SUMMERLAND — Osmond-Randolph was on the road at Summerland Friday night, Jan. 19, for their first basketball game two weeks. The 2-10 Hawks were ready to challenge the 11-2, sixth-ranked team in D1.
The Bobcats started out on a 7-0 run in the first quarter, but the Hawks responded with an 11-0 run of their own to take the 11-7 lead after the first stanza. Summerland used a big second quarter to retake the lead going into halftime up 20-17.
In a close third quarter battle, the Hawks were able to trim the lead to a two-point game after three quarters of play. Going into the final period, Summerland held a slim 27-25 lead over the visiting Hawks.
In the fourth quarter, Summerland All-State Senior Adyson Mlnarik, whom the Hawks had been able to hold to only 8 points through the first three quarters, scored 12 of the Bobcats 18 fourth quarter points to pull away for a 45-32 victory over the Hawks.
Sophie Gansebom paced the Hawks with 13 points, Tessa Gardner collected a team-high 5 rebounds, and Keli Aschoff dished out a team-high 4 assists.
Score by Quarter
Hawks 11 6 8 7 = 32 Summerland 7 13 7 18 = 45
BOX SCORE
Pts Reb Asst Stl Bl K. Aschoff 2 4 4 1 0 Scott 6 1 0 1 0 Gansebom 13 2 2 1 0 Krienert 2 2 2 0 0 Miller 0 4 1 1 0 Wagner 3 4 1 0 1 Vinson 0 0 0 0 1 Gardner 6 5 0 0 0 Varsity will be very busy this coming week: at Winside on Jan 22, against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in Randolph Jan. 23, in Plainview Jan.
25, and finally, on Saturday, Jan. 27, in the first round of Lewis and Clark
Conference tournament play.
Junior Varsity Wins
In junior varsity action, the Hawks played a full four quarter game, their first game in 17 days. In the first half, where baskets were hard to come by for either team, the Hawks held a 14-13 lead. The third quarter saw both teams double their score as Osmond-Randolph held a 28-26 lead. The Hawks were able to secure their third win of the JV season by coming away with a 41-36 victory over the Bobcats. Alexa Aschoff led the charge with 13 points.
Score by Quarter
Hawks 6 8 14 13 = 41 Summerland 7 6 13 10 = 36 BOX SCORE
Pts Guenther 8 C. Kumm 4 K. Miller 5 A. Aschoff 13 P. Hoffman 2 Ngebeh 6 Kuchta 3 The JV will be playing Tuesday against L-C-C and Thursday in Plainview.
