Garden sweeps Banner in season opener

Banner County opened its boys basketball season last Friday with a 44-40 loss at Garden County.

The Wildcats held a 26-24 halftime lead after outscoring the Eagles 18-4 in the second quarter.

Tyson Dahlgrin had a double-double to lead the Wildcats with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Michael McKown added 13 points and four steals.

Score by quarter

Banner 8 18 9 5 - 40

Garden 10 4 15 15 - 44

Points

Tyson Dahlgrin 13, Michael McKown 13, Dalton Jordan 4, Cresencio Castillo 3, Bryce Olsen 3, Kadan Huber 2, Hesten Soule 2.

Rebounds

Tyson Dahlgrin 10, Bryce Olsen 3, Kadan Huber 2, Michael McKown 1, Hesten Soule 1, Dalton Jordan 1.

Steals

Michael McKown 4, Hesten Soule 1, Dalton Jordan 1.

Lady Eagles 33, Lady Wildcats 24

Garden County slowly pulled away from Banner County Friday, as the Lady Wildcats dropped their opener 33-24 in Oshkosh.

The Lady Eagles led by two after the first quarter and held a 15-12 lead at halftime. They outscored the Lady Wildcats 18-12 in the second half.

Ashlynne Hanan led Banner offensively with 10 points and added nine rebounds. MaKenna Dahlgrin led the team with 12 boards.

Score by quarter

Banner 6 6 8 4 - 24

Garden 8 7 11 7 - 33

Points

Ashlynne Hanan 10, MaKenna Dahlgrin 5, Shaylee White 4, Taylor Evans 4, Savannah Jordan 1.

Rebounds

MaKenna Dahlgrin 12, Ashlynne Hanan 9, Taylor Evans 8, Shaylee White 6, Savannah Jordan 3.

Steals

Savannah Jordan 3, Ashlynne Hanan 2, MaKenna Dalgrin 2, Taylor Evans 2, Shaylee White 1.

Blocks

Taylor Evans 3, Ashlynne Hanan 1.