Boys Basketball: Blackjacks win 8th straight
DAWSON — Dawson-Boyd escaped a non-conference game against Worthington with a 63-62 victory — its eighth straight win — when neither team was able to convert key free throws in the final seconds on Saturday.
The Blackjacks improved to 9-1 and solid defense made the difference as they clung to a one-point lead in the final 22 seconds. Worthington fell to 6-3.
Dawson-Boyd led by one but missed the front end of a bonus free throw situation. The Blackjacks forced Worthington into a bad shot but fouled Trojans during a loose-ball scramble with less than two seconds left. But the Trojans missed both free throws and the Blackjacks rebounded and ran out the clock.
The Blackjacks’ Michael Lee had a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds and Nathaniel Huot hit four 3-point shots and finished with 22 points to go along with his 4 steals. Joey Lee had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
Dawson-Boyd is at Camden Conference rival Canby (7-2) on Thursday.
Dawson-Boyd 63, Worthington 62
Worthington (6-3) 33 29 — 62
Dawson-Boyd (9-1) 33 30 — 63
WORTHINGTON – 24-50 FG (3-13 3-pt); 11-21 FT; 31 rebounds; 9 fouls … Scoring: Jon Vorwald 3, Josh Vander Veen 6, Will Dudley 13, Marcus Potter 15, Dylan Gravenhof 4, Wil Mulder 2, Morgan Traylor 8, Spencer Grafling 11 … 3-point shots: Gravenhof 1, Vorwald 1, Grafling 1 … Rebound leaders: Traylor 9, Grafling 9 … Assist leaders: Potter 3 … Steal leaders: Vorwald 3
DAWSON-BOYD – 24-54 FG (6-24 3-pt); 9-11 FT; 31 rebounds; 15 fouls … Scoring: Nathaniel Huot 22, Noah Stelter 2, Joey Lee 10, Kyler Collins 5, Michael Lee 24 … 3-point shots: Huot 4, Collins 1, M.Lee 1 … Rebound leaders: M.Lee 11, J.Lee 7 … Assist leaders: J.Lee 8, Huot 4 … Steal leaders: Huot 4
