Josh Rollet turned in a double-double to lead the St. Vincent boys basketball team to a 73-52 victory against Zalma in the final round of pool play at the Saxony Lutheran tournament Friday.
Rollet scored 29 points and snatched 10 rebounds to lead the Indians (3-4).
Justin L'Hote chipped in 24 points while Aaron Dzik had eight points and six rebounds.
Colton Bailey led the Bulldogs with 11 points.
St. Vincent will face Saxony Lutheran in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. today, while Zalma will play Valle Catholic in the third-place game at 6 p.m.
St. Vincent 19 18 17 19 -- 73
Zalma 19 10 8 15 -- 52
St. Vincent (73) -- Justin L'Hote 24, Aaron Dzik 8, Josh Rollet 29, Matt Abbott 2, Matt Hotop 2, Kyle Rollet 6, Shawn Renner 2. FG 28, FT 14-28, F 16 (3-pointers: L'Hote 2, J. Rollet 1. Fouled out: None)
Zalma (52) -- Travis Mergel 3, Chad Buehler 5, Steven Simmers 3, Colton Bailey 11, Nick Smith 7, Justin Lemons 9, Kevin Walker 2, Jeremy Rodgers 4, Justin Stotts 8. FG 20, FT 8-15, F 22 (3-pointers: Buehler, Simmers, Smith, Mergel. Fouled out: Bailey)
-- From staff reports
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