Rebel boys fall to Knights in OT
Published 11:39 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Southland’s Josh Anderson runs past Kenyon-Wanamingo’s Connor Sviggum in Hayfield Tuesday. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
HAYFIELD — The Southland boys basketball team was one shot short as it lost 68-66 to Kenyon-Wanamingo (4-7 overall) in the third place game at the Hayfield Holiday tournament Tuesday.
Southland’s Chris Webber goes up for a shot against Kenyon-Wanamingo in Hayfield Tuesday. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
The Rebels (5-7 overall) led 35-25 at the half and they held a 59-56 lead with 15 seconds left of regulation.
KW’s Gavin Roosen hit a game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime with 11 seconds left in regulation and he drilled a step-back jump shot to give KW a 68-66 lead with 1.7 seconds left in the game. Southland’s Jared Landherr missed a game-winning runner at the end of regulation and he missed a base-line jumper that would’ve tied the game at the end of regulation.
The Rebels jumped out to a big lead early, but they couldn’t keep the pace in the second half.
“We did well in the first half, but in the second half we quit executing,” Southland head coach Matt Webber said. “We had some foolish mistakes and that led to them making some shots.”
Southland scoring: Josh Anderson, 23; Chris Webber, 12; Jackson Koenigs, 10; James Landherr, 8; Jared Landherr, 6; Nick Finbraaten, 4; Marvin Heimer, 2; free throws: 59 percent (13-for-22); rebounds: 29 (Anderson, 10); turnovers: 12