Basketball Briefs: February 28, 2022

Boys’ Basketball

Tuesday, February 15

M-P-B 65,

Stras.-Zeeland 31

M-P-B finished up their District 6 slate on February 15, taking a 65-31 victory at the expense of the Clippers in Strasburg.

Ten different players scored for the Thunder, led by Josh Moser’s 21 points. M-P-B hit nine three-pointers in the contest, spread among seven different shooters.

S-Z (0-17, 0-5 District 6) received a 14-point effort by junior Devin Feist.

The Thunder entered the District 6 Tournament in Napoleon as the number one seed with a 14-5 record. They earned a first-round bye, and faced the winner of South Border vs. Kidder County, which was played today (February 28.)

District 6 Boys’ Basketball

M-P-B 65,

Strasburg-Zeeland 31

at Strasburg

M-P-B 11 22 15 17 65

S-Z 6 11 7 7 31

M-P-B: Josh Moser 21, Hunter Mitchell 9, Sawyer Wanzek 8, Mark Thomas 6, Jared Moser 5, Rylen Wick 5, Gage Magstadt 4, Adam McClellan 4, Chase Ova 2, Jaden Sorenson 1. Totals: 24 FG, 8-14 FT, 11 fouls. Three-pointers: Wanzek 2, Thomas 2, Jo. Moser, Mitchell, Ja. Moser, Wick, McClellan.

Strasburg-Zeeland: Devin Feist 14, Loren Wolf 7, Brandon Eberle 6, Brock Tougas 4. Totals: 14 FG, 1-2 FT, 11 fouls. Three-pointers: Feist 2.

Friday, February 19

Griggs/Midkota 66,

Larimore 30

Tuesday, February 22

Lakota 52,

Griggs/Midkota 44

The Titans finished up their regular season schedule with both a positive and negative result, rolling past the Larimore Polar Bears at GCC before taking an eight-point loss to Lakota in the finale three nights later.

A quartet of Griggs/Midkota players achieved double figures in the victory, with 15 points each coming from Jaxon Gronneberg and Logan Topp. Brady Haugen also added 14 points and Carter Spitzer 12.

Avery Gratton ended up as the high scorer for the Polar Bears (0-19) with 12 points. Jacob Wanke had nine and Jace Collison eight more.

Twenty-two was the magic number for the high scorers in the G-M/Lakota contest, matched by Topp and the Raiders’ Jaxon Baumgarn, but Lakota got just enough more scoring depth to take the win.

Gronneberg had 10 points and Spitzer eight, while the winners received 12 points by Ross Thompson.

G-M, with a final regular season mark of 6-13, was the number six seed at the District 5 Boys’ Basketball Tournament in Jamestown, and took on Carrington last Saturday evening, February 26, in first round action.

Nondistrict Boys’ Basketball

Griggs/Midkota 66, Larimore 30

at Cooperstown

Larimore 11 5 9 5 30

G-M 20 22 17 7 66

Griggs/Midkota scoring leaders: Jaxon Gronneberg 15, Logan Topp 15, Brady Haugen 14, Carter Spitzer 12.

Larimore scoring leaders: Avery Gratton 12, Jacob Wanke 9, Jace Collison 8.

Lakota 52, Griggs/Midkota 44

at Lakota

G-M 9 14 4 17 44

Lakota 10 9 15 18 52

Griggs/Midkota: Topp 22, Gronneberg 10, Spitzer 8, Caleb Edland 2, Ashton Smith 2. Totals: 16 FG, 9-13 FT, 17 fouls. Three-pointers: Topp 2, Spitzer. Fouled out: Smith.

Lakota: Jaxon Baumgarn 22, Ross Thompson 12, Jack Steffan 7, Isaak Anthony 6, Erik Koski 5. Totals: 19 FG, 9-17 FT, 14 fouls. Three-pointers: Baumgarn 4, Steffan.