Boys fall to Dawson-Boyd
A furious late rally fell just short as Minneota succumbed to Dawson-Boyd 71-67 Friday night in Dawson. The Vikings trailed 45-32 at halftime before staging their comeback, eventually trying the game 67-67.
But the Blackjacks closed out the Camden Conference game behind 23 points apiece from Zach Durfee and Romell Horton, while Micah Olsen added 12 points. Logan Sussner had 15 points and a game-high 18 rebounds for Minneota. Alex Saltzer led the Vikings in scoring with 19 points.
Jacob Citterman added 15 points and seven rebounds, Cale Sorenson had nine points and five assists, and Braeden tossed in seven points. Minneota dominated the board by a 39-19 margin, but were unable to overcome the Blackjacks' 11 3-pointers.
Minneota made only 2 of 13 shots from beyond the arc. No other details were available.
MINNEOTA (2's, 3's, FT, F TP) - Nolan Boerboom 0 0 0-0 0 0, Riley Buysse 0 0 0-0 1 0, Jacob Citterman 6 0 3-4 3 15, Braeden Panka 1 1 2-3 0 7, Joseph Rybinski 1 0 0-0 0 2, Alex Saltzer 7 0 5-7 2 19, Cael Sorenson 3 1 0-0 1 9, Logan Sussner 5 0 5-10 3 15. Totals 23 2 15-24 10 67.
DAWSON-BOYD (2's, 3's, FT, F, TP) - Zach Durfee 4 4 3-4 3 23, Jordan Hastad 0 1 1-2 1 4, Romell Horton 5 4 1-2 2 23, Mike Kvaal 1 1 0-0 4 5, Gauge Liebl 1 0 0-0 4 2, Micah Olsen 4 1 1 0 12, Zeke Sather 1 0 0-0 2 2. Totals 16 11 6-10 16 71. Scoring Dawson-Boyd...………………..45 26 - 71 Minneota..................……..32 35 - 67 Statistics: SHOOTING: Minneota (2's 23 of 49 for 47 percent; 3's 2 of 13 for 15 percent; overall 25 of 62 for 40 percent) … Dawson-Boyd (2's 16 of 28 for 57 percent; 3's 11 of 28 for 39 percent; overall 27 of 56 for 48 percent).
FREE THROWS: Minneota 15 of 24 for 63 percent; Dawson-Boyd 6 of 10 for 60 percent.
REBOUNDING: Minneota 39 (Sussner 18, Citterman 7, Boerboom 5, Panka 4, Sorenson 3, Rybinski 1, Saltzer 1); Dawson-Boyd 19. TURNOVERS: Minneota 11, Dawson-Boyd 13. STEALS: Minneota 8 (Sussner 2, Saltzer 2, Boerboom 1, Panka 1, Rybinski 1, Sorenson 1); Dawson-Boyd 10. ASSISTS: Minneota 13 (Sorenson 5, Buysse 3, Boerboom 2, Saltzer 3, Rybiunski 1); Dawson-Boyd 11.