Hanson, Tigers top Heart River
Kaine Hanson wasn’t getting many looks in the first quarter. Finally, with 2.3 seconds left, he banked in a put-back shot in the post, was fouled in the process and let loose an emphatic first pump.By: Dustin Monke, The Dickinson Press
- Kaine Hanson
Kaine Hanson wasn’t getting many looks in the first quarter.
Finally, with 2.3 seconds left, he banked in a put-back shot in the post, was fouled in the process and let loose an emphatic first pump.
It proved to be the emotional boost the New England boys basketball team was looking for Thursday night in its Roughrider Tournament semifinal game against Heart River.
Hanson went on to game highs of 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Tigers to their second consecutive Roughrider championship game with a 51-42 victory at Knights of Columbus Activities Center.
“It feels good to get in the championship back-to-back years,” said Hanson, a 6-foot-4 senior forward. “New England hasn’t had this good of seasons for a while now.”
The Tigers (4-1) face Dickinson Trinity (3-0) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday for the title. New England has only reached consecutive title games twice in the 41 years of the tournament (2002 and 2003, 1994 and 1995) and has never won back-to-back titles.
The Tigers, especially senior guard Nick Wolf, fed off Hanson’s three-point play at the end of the first quarter.
Wolf scored the Tigers’ first six points of the second quarter as they took a 19-8 lead.
Hanson got into the act more, too. He hit a 3-pointer and buried a fade-away jumper as the shot clock expired late in the quarter that put the Tigers up 27-16. New England led 29-19 at halftime.
“That’s a pretty typical game for Kaine Hanson,” Tigers head coach Luke Powers said. “He’s a great player. I think he’s one of the best players in the region. He’s going to come out and sometimes we’re going to rely on him. What’s nice about our team is we’re balanced.”
Wolf finished with 16 points and Clarence Binstock added nine points, five assists and four rebounds.
The Cougars (2-1), meanwhile, struggled to get much going offensively.
While both teams shot 42 percent from the field — New England was 19 of 45 while Heart River was 18 of 43 — Cougars head coach Greg Pruitt was displeased with his team’s overall offensive performance.
That and the Cougars’ 2-of-13 performance from the free-throw line, where they made their only two in the first 11 minutes of the game and missed the next 11 attempts.
“We wanted to try to control the possession of the game,” Pruitt said. “When we had a possession, we wanted to get a good look. That didn’t happen. It seemed like we were rushing shots, or we were a little bit stale on offense. We couldn’t find the in-between part.”
Senior forward Jordan Strecker led Heart River with 12 points and added five rebounds while Isaiah Marschner had nine points and 10 boards.
The fourth quarter was the Cougars’ best as they outscored New England 17-12.
Heart River takes on Mott-Regent at 6 p.m. Saturday in the third-place game.
“I just felt that the kids played hard at the end of the game and I was proud of them for that,” Pruitt said. “We’ve got to look on to the next game.”
HR 7 19 25 42
NE 13 29 35 51
HR: Jordan Strecker 12, Isaiah Marschner 9,Jarek Haverluk 8, Seth Ewonuik 6, Tyson Kudrna 3, Cole Hecker 2, Dylan Northrop 2.
NE: Kaine Hanson 20, Nick Wolf 16, Clarence Binstock 9, Austin Maershbecker 2, Austin Fitterer 2, Devin Plaggemeyer 2.
3-pointers: HR 4 (Ewonuik 2, Haverluk, Kudrna), NE 5 (Binstock 3, Hanson 2). Free throws: HR 2-13, NE 8-10. Total fouls: HR 12, NE 13. Rebounds: HR 31 (Marschner 10), NE 29 (Hanson 10). Assists: HR 14 (Haverluk 4), NE 13 (Binstock 5). Steals: HR 4 (Haverluk 2), NE 8 (three with 2). Blocks: HR 3 (Strecker 2), NE 4 (Hanson 3). Turnovers: HR 12, NE 6. Records: HR 2-1, NE 4-1.
Consolation semifinals
Bowman County 57, Glen Ullin-Hebron 44
Brandon Fischer had 18 points and seven rebounds as Bowman County defeated Glen Ullin-Hebron.
Colter Braaten added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Bulldogs while Mike Palczewski had 12 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.
The Bulldogs (3-1) led 28-24 at halftime but scored the Bearcats 15-3 in the third quarter to pull away.
Dylin Patton had 15 points to lead Glen Ullin-Hebron (0-4) but Chandler Schmidt added 10 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.
GUH 17 24 27 44
BC 13 28 43 57
GUH: Dylin Patton 15, Chandler Schmidt 10, Dylan Diede 9, Lance Duppong 4, John Duppong 4, Garret Womack 2.
BC: Brandon Fischer 18, Colter Braaten 14, Mike Palczewski 12, DJ Goodshield 9, Tanner Fischer 2, Brandon Orcutt 2.
3-pointers: GUH 7 (Schmidt 3, Patton 3, Diede 1), BC 4 (Goodshield 2, Palczewski 1, Co. Braaten 1). Free throws: GUH 5-11, BC 11-17. Total fouls: GUH 16, BC 13. Fouled out: GUH Schmidt. Rebounds: GUH 36 (Schmidt 11), BC 44 (Palczewski 8, T. Fischer 8). Assists: GUH 11 (Diede 3, Gietzen 4), BC 17 (Co. Braaten 6). Steals: GUH 6 (L. Duppong 3), BC 5 (Palczewski 3). Blocks: GUH 4 (Schmidt 3), BC 1 (Goodshield). Turnovers: GUH 11, BC 11.
Killdeer 66, Richardton-Taylor 55
Tate Harris shot 8 of 9 from the field and was 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to score 22 points and lead Killdeer to its first victory of the season.
Austy Sadowsky had 14 points and 10 boards for the Cowboys while Brady Roshau added 11 points.
Lane Voltz led Richardton-Taylor with 19 points, five steals and four rebounds.
The Raiders (0-6) had 15 steals as the Cowboys committed 27 turnovers.
Killdeer (1-3) faces Bowman County at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the fifth-place game while Richardton-Taylor takes on Glen Ullin-Hebron in the seventh-place game at 3 p.m.
Killdeer 12 24 44 66
RT 13 19 42 55
K: Tate Harris 22, Austyn Sadowsky 14, Brady Roshau 11, Brock Pittsley 8, Lewis Keller 5, Calum Blankenship 4, Nick Klatt 2.
RT: Lane Voltz 19, Chad Gullickson 9, Paul Koppinger 7, Ryder Bohlman 7, Kasey Dressler 6, Cade Kuntz 4, Dakota Messer 3.
3-pointers: K 5 (Roshau 3, Harris 1, Keller 1), RT 2 (Voltz 2). Free throws: K 13-19, RT 9-17. Total fouls: 18, RT 19. Fouled out: K C. Blankenship. Rebounds: K 47 (Sadowsky 10), RT 32 (Bohlman 5). Assists: K 20 (Pittsley 7), RT 13 (Gullickson 6). Steals: K 8 (three with 2), RT 15 (Voltz 5). Blocks: K 5 (C. Blankenship 2), RT 1 (Kuntz). Turnovers: K 27, RT 17.
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