March 5, 2020
Down to the last second
New Town Eagles win the close ones in tournament
By Jerry W. Kram
The New Town Eagles are the champions of District 15 Boys Basketball having squeaked past the North Shore Plaza Wildcats 46-45 in a seesaw battle.
It wasn’t the Eagles only tough struggle during the tournament. In the semifinals, Trenton nearly surprised the top seeded Eagles, who won by just two, 57-55. Trenton and the White Shield Warriors will join the Eagles and Wildcats in the Region 8 Tournament that begins Thursday at the 4 Bears Event Center.
In the opening round of the tournament Friday, New Town dominated the Alexander Comets 81-24, fifth seed Trenton Tigers had a minor upset over fourth seed Mandaree Warriors 72-63, the Wildcats turned back the Trinity Christian Crusaders 66-41, and White Shield stopped the Parshall Braves 74-36.
In the loser out games Saturday, Mandaree had 11 Warriors in the scoring column as they sent the Alexander Comets home 79-30, led by Devin Bear Claw 16, Kasen Johnson 15, Aaron Wolf 12, and Merrill Howling Wolf 10. Parshall kept it’s hopes alive by stopping the Crusaders 69-57. Landon Young Bird had 26 for the Braves and Andrew Hankinson had 20 and Lawrence Polanco contributed 18.
It wasn’t the Eagles only tough struggle during the tournament. In the semifinals, Trenton nearly surprised the top seeded Eagles, who won by just two, 57-55. Trenton and the White Shield Warriors will join the Eagles and Wildcats in the Region 8 Tournament that begins Thursday at the 4 Bears Event Center.
In the opening round of the tournament Friday, New Town dominated the Alexander Comets 81-24, fifth seed Trenton Tigers had a minor upset over fourth seed Mandaree Warriors 72-63, the Wildcats turned back the Trinity Christian Crusaders 66-41, and White Shield stopped the Parshall Braves 74-36.
In the loser out games Saturday, Mandaree had 11 Warriors in the scoring column as they sent the Alexander Comets home 79-30, led by Devin Bear Claw 16, Kasen Johnson 15, Aaron Wolf 12, and Merrill Howling Wolf 10. Parshall kept it’s hopes alive by stopping the Crusaders 69-57. Landon Young Bird had 26 for the Braves and Andrew Hankinson had 20 and Lawrence Polanco contributed 18.
