Your eyes might bug out seeing the score of the Friday game in which our MACA boys beat ACGC. My, 100-plus points by both teams! Not seen very often to be sure. A case of an on-fire offense or sub-par defenses? Well certainly our shooting eye seemed reliable. Fans at the Tigers' gym enjoyed greatly as this WCC action ended with a 110-101 score and the Tigers winning.
The Falcons' Dawson Miller had to feel a little exasperated at night's end, as his sensational 40 points would normally be part of a winning night. And Josh Kinzler scored regularly en route to his final output of 27. But it was the Tigers' night to really be in the offensive groove. Here's a toast to the offense! It carved out our eighth win of the season against five losses. The ACGC numbers: 7-9.
The offensive complexion of the evening was clearly established by halftime: a score of 53-42 with the orange and black up. The second half was basically a stalemate with points coming at a frenzied pace. Would fans like to see every game like this? Good question.
Plenty of offensive stats to report. Let's roll up our sleeves. We had incredible 3-point shooting and here it was Thomas Tiernan at the top of the list with eight makes in 14 attempts. Keeping pace with Thomas was Durgin Decker who connected for seven 3-pointers in ten tries. Tiernan and Decker are sophomores. Senior Jaden Maanum was two of six in shooting from beyond the 3-point stripe. Brandon Jergenson and Cade Fehr each made one '3'.
Our team numbers in long-rangers were 19-for-38, dead-on at 50 percent. Quite the exhibition, and an important factor in defeating the similarly high-scoring Falcons.
Did ACGC have a deliberate approach of trying to contain Jackson Loge? Loge is often at the fore of the MACA offense. On this night he was productive to be sure with 21 points. But he was outdone by two of his mates: the team-leading Tiernan with 30 points and Decker with 27. Fehr came through with ten points. The list also includes Toby Gonnerman (8), Maanum (6), Jergenson (6) and Cameron Koebernick (2).
Tiernan was ten of 16 in total field goals and Decker nine of 13. The team stats in total field goals were 34 of 57, 60 percent. We made 23 of 30 shots from the freethrow line for 77 percent. Loge put up nine of eleven numbers here.
ACGC's efforts vs. Loge didn't seem to limit him much in rebounding. He had the team-best ten boards with four coming offensively and six defensive. Gonnerman and Fehr each grabbed four rebounds. Also contributing: Decker (3), Tiernan (3), Jergenson (2), Maanum (1) and Koebernick (1). We had 28 total rebounds: eight offensive, 20 defensive. Loge blocked two shots while Jergenson swatted aside one.
Miller and Kinzler were followed on the ACGC scoring list by Steven Lawver (19), Shelby Shoen (13) and Ethan Lilleberg (2). Five players only scoring for ACGC, to amass the 101 total! Miller connected four times from 3-point range. Lawver and Kinzler each had three long-range makes and Shoen had two. Miller and Lawver led in rebounds with eight and seven respectively. Miller and Lawver each had two steals.
If these two teams play again, maybe a handkerchief should be dropped to start the game!
Here's a shout-out to our radio station for the outstanding coverage on its website these days. And they really hit the nail on the head calling the Friday game "a shootout for the ages." The newspaper appears to have basically put aside its website.
Girls: Tigers 63, Osakis 34
The MACA girls buried visiting Osakis 63-34 at the home court Thursday. The orange and black jumped out front 36-21 at halftime. The win elevated our won-lost to over .500 at 9-8. Osakis came away at 6-8.
Malory Anderson came to the fore offensively with 26 points. Meredith Carrington buried a 3-pointer and finished with eleven points. Emma Bowman came through with eight. Kendra Wevley had six followed by Shannon Dougherty (4), MacKenna Kehoe (3), Kaylie Raths (3) and Kylie Swanson (2). Kehoe had our other 3-pointer.
Anderson with her 15 rebounds led there. Bowman dished out five assists. Carrington stole the ball seven times. Anderson and Wevley each blocked a shot.
