Boys’ Basketball

Belmont 53, Berlin 47

Key players: Belmont – Aidan Rupp (20 points, 12 rebounds), Griffin Embree (10 points), Jackson Ruelke (8 points), Nate Sottak, Caleb Burke; Berlin – Seth Balderrama (19 points), Sincere Davis (16 points)

Highlights: The Raiders’ stifling defense allowed Belmont to open up a 17-point lead with six minutes to go.

Coach’s quote: “Aidan was fantastic as usually but Griffin, Jackson, Nate and Caleb really swallowed up and made it extremely difficult on Balderrama. Very proud to get a win in such a tough place to play.” – Belmont’s Jim Cilley

Records: Belmont 5-1; Berlin 4-3