Tiger fans were in a buoyant mood Tuesday evening at the local gym. Their team hosted Sauk Centre and excelled in the 87-69 victory. We exploited the freethrow line for lots of points. But all-around the excellence was exhibited as we achieved win No. 9 against five losses. Sauk Centre came out of the night at 6-11.
Jackson Loge was back to prominence in the offensive stats. After being third-high in the scoring fest vs. ACGC, a night when he nevertheless scored 21, he burst forward with 35 on Tuesday. The sophomore was superb with his 13 field goals in 18 attempts for 72 percent.
Durgin Decker made noise for the sophomore class too: he supplied 15 points even though he had just two field goals (in three attempts). He made one three-pointer and was pinpoint from the freethrow line with his ten makes in 12 attempts. Jaden Maanum put in ten points on four of eight in field goals.
These three Tigers each scored six points: Thomas Tiernan, Toby Gonnerman and Cade Fehr. Adding to the mix were Cameron Koebernick (four points), Dalton Koehler (3) and Brandon Jergenson (2).
As a team we were 28 of 51 in field goals, 55 percent. Maanum was two of four in three-point shooting. Decker, Koebernick and Koehler each made one '3'. The team numbers in 3's were five of 12 for 42 percent.
Decker's ten freethrows made him the top producer there, followed closely by Loge with his nine of ten stats. Fehr supplied four points at the stripe. We were 26 of 34 for 76 percent in this department. Loge attacked the boards for 13 rebounds, four offensive and nine defensive. That list also includes: Maanum (5), Fehr (4), Tiernan (3), Decker (2), Jergenson (2), Gonnerman (2) and Koebernick (1). The team rebounding stats were seven offensive, 25 defensive for 32 total.
Assist leaders were Loge with six and Jergenson with five. Four Tigers each had one steal: Maanum, Jergenson, Loge and Gonnerman. Loge had three blocked shots and Jergenson had one.
Teams with similar won-lost records met at the Benson gym Tuesday evening. Those records are comfortably over .500. Which team would get the upper hand? The Lakers of Minnewaska Area or the Braves of Benson? It was the visitor.
Minnewaska spread the wealth with offense to steadily build its advantage over Benson. The balance was a strong suit in the 80-48 road victory. The Lakers sat at 11-5 at night's end. They led the Braves 36-22 at halftime. The second half story was a 44-26 advantage for the Lakers. Benson's record: 11-6.
Four Lakers scored in double figures led by Grant Jensen and his 14 points. Sam Hested connected for 12 points. Peyton Johnsrud scored eleven and Brady Hoffman ten. These other Lakers scored: Luke Barkeim (8), Drew Nelson (7), Aaron VerSteeg (6), Jaden Stewart (5), Mitchel Gruber (3), Connor Johnsrud (2) and Aiden Tank (2).
Balance certainly marked the Lakers' three-point shooting. Here it was Johnsrud with two makes followed by these teammates each with one: Gruber, Hested, Nelson, Stewart and Barkeim. Hested and Barkeim each collected seven rebounds followed by Jensen with six. Barkeim supplied six assists. Jensen stole the ball three times.
Ben Peterson held up Benson's scoring with 16 points. Will Enderson was second-high with ten. Then we see Abe Peterson with nine, Cole Hedman with eight, Brandonn Traut with three and Dylan Ascheman with two. Ben Peterson built his scoring total with four three-pointers while the other Peterson, Abe, made one. Hedman made two long-rangers and Traut made one.
Ben Peterson led in rebounds with five. Enderson was the top assist producer with five. Abe Peterson had three steals.
Girls: Minnewaska 59, Montevideo 56
A hard-fought game ended with Minnewaska Area having the winning hand in GBB. The combatants were the Lakers and the host Thunder Hawks of Montevideo on Friday, Jan. 24. The Lakers carved out their ninth win to climb above .500. The T-Hawks are having a sub-.500 campaign.
The Lakers worked to a 29-26 halftime advantage. The second half was a 30-all standoff. So the final horn sounded with the Lakers up 59-56.
It was Hannah Hoffman who led the Lakers in scoring. Her 15 points along with Emma Thorfinnson's 12 were fuel in the winning push. The Lakers overcame the talent of T-Hawk Avery Koenen who treated her home fans to 25 points. The Lakers got eight points each from Michele Stai and Avery Hoeper. Five points each came from Elizabeth Murken and Abby Randt. Isabella Ortendahl scored four and Makena Panitzke two.
Hoffman succeeded four times from three-point range. Stai made two long-rangers while Randt, Thorfinnson and Murken each made one.
Koenen with her 25 points for Monte was followed by Greta Rongstad with ten. Other T-Hawks to score were Rose O'Malley (6), Jasmine Kronback (5), Livia Gades (5), Tenley Epema (3) and Kori Douglas (2). Gades and Epema each made a '3'.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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