Let's review the Silver Streaks of Osakis - love that nickname - and here the scoring list shows Alexis Johanson leading with 13 points. Mara VanNyhuis put in ten points. Hayleigh Niehoff scored three while Alexa Lien, Madison Johanson, Haylee Jern and Abigail Randall each scored two. VanNyhuis and Alexis Johanson each made two 3-pointers.
We streaked past the Silver Streaks 27-13 in the second half.
Boys hockey: Storm 7, Mayport 4
MBA hockey traveled into the remote reaches of the Dakotas Friday night. The mission was to skate against a familiar opponent: Mayport. The previous meeting was here in Morris. On Friday our MBA Storm boys worked to a 7-4 win at Mayville ND. Our W/L record improved to 14-3. Mayport is having a .500 season on the ice.
We assumed a 2-1 lead in the first period. It was the Mayport goal coming first: Noah Mehus scored with assists from Carter Garrett and Sammy Satrom. Zach Bruns got the MBA scoring going with a goal that had assists from Sam Thompson and Brady DeHaan. Then we went up 2-1 as Brady Goff got the puck in the net, assisted by Reece Keseske.
It was Mayport with the 2-1 advantage in the second period. Their Mitchell Coleman struck with assists from Sawyer Satrom and Jake Verwest. Will Breuer got the puck in the net at 8:35 for the Storm. Bruns and Jack Riley assisted. Sammy Satrom kept things even for the host as he scored at 13:42 with a Sawyer Satrom assist.
On to the third period: here it was MBA momentum rolling forward en route to victory. First Ryan Tolifson scored with assists from Brady Loge and Matthew Tolifson. Then Bruns did the job with a goal at 11:18 with an assist from Hunter Blume. Sammy Satrom answered for Mayport at 13:05 with a Mehus assist. MBA's Riley scored at 14:22 with assists from Thompson and Bruns. Keseske got the night's final goal, assisted by Breuer and DeHaan.
Chase Engebretson worked in goal and he had 15 saves in 19 attempts. Mayport's Kade Susie had 35/42 numbers.
Wrestling: Marshall 54, Tigers 21
MAHACA came out on the short end against Marshall in the Marshall Triangular. Marshall is having a banner campaign and is ranked sixth in Class AA. Our dual vs. them kicked off the triangular in a place where "Tigers" is the nickname just like here. We were outdone in the 54-21 final.
The following review will have the Tigers reported first. Tyce Anderson lost by fall in 3:09 to Brett Regnier. Dallas Walton, our 113-pounder, was bested in a 9-3 decision by Dylan Louwagie. Ethan Lebrija pinned Lance Her in 1:29. Then at 126 pounds it was Davin Rose working to a 15-10 decision over Hsa Law.
Dylan Rose lost by fall in 3:01 to Tate Condezo. Dain Schroeder lost by fall in 5:50 to Connor Roth. The 145-pound slot was a forfeit to Marshall's Noah Jensen. Toby Messner at 152 pounds was bested in a fall outcome by Tucker Fein (3:32). Josh Rohloff at 160 pounds was pinned by Grant Louwagie in :34.
Colten Wohlers came on strong at 170 pounds to win by fall over Kaiden Otto, time of 3:52. Dalton Rose was on the short end of a 5-4 decision against Spencer Wambeke. Tristian Raths at 195 pounds lost by fall to Cole Falcyn in 1:44. Dillon Nelson pinned Ethan Van Hauweart in a time of 4:30. Maddix Erickson at 285 pounds was bested in a fall outcome by Jackson Vierstraete (1:38).
Girls hockey: Crookston 10, Storm 1
Taryn Picht scored the only goal for MBA in a loss to Crookston Friday. Karlie Bruns and Kortney Sanasack supplied assists. We remained winless as we were dealt a 10-1 loss by Crookston. Crookston sits at 7-12-1. They scored two goals in the first period, five in the second and three in the third.
The goalies were Leah Thompson for the Storm and Kailee Magsam for Crookston. The Picht goal came in the third period.
We're in the midst of a most pleasant reprieve from the typically cold mid-winter weather. Nice time to take a brisk walk outside. Look out for falling iguanas. Just kidding.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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