A lot of knocking and bangin', and Minster coach Mike Wiss would later call it "MAC basketball". But Minster survived well enough Thursday to win on the road at St. Henry, 43-38. Read about it in Friday's Press Pros.
St. Henry played with what coach Eric Rosenbeck called "great energy". It resulted in "great frustration" for a Marion Local team Friday struggling to find points and January momentum. Read more in Saturday's Press Pros.
They did a lot of things well, and made a lot of three-point shots (Aaron Thieman, above). But in the end...New Bremen lost a beauty of a basketball game to Jonathan Alder Saturday night for lack of the rudiments. There's a reason they call them 'free throws'!
Versailles struggled to score (above), and close, and the Celina Bulldogs took full advantage, scoring the winning bucket in the final seconds of Friday's non-conference matchup to hand the Tigers an early-season loss. Rob Hemmelgarn writes for Press Pros Magazine.
After a 4-3 start, Minster got on track with its typical game Thursday - pressure defense, turnovers, and they made some shots (Lydia Mescher, above) - to beat visiting Jackson Center in non-conference play.
