No. 10 Morton 69, Leyden 43

No. 10 Morton 69, Leyden 43

West Suburban Gold

Records:

Morton 15-3, 7-0; Leyden 4-13, 1-6.

Halftime:

Morton 37-22.

Summary:

Morton held Leyden to just one basket over the final 6:58 of the half while the Mustangs scored 16 points to take a 15-point halftime lead. Oscar Macias scored 12 points in the first half. Luke Scarlata scored 14 in the second half, including two fourth-quarter dunks off alley-oop passes from Joe Belcaster.

Top performers:

Morton–C Scarlata, 18 points, 3 blocks, 3 rebounds; G Macias 15 points (3 three-pointers); Leyden–G/F Daron Guyton, 13 poitns; G Alejandro Regalado, 13 points.

The bonus:

“We’ve been playing together for so long, it’s kind of like we know where we’re going to go,” Scarlata said.