Kendall Danielson was the other double figures point scorer with 12. Allie Mrnak and Berlynn Green showed punch, each with a total of nine. Alia Randt put in five points, Nori Song three and Olivia Danielson 2.
Sharpshooting from long range was an ingredient in the Lakers' superior sheen of play. Here we see Kendall Danielson and Mrnak each connecting three times from 3-point land. Ankeny had two makes from that distance, Green had one.
Ankeny with her ten boards was followed in that category by Randt 7, Olivia Danielson 6, Kendall Danielson 5 and Green 5. Ankeny, Green and Song each had two assists. In steals it was Ankeny shining with her four, followed by Green with three. And Ankeny complemented all her other numbers with five blocked shots! Mrnak and Olivia Danielson each blocked one shot.
All in all quite a display by the Lakers who are now 12-2. they are 4-0 in section, 4-1 in conference, 8-1 as the visitor and 3-1 at home. They won their only neutral court game.
Boys: Lakers 72, Eden Valley-Watkins 41
The scoring load was spread around nicely for Minnewaska Area in the boys hoops win on Thursday, 72-41. The list of point scorers had eleven Lakers in this triumph over EV-Watkins at 'Waska. Coach Zach Traphagen was excited about how his team ran the floor. 'Waska was in command halfway through, up 39-20.
The share-the-wealth plan in scoring was led by Luke Danielson and Caleb Kath each with 12 points. Marc Gruber and Oliver Vanderhagen each came through with ten. Here's the rest: Tristan O'Neil 6, Cavin Thorfinnson 6, Riley Week 6, Marshall Gruber 3, Drew Bleick 3, Connor Erickson 3 and Alan Svec 1.
Marc Gruber connected twice from 3-point land. Four of his mates connected once: Thorfinnson, Danielson, Marshall Gruber and Kath.
The rebound leaders were Vanderhagen 9, Kath 7, and Thorfinnson 6. Thorfinnson with his seven assists was team-high. Erickson supplied four assists. Danielson and Bleick each had two steals. O'Neil had a shot block.
The Lakers upped their record to 7-4. They are 3-2 in league. They have a three-game win streak going.
So the Cougars actually traveled to the Twin Cities on Saturday? With weather all day appearing rather foreboding? Holy cow I walked into Morris for breakfast in the morning. Yes it was a challenge but I really have heavy-duty outerwear. I had these items in the days when I drove the Morris newspaper van. And I really needed them once. This was when I got stranded in Starbuck. Highway to the west closed!
So I stayed in the motel and then walked to the Water's Edge for my evening meal. The place was open and there was a small cluster of people present. We must have looked like a scene out of the movie "Fargo." We of course try to look oblivious to the weather.
I wore all my heavy-duty stuff to get there and back again, including goggles! I have told people I could reach the top of Mount Everest with that outfit! Well that's an exaggeration. Trying to climb Everest is the most foolish thing you can do. I have read extensively about it.
So the weather was an obstacle for our UMN-Morris Cougars to deal with and overcome. But just think: this past weekend in the Twin Cities and what was happening there! The showdown with ICE. The tension, the danger. Well our Cougars took the floor just fine and played competitive basketball against University of Northwestern.
What the heck is "University of Northwestern." There's another school I'll have to look up. What do they stand for?
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| Carvin Fish |
Carvin Fish led our scoring with his impressive output of 29 points. Kaden Pieper was second-high with 18. Then we see Matt Thompson and Thomas Tiernan both with 14. Tiernan was 4 of 9 in 3-pointers. Thompson was 3 of 10 from beyond the 3-point arc. Thompson was our rebound leader with ten. Gustav Gunderson was our assist leader with five. Fish blocked two shots. Gunderson and LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks IV each had a steal. I prefer just referring to the guy as "LeRoy."
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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