Last week Friday, the Garretson Varsity Boys' Basketball team headed to Colman to take on the Hawks, and took the win from their opponents' talons.
Colman-Egan got off to an early lead, forcing the Dragons to play catch-up. Garretson was up to the task as they kept the gap from widening too far, ending the first quarter only five points behind, 6-11.
The Dragons kept the Hawks to that 11 in the second quarter until they tied the game. The team then had trouble landing their shots, while Colman-Egan pulled back into the lead. The Dragons didn't give up, though, and stayed on their opponents' heels. A nice 3-pointer from Ian Buettner put the Dragons ahead at the end of the quarter, 25-24.
In the third, the Dragons were loathe to give up their lead, and kept the pressure on their opponents. Garretson stayed well ahead, widening the gap by as much as six points. However, Colman-Egan wasn't going to let the Dragons run roughshod over them on their own court, and clawed their way back to a 2-point gap to end the quarter 37-35.
In the decisive fourth quarter, the teams battled for possession of the ball, but Garretson stayed ahead. With 28 seconds left in the game and the score at 48-44, Garretson's Carter Siemonsma took to the free throw line and bought two more points for the Dragons. A frenzied last-second play from the Hawks put Garretson's Treyton Decker on the free throw line, and he, too, bought two more points, putting the score at a comfortable 52-44 with 14 seconds left. While the Hawks had a successful 3-pointer, Garretson now had possession of the ball and only had to ride out the time.
In the end, the Dragons had the win 52-47, with a free throw percentage of 53%, 33 rebounds, and 7 steals to Colman-Egan's 3.
The team hosted Alcester-Hudson on Tuesday (results not available at press time), and will be in the DSU Basketball Classic on Saturday against Lakota Tech. Their next home game will be Tuesday, January 28 with varsity starting at 7:15 p.m.
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