from staff reports
TRAVERSE CITY -- Traverse City West won its first Class A district basketball title in 10 years Friday with a 60-37 win over Alpena.
"It's pretty cool," Titans coach Brett Graham said. "These kids deserved this."
West (12-10) will play Grand Haven in Monday's regional at Traverse City Central. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. West lost at Grand Haven 54-44 two months ago.
"They're very good, no doubt," Graham said. "They're well coached. They play good defense. We'll have our work cut out for us."
Grand Haven beat Muskegon on Friday.
The Titans gained control early in beating Alpena. West led 28-18 at half.
"We played hard," Graham said. "Julius Moss was a difference-maker."
Moss, a 6-5 junior, scored a season-high 17 for the Titans. Luke Hessler added nine points, Evan Schultz eight, Jake Fisher seven and Graeme Placek six.
"It's exciting," Graham said. "I'm especially pleased for the seniors. We have a great group of seniors. They worked hard, withstood adversity, and now good things are happening."
Aaron Olsen had a team-high 12 rebounds to go with four assists and four steals. Placek had five steals and Schultz four assists and three steals.
