The United Red Storm 8th grade boys basketball fell in the title game of the Class 3A IESA regional on Tuesday night to Farmington 46-41. In a battle of the top two seeds United played a very good Farmington team all the way to the final buzzer. The two teams battled to a 12-12 tie after one with Ian Leffler leading the way with 5 early points. Leffler added 8 more in the second and Nolan Jemks chipped in 4 as the Red Storm held a 27-25 halftime lead. Farmington would retake the lead in the third as their defense held United to just 6 points in the third and 8 in the fourth while the offense scored 22 and the Farmers grabbed the trophy. Scoring for United was Ian Leffler with 19 followed by Nolan Jenks with 9, Kelton Ryan 8 and Chance Stewart with 5.
***Report Courtesy of Greg Hart, Sports Talk for the Hart on Facebook***
