The Tigers' offense was fully in the groove in first half play on December 18. The site was Montevideo. The MACA boys scored a whopping 48 points in the first half en route to an easy victory. We cruised through the second half with a 30-16 advantage.
We got our third win of the season in a 78-46 final. We came out of the night at .500 while the Thunder Hawks came out still winless.
Jaret Johnson connected for three 3-pointers and topped the scoring list with 21 points. The scoring effort showed impressive balance. Jackson Loge poured in 20. Two other Tigers achieved double figures: Camden Arndt with 14 points and Eli Grove with ten. Adding to the attack were Zach Hughes with seven points, Kevin Asfeld with four, and Cade Fehr and Joseph Kleinwolterink each with one. Hughes and Grove each made one 3-pointer.
Loge was tops in rebounds with 13. Arndt was the top assist producer with six.
One Monte T-Hawk scored in double figures: Jackson Snell with 15 points. Here's the rest of their list: Adam Root (9), Christian Riley (7), Sam Olson (5), Bradyn Schultz (4), Merrick Moe (4) and Kaden Boike (2). All nine of Root's points came on 3-pointers. Olson connected for one '3'.
Snell topped the T-Hawks in rebounds and assists with nine and two, respectively. Olson had a steal.
Girls: Tigers 52, NL-Spicer 42
What a thrill to beat New London-Spicer in girls basketball, a task that has proven most difficult through the years. The Wildcats are so often a nemesis. But on December 18, the Tigers of MACA won by a margin of ten over NL-Spicer. Adding to the satisfaction was the fact this success came at the Wildcats' court.
Still more satisfaction: the win elevated our record over .500 to 4-3. The Wildcats have had their share of success and owned 4-2 numbers. A re-match in the post-season would be most interesting. How savory to establish a new pattern of having success vs. those Wildcats.
Maddie Carrington and Riley Decker each made two 3-pointers in the December 18 success. Carrington topped the scoring list with 12 points. Kylie Swanson and Malory Anderson each scored nine. Decker's output was eight. Three Tigers each added four points to the mix: Emma Bowman, Sophia Carlsen and Kendra Wevley. Liz Dietz put in two.
Carlsen and Anderson co-led in rebounds with eight each. Dietz dished out four assists. Anderson stole the ball four times.
The host Wildcats had one scoring standout: Emma Hanson with 19 points. Three Wildcats each had six: Aleah Zieske, Kenzie Rich and Grace DeSchepper. Ava Kraemer scored four points and Payton Mages scored one. Hanson made three 3-pointers and Rich made two. Sam Johnson and DeSchepper each collected seven rebounds. Mages performed six assists and Mages had five steals.
The Tigers gained a 29-23 lead at halftime. This was a non-conference game.
Girls: BOLD 71, Tigers 62
The BOLD court was not real hospitable for the MACA girls on December 21. Cruising into Christmas, the MACA Tigers came out on the short end against the BOLD Warriors at Olivia. We were done in by the 1-2 punch of Makenna Steffel and Brenna Weis. Both of these Warriors poured in 20 points in the 71-62 victory that the Warriors achieved for their home court fans.
The first half really told the story as BOLD surged to a 38-23 lead. The Tigers had the advantage in the second half, 39-33. But too much damage had been done earlier. BOLD's win was their seventh of the season. MACA came out of the night at 4-4.
Ashley Trongard made a statement with her offensive talent, scoring 14 points. Other Warriors on the scoring list were: Makayla Snow (8), Morgan Schmitz (5), Lanie Mages (2) and Alex Revier (2). Weis connected twice from 3-point land. Trongard had one make from long range. BOLD's top rebounders were Steffel (10), Trongard (9) and Snow (5). Top assist producers were Snow (4), Trongard (3) and Weis (3). Top steal producers were Steffel (6), Snow (3) and Weis (3).
The Tigers stayed as close as they did with good 3-point shooting. Maddie Carrington topped that list with four successes. Riley Decker had two long-range successes. Makenna Kehoe and Liz Dietz each made one '3'. I share Janet Kehoe's excitement about Makenna's success!
Carrington's 3's helped put her atop our scoring list with 21 points. A great many Tigers scored points. Joining Carrington were: Decker (8), Kendra Wevley (6), Emma Bowman (6), Dietz (5), Malory Anderson (4), Sophia Carlsen (4), Kehoe (3), Kylie Swanson (3) and Jordann Baier (2).
Anderson attacked the boards to get 14 rebounds. Decker and Bowman were assist leaders with four and three, respectively. Anderson and Carrington were steal leaders with six and three respectively.
This was a WCC hoops contest. BOLD's Steffel came out of this game with a huge harvest of 1,987 career points - quite the career.
Boys: Minnewaska 49, Tigers 37
The Tigers made the trip to Lake Minnewaska country on December 20 for a contest vs. the Lakers. Minnewaska Area had been dealt its first loss of the season in its previous game. The Lakers had five wins under their belt. They got victory No. 6 at our expense. We came out on the short end of the 49-37 score.
'Waska took control decisively in the first half, achieving a 31-18 lead and getting well on its way to the 'W'. The second half was a stalemate.
Grant Jensen and Shawn Carsten were a 1-2 punch for the victor with 23 and 15 points respectively. Just five total players scored for the Lakers. Jack Blevins scored six points, Ryan Amundson had three and Aaron VerSteeg two. Blevins and Carsten each made two 3-pointers, and Jensen made one. Luke Barkeim was the Lakers' top rebounder with nine. (I always want to spell his last name "Barkheim.") Carsten collected eight boards.
Jensen dished out three assists. Barkeim and Carsten each had two steals.
On to the Tigers' stats: It was Jackson Loge topping our scoring list with 14 points. He was followed by Jaret Johnson (8), Zach Hughes (7), Jaden Maanum (5) and Cameron Koebernick (3). Three Tigers each made one 3-point shot: Maanum, Hughes and Koebernick. This was a WCC hoops contest.
Click on the link below to read an update on MAHACA wrestling and MBA boys hockey. This post is on my companion site, "Morris of Course." Thanks for reading and Happy New Year! - BW
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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