Froid/Lake Drops Close Contest

In a game that wasn’t decided until the final buzzer, Lustre held off Froid/Lake, 44-41, in non-conference girls’ basketball play on Saturday, Jan. 31. The visiting Red Hawks appeared to have the upper- hand when they led 31-28 at the end of the third quarter and increased the margin to 33-28 on a basket by Joelle Davidson early in the final period.

Lustre, however, then struck for the next 10 points on a 15-footer by Lauren Holzrichter, a three-pointer by freshman Samantha Neufeld, two free throws by Kencia Brown and a three-pointer by Sidney Klatt.

The Red Hawks responded with a pair of free throws by eighth-grader Atley Jensen, but the Lions answered with two more free throws by K. Brown and a three-pointer by Holzrichter for a 43-35 advantage with 2:52 to play.

Froid/Lake kept hustling and battling as Jensen accounted for five straight points to pull the Red Hawks to 43-41 with 1:01 left.

After each team failed on scoring chances, K. Brown hit a free throw to put the Lions up, 44-41, with 10 seconds left. The Red Hawks missed on two three-point attempts in the final six seconds.

Top scorers for the Lions were K. Brown with 16 and Neufeld with 13 points. Also scoring were Holzrichter with six, Harlo Reddig with four, Klatt with three and Hannah Brown with two.

Leading the Red Hawks were Jensen with 17 and Laytyn Davidson with 10 points. Rounding out the scoring were J. Davidson with six, Isabelle Nordwick with four and Keira Stentoft with four.

Five straight points by L. Davidson gave the Red Hawks a 13-5 lead to end the first quarter. Another basket by the freshman put the margin at 15-5 early in the second period.

The Lions came back with the next 12 points on six points by K. Brown and three-pointers by Reddig and Neufeld. Lustre held a 20-17 half-time advantage.

Three-pointers by L. Davidson and Stentoft helped Froid/Lake take a 31-28 lead at the end of three quarters of play.