Bulldogs Storm Back at DAK XII/NEC Clash

Milbank fought their way back from a 23-point deficit in the third quarter to get within six points at 50-56 in the fourth quarter during their game against Tri-Valley at the DAK XII/NEC Boys Clash in Madison on Saturday, January 31. A flood of  fouls by the Bulldogs sent Tri-Valley to the stripe for 20 shots, and the Mustangs claimed 16 of them. That, combined with Brady Jewett racking up 27 points for Tri-Valley (TV), cost the Bulldogs the game at 59-50.

Logan Diede, head coach for Milbank said, “We simply put ourselves in far too big of a hole out of the gates and into the third quarter, which made it really tough to come all the way back against a team like Tri-Valley that has a high-level scoring guard and one that forced us to shoot from the outside on the offensive end.”

Neither team scored until two minutes of the game were already in the books.Jewett put up a basket, and Lincoln Holscher followed it with a jumper to get both teams off and running at 2-2. Lawson Schneiderman added a layup to get Tri-Valley to 4-2. A too-hot-to handle pass by the Bulldogs sent the ball out of bounds and possession back to the Mustangs. Tristen Bunde’s three-ball was no good, and Sam Rick’s shot also fell short for Milbank.

Mason Hemme then hit a triple for TV to put the score at 7-2. After the rebound by Milbank, the Mustangs got a steal and went back the other way for a layup to put the score at 9-2. Jack Howard then put one through the hoop for the Dawgs to get the score to 9-4. 

After a timeout, TV had the ball, but Jewett missed his shot. The Mustangs made an interception to give Milbank their seventh turnover. Kobe Krom turned it into a triple to put TV ahead at 12-4. Rick sent up a three, but it fell short, and Holscher put it back to secure two for the Bulldogs. Time was running out as Jewett’s shot was short at the buzzer. The score stayed at 12-6 to end the first quarter.

At the start of the second quarter, TV missed a shot, and Howard had two shots blocked by Bunde. Bunde then went in for a reverse layup and drew the foul. The extra shot was good. His old-fashioned three put the Mustangs up 15-6. Rick was then fouled on his way to the rim and he stepped to the line for two. He landed both to get the Bulldogs closer at 15-8. 

Jewett missed another shot and so did Rick, but Holscher tipped Rick’s back in for Milbank and the score went to 15-10.  With 4:30 to go in the half, Bunde made a two, and Jewett also landed one from the top of the key to get the Mustangs out in front at 19-10. TV then fleeced the Bulldogs two times in a row, and Jewett got a chance to land a triple to put the score at 22-10. Milbank was called for a 3-second violation, and Jewett struck again for two. He also drew the foul. It was good to mark his 10th point of the game and push the Mustangs ahead at 25-10. 

Layten Osowski was fouled by TV, but it was away from the ball. Rick’s shot wouldn’t fall, but Howard was fouled on the putback and he headed to the line for two. His second attempt dropped in to get the score to  25-11 with Milbank trailing by 14.  Jewett then spun through the lane like a ballerina on a music box, but his shot off the glass went in to put TV up 27-11. The ball then went out of bounds. It was touched last by TV. Howard got  the toss-in to Holscher. Holscher got the ball to Jeter Scoular. With one second on the shot clock, J. Scoular drained a triple to pull Milbank to 27-14.  

The joy was short-lived as Krom responded with a triple, and the Bulldogs went back to trailing by 16 at 30-14. Rick’s next shot was a tad strong, but Howard, with less than a minute to go, followed through to get the two. Milbank had clawed back to 30-16.  Jewett, however, took aim for a triple at the buzzer. The court cleared for halftime with the score at 33-16.

In the third quarter, Jewett missed his first shot and TV acquired their third turnover by double-dribbling. J. Scoular fouled Jewett, but it was before his shot. Emmett Snaza fouled Ty Oyen and he went to the line. Oyen hit one of t two free throws to put the score at 34-16.  

Hemme ripped off Rick and got a bucket in transition to get the score to 36-16. A struggle ensued. Ruled a tie up, the possession arrow favored  Milbank. Rick rewarded the Dawgs with a 3-pointer.  Milbank was behind 36-19 at 5:47 on the clock.  After an out of bounds play, J. Scoular attempted a 3-ball, but it wouldn’t fall. Howard grabbed the rebound and J. Scoular sent it up again to nail the triple from the right. The Bulldogs edged back to within 14 at 36-22. 

The Bulldogs nearly made an interception, but the play ended with Jewett again dropping in a three to put the score at 39-22. Holscher then got the putback on a shot by Rick to record his eighth point of the night and get the Bulldogs to 39-24. Jewett found himself deep in the shot clock and his attempt was no good. At the other end, Holscher got the ball to Osowski. Osowski nailed a two.The score sat at 39-26  until Oyen got to the rim for a two and also drew a foul. His extra shot was good and the Mustangs led at 42-26.  With just over three minutes on the clock, Rick sent up a high-arcing three-pointer that sailed through the net. The Bulldogs were back to -13 at 42-29. 

