Blue Devils crush Clairton to pull into tie in section standings

By GEORGE GUIDO

Trib Total Media

Leechburg couldn’t have scripted a better senior night.

Jake Blumer went over 1,000 points in his career, Dylan Cook scored a career-high 36 points and the Blue Devils tied Clairton for third place in Section 3-A with a masterful 85-40 win Tuesday night at Lewis Hicks Gym.

Leechburg (14-5, 9-4) led wire-to-wire and held the Bears (12-8, 9-4) to 30 points below their season’s scoring average of 70 per game.

Blumer exceeded the 1,000-point mark on a follow-up shot with 4 minutes, 8 seconds left in the half. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists before exiting the home floor for the final time.

“It’s definitely bittersweet, and I’m sad this is my last home game,” Blumer said. “Over the course of four years I’ve made many memories with a lot of people I call my friends today.”

Connor McDermott hit a trio of 3-pointers within the first 90 seconds of the game to give the Blue Devils a 9-2 lead. McDermott would have been credited with a fourth, but he stepped on the sideline.

“I drew out their better defenders, and I let other people get open,” McDermott said. “It opened up the scoring for Dylan, Jake and the rest of the team.”

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