Drove up to Williston to watch the games last night. Great games, but I want to give a shout out to our ND players who showed nothing but leadership, determination, and hard work.
For WSC women, Miller (Kenmare) twisted her ankle up about 30 seconds into the game. That was definitely a loss for them. Hard to see that happen right at the beginning of the game. Sundheim (Minot I think) had a very strong game. 4 treys in the second half if my book-keeping is right. For LRSC you gotta give Callie Hanson (Devils Lake) some kudos. The girl is playing with a broken nose, but goes after it like it is her last game. She might be the fastest gal I have seen. Her first step and she is already at full speed. Mertens (DL), Burtness (DL), Keller (Leeds) and Erickson (Fordville) also saw lots of playing time and looked very strong as well.
LRSC pretty much controlled this game from start to finish. WSC got some runs in, but in the second half it seemed the lady royals couldn't miss the bucket. Lady Royals win this one.
Men's game: Expected to see some big things out of Travis Mertens (DL). He played a terrible first half, but showed up for the second half. Still needs some work on the defensive end of his game. Darling (Leeds) played strong ball..seems like quite the competitor. Vader Vort (DL) got little time and Moe (Park River) never came off the bench. Moe is a surprise that he isn't seeing more time on the court. He is big, got some muscle; but I am not the coach nor am I at any practices. WSC= Love to watch those Packineau boys (New Town)! Neil had the first trey of the game and I kid you not he was in the parking lot when he shot that ball (nothing but net). I believe he finished with 16. Heier (Ray) shot the treys very well last night. Duchsherer (Minot) seemed to struggle last night, but played lots of minutes.
Royals were too much for WSC. Reffing was so-so. They missed some calls at both ends and didn't seem real consistant. Missed not seeing T.I. on the Royals side. Sad deal there.
Congrats to the ND men and women who all played a well fought game. Nice to see them on the floor and as leaders. (I also noticed Miller from Newtown and Paige Anderson from Watford City were in attendance) will WSC get them or were they there to watch the Royals????