Class 3A No. 1 Harlan rolled to a 76-50 win over St. Albert Saturday night at St. Albert.

The Cyclones, locked in a 9-9 tie midway through the first, drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to start a streak that saw them take a 43-22 lead into the half.

"To stay with Harlan you have to score points," St. Albert coach Dale Scott said.

The Cyclones took advantage of 23 St. Albert turnovers.

"We did not take care of the ball tonight," Scott said.

In all the Cyclones hit 10 3-pointers in the contest. Brad Blum led the scoring with 22, while Neil Gross added 14 and Adam Leinen scored 10 points.

Quinn Walsh scored 12 points to lead the Falcons, who return to the court with a 6:30 p.m. Centenial Conference game against Columbus Scotus Monday night at St. Albert.

Harlan 23 20 12 21 - 76

St. Albert 10 12 11 17 - 50

Harlan: Kevin Osborn 9, Brad Blum 22, Adam Leinen 10, A.J. Arkfeld 0, Mark Blum 3, Kyle Haake 3, Doug Bissen 0, Chris Jensen 2, Jared Boysen 5, Neil Gross 14, Mitch Petersen 0, Dan Hoch 6.

St. Albert: Jake Brown 6, Nolan Batten 2, Quinn Walsh 12, Doug Moran 0, Jake Hoffa 1, Alan Caniglia 0, C.J. Gradoville 0, Matt Herrington 11, Josh Marshall 0, Matt Waters 10, Marc Baumert 8, Matt O'Malley 0.

Records: Harlan (12-0), St. Albert (7-6).

Ratings: State: Harlan 1st (3A). SWI: Harlan 1st (3A-4A), St. Albert 5th (1A-2A).

Daily Nonpareil - 01.22.06