Bulldogs Charged Up for Hoops Tonight in Clear Lake

The Bulldogs tangled with the Tigers of Groton at Groton on Saturday, January 24. The game was rescheduled from Thursday, January 22, due to inclement weather. 

 “Groton is one of the most talented teams in all of Class A in South Dakota. They pressure you the entire length of the floor, and try to speed you up – that is their recipe,” said Logan Diede, head coach for Milbank. “We handled their pressure well at times, but got sped up too many times in the end. That said, I’m proud of how our guys competed on both ends of the floor.”  

Although the Bulldogs took the loss at 57-36, there was still a lot of good news. Sam Rick scored a game-high 13 points for Milbank. Jack Howard pulled down nine rebounds. The Bulldogs also did well at the charity stripe. They made four of six for 67 percent. But the Tigers were hard to beat. Groton was perfect from the line at nine of nine. Turnovers also caused the Bulldogs some trouble. They finished with 18, and the Tigers committed just seven. The Bulldogs, however, won the battle on the boards. They hauled down 28 to Groton’s 25.

”These types of games make you better, and will allow us to be better the next time we see that style again!” Diede noted. “Proud of our effort!”

Adding to Milbank’s totals, Jeter Scoular scored five points and added three rebounds. Howard and Layten Osowski each put up four points. Osowski added five boards. Lincoln Holscher and Ryan Keeton each made three points. Keeton made three assists. Emmett Snaza contributed two points and a rebound.  Also on the rebound,  Holscher got three;  Rick, two; and  Keeton, Braylen Bowsher, Aiden Kelly and Liam Street each pulled down one. The Bulldogs hit 31 percent of their shots from the floor.They made 26 percent from beyond the arc.

Groton’s Becker Bosma put up a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Ryder Johnson also scored 12 points. He added two rebounds. Gage Sippel made it into double figures with 10 points. Sippel had four rebounds. Karson Zak scored  seven points, had five assists, and three rebounds. Keegan Tracy contributed five points,  three assists, and two rebounds. The Tigers hit 49 percent of their shots. They made 27 percent from long range. The JV Bulldogs also lost their game  with the final score at 36-20. The Milbank boys C-Team won their battle at 48-41.

MILBANK       8     9     10     9     36
GROTON     21    12    11    13     57

The Bulldogs take on Deuel tonight at Clear Lake. The Bulldogs sit at 7-4 this season. The Cardinals sit at 3-7 this season. It’s Kiwanis SDSU Ice Cream Night!

Lady Bulldogs 45 vs. Groton 54

The Lady Bulldogs matched the pace of the Lady Tigers for much of the game at Groton on Saturday, January 24. The Lady Tigers put the squeeze on in the final quarter to cut off MIlbank’s offensive flow and hold them to five points.  xxxxxxxxx

Milbank’s Belle Pauli put up a game-high 17 points and combined them with six rebounds. Anna Neugebauer put up another double-double this season for the Lady Dawgs. She scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Susie Schuneman and Adison Pauli each made eight points. They also each made two triples.  A. Pauli had four assists. S. Schuneman had three. S.Schuneman also had four rebounds. She made the Lady Bulldogs’ only  steal.  A. Pauli grabbed two rebounds. Avery Schuneman made two free throws and grabbed three rebounds. She had six assists and three rebounds. Bree Townsend made an assist and pulled down five boards.

The Lady Bulldogs made 41 percent of their shots from the floor. They hit 31 percent from behind the arc. They downed four of six from the line for nearly 67 percent.

Jaedyn Penning led Groton with 15 points and six rebounds. Jerica Locke made 14 points and four rebounds. Rylee Dunker scored 13 points and five rebounds. McKenna Tietz got seven points and three rebounds. 

The Lady Tigers hit 39  percent of their shots. They made 30 percent from long range. Groton collected 53 of their attempts from the stripe.

MILBANK     12    11     17     5    45
GROTON      9     15     11    19    54

The Lady Bulldogs also take on the Lady Cardinals of Deuel tonight in Clear Lake.

Milbank holds an 8-2 record so far this season. Deuel sits at 3-7. Don’t forget it’s Kiwanis SDSU Ice Cream Night!