The Lyle/Pacelli boys basketball team used a strong second half effort to beat Grand Meadow (4-17 overall, 4-11 SEC) in Lyle Thursday.

L/P senior Colton Scherer hit a three at the end of the first half to tie the game at 32, and L/P played a solid second half.

“We did a lot better job of running our offense in the second half,” L/P head coach Casey Anderson said.

The Athletics (6-13 overall, 6-8 SEC) were led by sophomore guard David Diang, who had 18 points and sophomore Skylar Meyer finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds, seven steals and five blocks.

L/P scoring: David Diang, 18; Skylar Meyer, 12; Max Brennan, 11; Michael Hutchinson, 8; Ryan Rust, 8; Colton Scherer, 7; Michael Kline, 2

GM scoring: Caleb Leichtnam, 27; Dezmon Johnson, 14; Bryce Benson, 11; Andrew Bell, 4; Jason Stier, 3; Ethan Wylde, 2