Hemlock defeated Nouvel 46-38 in boys basketball action on Friday. Hemlock had an 18-10 scoring advantage in the final quarter to preserve the win.

Hemlock is 14-1 and 12-0 in the TVC West.

Nolan Finkbeiner had 19 points and Jayden Evans added 13 for Hemlock and Michael Zolinski had seven points and six rebounds. Dylan Legrow had seven points while Brady Devereux had seven rebounds. Finkbeiner had three assists and Jayden Evans had three. Evans also had three steals.

Sam Buckingham had 14 points and Drevin Smith 11 for Nouvel.

Hemlock coach Matt Bauer: “It’s a good thing that you can’t have off nights on defense because we really didn’t shoot the ball very well tonight. In the fourth quarter, we played with a lot more poise than we did for the first time there. I was proud of how hard we played and that we kept our composure down the stretch. Finkbeiner hit some huge shots in the final quarter and Brayden Green knocked down a big three ball as well.”