By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
With less than a handful of regular-season games remaining, the Cubs battled Maple Lake Tuesday, Feb. 11, and lost, 60-47. Bouncing back in style, the Kimball lads jumped all over Paynesville on Thursday, capturing a 72-54 victory.
Maple Lake game – halftime score was 28-17, Irish
Kimball stats: Noah Young, 6 pts; Chase Gustafson, 3 pts,
7 assists, 3 rebounds; Hunter Hickman, 23 pts, 5 rebounds; Lucas Jansky, 11 pts; Brian Binsfeld,
2 pts; Ty Gustafson, 2 pts.
“We struggled at times with Maple Lake’s pressure defense. They forced us into 15 turnovers and we surrendered 16 offensive rebounds. We made a run late in the game when we were behind by 17; and cut the lead to ten, with a chance to get it to eight, but they were able to hold on for a 13-point win,” Coach Jay Klein explained.
Paynesville game – halftime score was 36-34, Cubs
Kimball stats: Noah Young,
9 pts, 6 rebounds; Chase Gustafson, 5 pts, 11 assists; Hunter Hickman, 30 pts, 13 rebounds; Jamison Tubridy, 3 pts; Lucas Jansky, 17 pts, 4 rebounds; Brian Binsfeld, 2 pts; Simon Stang, 2 pts; Ty Gustafson,
4 pts, 4 assists.
“We shot the ball very well tonight (28 of 44 from the field; 8 of 11 from the arc; and 8 of 11 from the charity stripe). We out-rebounded them, 33 to 17, and we moved the ball with great precision, tallying 21 assists. We still need to take better care of the basketball, turning it over 20 times tonight, however, it was a great team effort!” exclaimed Coach Klein.