Friday action at Sauk: 59-54 loss for Tigers

West Central Conference basketball was on the plate for Morris Area Chokio Alberta on Friday. The boys hoops contest had the Tigers on the short end by five against the Streeters of Sauk Centre. The Streeters enjoyed this win at their home court. They improved to 3-2. Meanwhile our Tigers were left still in search of their first win. They slid to 0-3.
We were down at halftime by the same margin as the final. The halftime score was 31-26. The second half was a 28-all stalemate, and in the end the scoreboard story was 59-54..
The loss was not for lack of three-point shooting. Here it was Jaden Maanum impressing with his three makes. He was complemented by these teammates who each made one: Durgin Decker, Brandon Jergenson, Thomas Tiernan, Jackson Loge and Cade Fehr.
Loge wrapped his arms around the ball for eleven rebounds. Indeed this Tiger had impact in all stat categories. In assists he came through with eleven. In steals, he and Fehr each had two. And in blocks, Loge swatted the ball aside twice. But in spite of all that, the host Streeters had just enough firepower to prevail. They held on in the second half.
Maanum used his 3's to vault to the top of our scoring list with 16 points. "Eleven" was the magic number for Loge as this was his point total too. Decker contributed nine points. Tiernan had six, then we have Fehr (5), Toby Gonnerman (4) and Jergenson (3).
The MACA girls were also stopped shy of victory in the Friday action. The outcome of the girls game was 45-38 with Sauk Centre winning. The Streeters have impressed thus far in the young season - they owned a 5-1 mark entering the weekend. Our Tigers have a 2-4 record. We miss seeing Maddie Carrington play for the Tigers.

Girls: Minnewaska Area 60, BBE 55
The home court was therapeutic for the Lakers of Minnewaska Area as they shook a four-game loss streak Thursday. The Lakers vied with the Jaguars of BBE at the 'Waska court. The margin of victory was five for a buoyant Laker team led by Emma Thorfinnson.

Thorfinnson put in 18 points in the 60-55 Laker triumph. She accelerated to the top of the scoring list with four 3-pointers. Maddie Thorfinnson made one '3' as did Michele Stai. The Lakers outscored the Jaguars 28-26 in the first half and 32-29 in the second. Emma was joined in double figures scoring by Alexis Piekarski (12 points) and Maddie Thorfinnson (11). Other point producers were Stai (9), Makena Panitzke (6), Isabella Ortendahl (2) and Elizabeth Murken (2).
Piekarski with her six rebounds topped that category. Maddie Thorfinnson and Stai each had three assists. Avery Hoeper blocked a shot.
BBE is having a .500 type of campaign to date. Their scoring was led Thursday by Karissa Jones (12 points). Jenna Dingmann and Alissa Knight each put in nine points. Karsee Kampsen, Jacqueline Gossen and Brittany Berge each had an output of six. Josie Knutson produced five while Grace Illies had two.
BBE did fine in three-pointers where four in their ranks made shots, led by Dingmann with three. Gossen connected for two long-rangers while Knutson and Berge each made one. Knight was the top Jaguar rebounder with six. Gossen had two assists. Gossen and Berge each stole the ball twice. Knight blocked a shot. This was a non-conference affair.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com