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Wildcats hold off Hay Springs for 53-50 win

The Banner County boys basketball team split a pair of games over the weekend, winning at home on Friday against Hay Springs and dropping a game at Hemingford on Saturday.

Banner County 53, Hay Springs 50

The Wildcats (2-7) jumped out to an early lead and held off a late Hay Springs rally to win, 53-50, on Friday.

Banner led 21-7 after the first quarter of play and held a 30-23 lead at halftime. Each team scored 11 third quarter points, before Hay Springs outscored Banner 16-12 in the fourth quarter.

Tyson Dahlgrin had a monster game, posting a double-double with 22 points and 18 rebounds, to lead the Wildcats to the win. Michael McKown added 12 points for Banner.

Points by quarter

Hay Springs 7 16 11 16 - 50

Banner 21 9 11 12 - 53

Points

Tyson Dahlgrin 22, Michael McKown 12, Dalton Jordan 8, Kadan Huber 6, Cresencio Castillo 3, Bryce Olsen 2.

Rebounds

Tyson Dahlgrin 18, Kadan Huber 5, Bryce Olsen 4, Dalton Jordan 3, Cresencio Castillo 1, Michael McKown 1.

Assists

Michael McKown 3, Cresencio Castillo 1, Tyson Dahlgrin 1.

Steals

Michael McKown 5, Bryce Olsen 2, Kadan Huber 1, Dalton Jordan 1, Cresencio Castillo 1, Tyson Dahlgrin 1.

Blocks

Tyson Dahlgrin 1.

Hemingford 74, Banner County 17

Hemingford (9-1) sprinted to a 22-2 first quarter lead en route to a 74-17 win Saturday against Banner County.

Dahlgrin led the team with six points and 11 rebounds. Bryce Olsen also scored four points in the loss.

After they hosted Hyannis on Tuesday, Banner travels to Crawford on Friday and hosts Minatare on Saturday.

Points by quarter

Banner 2 13 2 0 - 17

Hemingford 22 20 24 8 - 74

Points

Tyson Dahlgrin 6, Bryce Olsen 4, Cresencio Castillo 3, Kadan Huber 2, Michael McKown 2.

Rebounds

Tyson Dahlgrin 11, Kadan Huber 5, Michael McKown 4, Cresencio Castillo 3, Cole Carey 2, Cole Blanke 1.

Assists

Bryce Olsen 1, Michael McKown 1, Kadan Huber 1.

Steals

Michael McKown 4, Kadan Huber 1, Tyson Dahlgrin 1, Cole Carey 1.

 
 
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