medina 43-8 over the last quarter and a half to improve to 3-0 in N-O competition as the Mustangs slip to 2-1.

Aidan Neumann scored 28 of his game high 35 points and Ryan Hough 8 of his 14 to lead Wilson’s decisive second half rally.

Christian Moss finished with 16 and Preston Woodworth 12 for Medina which had a season long nine game winning streak snapped.

Medina jumped out to a 17-10 first quarter lead as Woodworth hit two threes, Hadrian Batista one and Moss added a pair of baskets.

The Mustangs boosted the advantage to 19, 31-12, by opening the second period with a 14-2 run which included two baskets each by Jerrell Nealy and Moss along with threes by Woodworth and Avion Johnson.

However, Wilson, which had been ice cold from the field, closed the period with a 6-0 run, including four by Hough, to trim the deficit to 13, 31-18 at the half.

Threes by Moss and Kolton Fletcher hiked the Medina advantage back to 14, 37-23, early in the third period but it was all Wilson after that.

The Lakemen erupted for a decisive 16-0 run, to move on top for the first time at 39-37. Neumann hit three threes to highlight that big uprising.

Medina did pull even at 39-39 at the end of the third period on a basket by Moss and then regained the lead for what proved to be the last time at 42-41 at the outset of the final period on a three by Woodworth.

Wilson though answered in decisive fashion with a whopping 25-0 scoring run to coast to the 21 point, 66-45 victory. Neumann scored 11, including 9 for 9 from the free throw line, and Hough had 8 to spearhead that surge.