REDSKINS COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT NORWICH, NOW 4-2
By Staff
LITTLE RIVER – After the holiday break and just before the snowstorm, the Little River boys’ basketball trip squeezed in a road trip to Norwich on Friday, January 3 where they moved their season mark to 4-2 with a fourth-quarter come from behind win 40-34.
The Redskins took a five point, 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and then upped the advantage to seven, 23-16, at the halftime break.
Norwich came out of the break and outscored the Redskins 5-13 in the third quarter, giving them a one-point, 28-29, lead heading into the final quarter of play, where Little River out scored Norwich 12-5 to secure the final six-point victory.
Jaxson Konen and Jaren Garrison led the Redskins in scoring with 12 and 11 points, respectively while Logan Renken and Blayne Baldetti each scored six.
The Redskins will be back in action on Tuesday, January 7 when they tangle with Herington at home.
REDSKINS at Norwich, Friday, January 3
SCORING = Redskins won 40-34
Little River = 11-12-5-12 = 40; Norwich = 6-10-13-5 = 34.
TEAM STATS =
Little River = 2fgs – 7/20; 3pts – 6/20; fts – 8/14; asst – 6; rebs (o/d) – 20 (7/13); stls – 8; blks – 1; to – 7; fls – 18.
Norwich = 2fgs – 7/16; 3pts – 3/12; fgs – 11/15; asst – 4; rebs (o/d) – 24 (6/18); stls – 0; blks – 0; to – 13; fls – 17.
REDSKIN INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS =
Scoring (40) = Jaxson Konen – 12; Jaren Garrison – 11; Logan Renken, Blayne Baldetti – 6; Lincoln Raleigh – 3; Logan Schubert – 2. 3-Pointers Made (6) = Garrison – 3; Renken, Baldetti, Raleigh – 1.
Assists (6) = Konen, Garrison, Renken, Baldetti, Raleigh, Ty Janette – 1.
Rebounds (20) = Renken – 6; Janette – 4; Baldetti – 3; Raleigh, Konen, Garrison – 2; Schubert – 1.
Steals (8) = Renken, Raleigh – 2; Konen, Garrison, Schubert, Janette – 1.
Blocks (1) = Garrison – 1.
(The Staff covering McPherson County Activities can be reached by email at macks.people.places@gmail.com)
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