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NRHEG season ends in playoffs
Coach Isaiah Lundberg was hoping for better from his NRHEG boys’ basketball team, but the Panthers’ season came to a close Thursday, March 18 with a tough 93-46 setback to Mapleton at Maple River.
“It’s not exactly how I hoped this game would turn out,” said Lundberg.
The coach said to give credit to the Eagles.
“Maple River came out in the first half and it seemed they couldn’t miss a three-pointer,” said Lundberg. “We started out really well and had a lead in the beginning, and I liked how we were playing on both ends of the court. As the 1st half continued, they shot the lights out from 3 and ended up the 1st half, making 9 of them. We didn't do a very good job keeping them off the offensive rebounds either, as they had 14 points off second-chance attempts. That’s not a very good recipe for hoping to keep the game close. I thought we did some good things on offense in the first half.”
In the 2nd half, the Panthers continued to play hard and kept on going even with the score getting more lopsided as the half went on.
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NRHEG boys play best game of the season to triumph 59-53 at BA
There was a time when Bethlehem Academy’s little gym in Faribault was one of the toughest places to play in the Gopher Conference.
But, as they so often do in sports, times have changed.
The NRHEG boys’ basketball team picked up victory No. 2 on the season Friday, Feb. 5 at BA, winning 59-53.
“Tonight was the best start to a game we have had all season so far,” said Panthers coach Isaiah Lundberg.
The Panthers bolted to a 16-2 lead, after which the Cardinals switched to a zone defense and, according to Lundberg, did a nice job of adjusting to the switch and got some good looks and made the most of them.”
The Panthers led 36-27 at halftime.
“In the first half they had 15 points in transition out of their 27, and they scored for the first time against our half-court defense with about a minute to go in the first half,” said Lundberg. “That was good, but the 15 points given up in transition not so much.”
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Girls recover from 35-22 halftime deficit
Determination and pride, according to coach Onika Peterson, were the driving forces Friday, Feb. 5 when the NRHEG girls’ basketball team rallied from a substantial deficit to win 56-53 against Bethlehem Academy.
The Panthers got in trouble early, trailing by as many as 13 points as the Cardinals hit eight of 10 three-point attempts in the first halves.
“We dug ourselves in a hole,” said Peterson. “Our effort level was not where it needed to be. We struggled moving on defense, sprinting up the floor, and our shots were off.” The Cardinals were ahead 35-22 at halftime.
The second half was a different story as the Panthers came back and finally took the lead and held onto it.
“The girls came out with determination to prove we are a better team than we showcased in the first half,” said Coach Peterson. “We carried it over to a great team win.”
Erin Jacobson was the Panthers’ leading scorer with 21 points, adding 4 rebounds and 4 steals.
Others: Faith Nielsen 7 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists; Hallie Schultz 7 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist; Kendall Johnson 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals; Sidney Schultz 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 4 assists; Sarah George 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist; Sarah Johns 3 points, 1 rebound.