Running away with it

Dickinson Trinity upended fifth-ranked Beulah on Tuesday night in District 14 boys basketball action at Knights of Columbus Activities Center.

Not only did the ninth-ranked Titans defeat the Miners, they held them down and built on their lead throughout the game for a 52-32 victory.

"I thought it was a pretty complete game on both sides of the court," Titans coach Gregg Grinsteinner said.

The Titans contested Beulah's shots, allowing them to shoot just 29 percent from the field. Trinity shot 57 percent.

"On the offensive end, we really executed," Grinsteinner said. "We had different guys taking shots at different times. It's not always about the points, it's how we find the guys in the right spot and I think we did a very good job of that tonight."

Senior guard Mark Keithley led the Titans with 16 points and three assists. Senior Jordan Rising added 11 points, six rebounds and four steals. Freshman guard Robbie Morey scored 11 points and had four rebounds.

"Mark, Jordan and Robbie really got us going," Grinsteinner said. "I thought with Robbie hitting some shots early that opened some things up for Brian in the second half."

Senior forward Brian Marsh contributed 10 points.

The Titans have been looking for more balance in their offense as tournament time approaches.

"I think teams are going to try to take Jordan and Mark out of games," Grinsteinner said. "But tonight, we got all kinds of contributions from all the other kids that can play."

The Titans tallied 11 assists and broke up Beulah's offense with nine steals.

"You've got to give a lot of credit to Trinity," Miners coach Doug Olson said. "They took a lot of stuff away from us. For some reason, I don't know what, we didn't have much energy tonight."

Senior guard Tyler Zacher led the Miners with eight points. Senior forward Casey Becker added six points and five rebounds.

The Titans travel to Killdeer on Thursday night for their final district game.

"We know it's going to be a huge game," Grinsteinner said. "I think on the offensive end, we've got to be able to attack their defense. We've got to be the aggressor very much like we were tonight."