Bertha-Hewitt boys win big, 76-30
by Coach Dale Finck
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| John Hartung
added 10 points to the score in the game against Henning. -photo by Matt Ganz |
BerthaHewitt Boys jumped back on track after the winter break with a 76 30 win over the Henning Hornets. With this win the Bears improved to 7-0 and 2-0 in the Park Region Conference.
On Friday night, the Hornets came to town for conference play. The Bears game plan was to play half-court solid defense making the Hornets work for absolutely everything on their offensive end. We did just that as it took 6 minutes for the Hornets to get to the foul line and make a free throw and 9 minutes for them to make their first field goal. On the offensive end we took control by shooting incredibly well. We shot 62.5% from the three point line in the first half knocking down 8 in the half. From closer in the Bears hit 61.5% from the 2 point field goals and shot 100% from the free throw line. The combination put the Bears out to a 23 3 lead with 10 minutes left in the half and a 37 11 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Bears continued to play solid man defense making it difficult for the Hornets to mount a comeback. Schuller and Byland lead the Bears bench attack by tossing in season highs for both players. Byland scored 7 points while Schuller added 6 points. Riewer and Denny lead the team with some solid game totals. The duo shot 9-12 from behind the arch, scored 17 and 15 points respectfully and added 5 assists each. The Bears were in complete control throughout the game didn't loose focus. The final score was 76-30. We had 11 players score and played team basketball throughout the game. The Bears will continue conference play hosting Pillager Tuesday night and then traveling to Menahga on Friday night.
Vs. Henning
Pts Reb Assist
Riewer 17 3 5
Hartung 10 3 4
Byland 7 0 1
Denny 15 2 5
Lipinski 3 2 1
Kirscht 3 1 1
Roller 3 9 2
Dettwiler 4 3 1
Schuller 6 1 0
Madsen 0 0 0
Farber 2 2 0
Ashbaugh 6 3 3
Strichers 0 0 0