Warrensburg-Latham shook off a slow start and rallied past Meridian 70-65 win the Macon County Tournament Championship at Argenta-Oreana High School Friday night.

The Hawks jumped out to 23-9 lead and trailed 31-28 at the intermission. 

The Cardinals chipped way throughout the second half and held on for the win.

Sebastian Hill scored 38 points Thursday night to lead Meridian to the title game Friday and his encore performance matched his Thursday night performance with 38 points in the losing effort for the Hawks. 

The Cardinals used balanced scoring led by Brayden Hickey's 20 points. Catrell Lee added 17 points while Brennon Bonds and Jake Dominick scored 11 points apiece.

Warrensburg-Latham shot 11-for-16 from the foul line compared to Meridian's 14-for-23. 

The Hawks drop to 5-4 overall while Warrensburg-Latham goes to 8-1.