Imlay City’s Greg Pawlaczyk looks over his offensive options in action at the Harry Moore Tournament. Pawlaczyk hit the game-winner in the title encounter.

IMLAY CITY — Greg Pawlaczyk drained a triple off the glass as time expired, helping Imlay City register a dramatic 53-51 win against Sandusky varsity boys’ basketball team in the championship game of the Harry C. Moore Tournament last Saturday night.

Capac High School is where the action unfolded.

With the outcome, Imlay City moves to 2-1 this season.

In Friday’s game, Imlay City jumped out to a 19-10 advantage after one quarter was over with.

The middle two quarters saw Sandusky generate 35 total points and Imlay City manage 18. That left Sandusky up 45-37 with 24 minutes gone.

Imlay City then put together a 14-6 final quarter rally, enabling them to pull out a 53-51 win.

For Imlay City, Zander Nash (20 points) and Beau Hund (19, including three trifectas) led the way. The Spartans also had Caleb Debaeke and Pawlaczyk (five, featuring a trey, each) along with Matt Evans and Tyler Pries (two apiece) reach the scoring column.

All-Tournament Team- Carlos Uribe Arce, Capac; Barry Lester, Sandusky; Kyle Guibord, Sandusky; Zander Nash, Imlay City; Beau Hund, Imlay City; and Derek Osborne, Deckerville; were recognized.

Sportsmanship Award- Deckerville.

Harry Moore Scholarship Award- Caleb Minard, of Sandusky, earned the honor.

Kevin Kissane has been covering high school sports for the Tri-City Times since 1985. When not standing on a field or court with his camera and notepad, he enjoys golf, travel and family. Kevin is a 1980 graduate of Capac High School, and is also a grad of St. Clair Community College and earned a degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.