Milbank’s D was on the job and the Mustangs followed with two empty possessions. Holscher then hit one off the glass to get Milbank to 42-31. TV turned over the ball and Rick aimed and claimed a shot. He also earned a chance at the line. It was good. Milbank pulled to within eight points at 42-34. The energy in the room had shifted. 

Suddenly bodies seemed to be flying everywhere, but Jewett ended up at the stripe to shoot two. He hit them both. The score was at 44-34. Max Scoular then picked up a foul – Milbank’s fifth of the quarter and TV collected two more points at the line to go to  46-34. With just a few seconds to play in the third, Holscher threw up a shot that got stuck on the goal system. At another time in the game, the call would  have been for a jump ball, but in this case, the quarter just ended. The score settled at 46-34.

In the fourth, TV tossed it in to Jewett, who got fouled before his shot. He  then got the ball back to hit a two to get TV to 48-34. Osowski then made a putback for Rick to get the Bulldogs to 48-36. Much ado about nothing occurred until Howard drew a foul on a putback. He went to the line for two and came away with one. The score moved to 48-37. Holscher earned two on a putback for Scoular. The Bulldogs’ deficit  went to single digits at nine at 48-39. Much more ado with loose balls, tie ups, missed shots, and fouls occurred. Howard lunged to grab a steal, and he was called for a foul. The Mustangs made two of two at the stripe to move the score to 50-39.

Howard then got a pass underneath, and he turned it into two points. Mustangs 50, Bulldogs 41. TV answered with a two, but Bowsher nailed a three to get the Dawgs back to within eight a 52-44. Jewett got back to the line to make two free throws and the score 54-44.  After moving into crunch time, Jewett again made his way to the line to collect his 25th and 26th points of the night. Jaxson Wiese countered with a two for Milbank, and the score sat at 56-46. J. Scoular sank a big three with 46.4 seconds on the clock to get Milbank to 56-49. 

The Bulldogs next attempt was a true team effort. They made at least five touches, but couldn’t get the score. Holscher, however, went to the line. He pulled the Bulldogs to within six points at 56-50. TV’s Bunde also headed to  the line with 20 seconds to go. He made both free throws to put the score at  58-50. Jewett also got one last  trip to the strip. He missed the front half  to break his perfect streak that night. He finished at eight of nine at the line when he  hit the second. The score went to 59-50. Milbank tossed up a shot, but it was no good and the game ended. 

Holscher led Milbank with 15 points and two assists. Rick made 12 points and two assists. Howard added eight.points and one assist. J. Scoular made six points and one assist. Osowski put up four points. Braylen Bowsher made three points. Wiese contributed two. Emmett Snaza added one assist.

Holscher also led the Bulldogs in rebounds with nine. Howard had eight. J. Scoular got five. Keeton got four. Osowski and Snaza each grabbed three. Bowsher and Wiese got one apiece.

The Bulldogs hit 34 percent of their shots from the floor. They made 25 percent from long range. Milbank downed six of 10 from the free throw line.

Jewett scored  27 points for Tri-Valley. He added four rebounds and two steals. Hemme made nine points and three rebounds. Krome added eight points and a block. Oyen made six points and two assists. Oyen added a game-high 11 rebounds, a block, and two steals. Bunde made seven points, two blocks, and a steal. Schneiderman recorded two points and a rebound.

Tri-Valley hit 47 percent of their shots from the floor. They were 38 percent from behind the arc. At the line, they downed 16 of 20 for 80 percent.

Coach Diede summed things up, “We have to continue to get better on the offensive end with our shot-making ability while we continue to do what we’ve done all year on the defensive end, which is make things tough for the opposing offense.” 

MILBANK           6     10     18     16     50    
TRI-VALLEY     12     22     13     12     59     

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Lady Bulldogs 50 vs. Gayville-Volin 36

The Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady Raiders of Gayville-Volin 50-36 on Saturday, January 31. Avery Schuneman was the top scorer in the game. She piled up 19 points. Susie Schuneman was right behind her with 18 points – including four 3-pointers.  Anna Neugebauer scored eight points. Adison Pauli dropped in three. Belle Pauli added two points. B. Pauli and A. Schuneman each  made three assists. A. Pauli and Neugebauer got two assists apiece. S. Schuneman recorded one assist.

Neugebauer led the team with 13 rebounds. B. Pauli was next with 11. S. Schuneman got five. A. Pauli and Bree Townsend each hauled down three. Townsend also made a block. S. Schuneman made two steals. A. Schuneman and Neugebauer grabbed one. steals apiece

The Lady Bulldogs hit 42 percent of their shots from the floor. They made nearly 29 percent from beyond the arc. MIlbank downed four of nine from the stripe for 44 percent.

Gayville-Volin’s Maia Achen put up a double-double for the Lady Raiders with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Paisley Dimmer added nine points. Taylor Hoxeny scored six points and added five rebounds. Jo and Ali Westrum each made two points and one assist. Ali grabbed four rebounds and Jo got two.

The Lady Raiders averaged 27.5 percent from the floor. They hit 14 percent from long range and 54.5 percent of their attempts from the line.

MILBANK                  22     13     8     7     50
GAYVILLE-VOLIN      9     12    11    4      36