WORTHINGTON — The No. 2S Westbrook-Walnut Grove boys basketball team defeated No. 3S Adrian/Ellsworth 73-54 on Thursday in the Section 3A tournament.

Nathan Ross led the way for the Chargers with 22 points while Ethan Mischke added 19 and Hunter Lien had 16. Coltin Pilaczynski led in rebounds with nine while Mischke and Nathan Kuehl led in assists with four each.

WWG will face No. 1 Southwest Minnesota Christian today at 2:30 p.m. at SMSU.

No. 2S WWG 73, No. 3S Adrian/Ellsworth 54

A/E 25 29 — 54

WWG 28 45 — 73

Scoring: WWG (N. Ross 7-11, 2-4 22; Mischke 5-11, 6-6 19; Lien 6-13, 4-5 16; Kuehl 3-6, 0-0 7; Pilaczynski 2-2, 1-2 5; VanDeWiele 1-5, 0-0 3; B. Ross 0-0, 1-2 1).

Rebounds: WWG 34 (Pilaczynski 9; Mischke 7; Kuehl 6).

Assists: WWG 14 (Mischke, Kuehl 4; Lien, N. Ross 3).

Steals: WWG 2 (Mischke).

Blocks: WWG 2 (Kuehl).