Lynx Maul the Tigers with Three Dominating Victories

A Game:
Brandon Valley 61, Harrisburg Tigers 31


(Harrisburg, SD)--The Brandon Valley Lynx made a rare visit to a non-ESD and non-Sioux Falls league opponent as they traveled to Harrisburg to take on the Tigers. In an amazing gym, complete with huge murals of Tigers on two walls, the Lynx walked in a little taken aback by the glamor of the gym. On one wall, was a huge Tiger that was about to pounce. Across the far wall, were glaring Tiger eyes, seemingly staring right at you as you entered. Huge bleachers on both sides of the court gave it a high school-like feel. The players were wide-eyed walking in: "I thought the gym was really neat. The court had to have been at least twice the size of our court in Brandon," said a confused Nic Peterson. The glitz and glamor of the court quickly proved to be a non-factor as the game got underway. Right from the start, the Lynx showed they would not be intimidated by the huge Tiger murals. With seemingly endless energy, the Lynx broke the game open right away, ending the first quarter with an 18 to 4 lead. The second quarter was more of the same, with steal after steal resulting in a 32 to 10 halftime lead. In the locker room at halftime, with such a large lead, there was not a whole lot for Coach Bisbee to cover basketball wise. "Instead, we all took out some homework and worked on our studies," said Klumper. As the studious Lynx opened up the second half, it would soon prove that the Tigers were going to have just as miserable of second half as they did in the first. However, midway through the third quarter, during a uncharacteristic lapse in effort by the Lynx, Harrisburg made a little spurt to get the deficit under 20 points. At this point, it was time for Nic Peterson to make good on his prediction. "Before the game, on the bus on the way over here, Nic said he was going to score a lot of points" commented Klumper, "he kept telling everyone that he was going to be on fire, but nobody was really listening; he even told the bus driver." Peterson made good on his prediction in third quarter, however, and began draining shots and taking the ball the basket, finishing with a game high 14 points. After several of his body-bending drives to the basket, he would be seen running back on defense yelling "oh yeah! who's the man now?" Peterson's strong effort proved costly, though, because he got so tired in the game that he had to sleep in a little bit and was late for practice the next morning. Another notable happening in the game was the A team debut of Cole Julius. Julius had proven himself worthy in the last few B games, so he was given a shot on the A team. "Julius did a nice job," said Bisbee, "he played hard and contributed to the victory." The fourth quarter drifted by like a leaf blowing in the wind on a summer day, and the Lynx had their dominate victory, 61-31. Along with Peterson, Cole Albertson and Ryan Immeker led the Lynx in scoring with seven apiece. Eric Ode and Trey Lee made their presence known on the boards with 6 and 5, respectively. Jacob Adams used his quick hands to garner 4 steals. The Lynx will next play on February 16th, 2010 against O'Gorman in Brandon, SD.

B Game:
Brandon Valley 50, Harrisburg 11


(Harrisburg, SD)--The A team put forth what looked to be a dominating performance, but compared to what the B team did, the A teams' game was a nail bitter. The Harrisburg Tigers could find absolutely nothing that would work on offense against an overwhelming defense scheme of the Lynx. In the end, in a game that was over after the opening tip, the Lynx were victorious 50-11. The game started out as a mirror image to the A game, with defense resulting in countless fast break layups. However, the B team stepped up their defensive intensity even more. In the second quarter, the Lynx held the Tigers without a single point, taking a 26 to 3 lead into the halftime. Like in the A game, there were not a whole lot of X and O type things for Coach Bisbee to draw up, so instead, the squad played a very rigorous game of duck-duck-goose. "Derek Johnson tweaked his hamstring a little trying to catch Cam," said Klumper, "but Derek brushed it off and played through the pain in the second half." The Harrisburg Tigers did manage to score in the second half, though only a paltry 7 points compared to the Lynx outburst of thirty. Though the game itself was void of real excitement, Derek Johnson game the audience something to cheer for. As Johnson was sprinting, trying to track down a loose ball, he quickly came up the wall. In what one crowd member described as "awe-inspiring," Johnson actually scaled the wall about mid-way up to save himself from running into it. The crowd's attention was also captured at the very end of the game as the second ticked down to zero. For some unknown reason, Cam Holmes had a sudden surge of aggression and actually pushed a kid down right during the game at mid-court. "Yeah, not sure what happened there, I mean, he just pushed the kid down for no apparent reason," said Klumper. The clocked finally reached zero and the Lynx had their huge win. Leading the way for the Lynx in the scoring column was Ryan Sjoberg with 10 and Devan West, Cam Holmes, Derek Johnson and Luke Bauske with six apiece. West also led in rebounding, collecting 8 for the game. The Lynx will play next against O'Gorman on February 16th, 2010 at Brandon, SD.

C Game:

Brandon Valley 42, Harrisburg 9


(Harrisburg, SD)-- The finale of the night in Harrisburg, like the two previous games, had little excitement as the game turned into a huge blow-out rather quickly with the Lynx winning 42-9. The only interest in this game was whether or not Brandon Valley would be able to pull off a rarity in basketball: a shut out. In the opening quarter, the Lynx held their ground scoring 15 points and holding the Tigers to zero. With the shut out still on, the second quarter opened up with more of the same: scoring by the Lynx, no scoring by the Tigers. However, the hopes and dreams of the Lynx faithful were dashed as the Tigers threw up a desperate attempt and scored, which ended any chance for a shut out. Dejected, coach Klumper had to rally his troops to continue to play hard despite the fact that Harrisburg scored. "I told them, 'so what if they scored! Now our new goal is to hold them under 10 points for the game.'" The Lynx responded and returned to the court with renewed enthusiasm and vigor. Steal after steal, the Lynx continued to pour it on. The Tigers were left helpless, their only option on offense was to start launching shots as fast as possible before the ball got stolen by the Lynx. At times, the Tigers would be barely past half court and they would launch a shot. Some of the shots, especially the ones that were shot from 30 feet away, looked more like a game of "500" than a basketball shot. The Lynx achieved their goal at holding the Tigers to under 10 points, securing the win 42 to 9. Leading the balanced scoring attack for BV was Alex and Antony Pacheco and Lucas Lunstra with 6 points. Jacob Meyers had a great day on the boards, grabbing 9. The Lynx will next face the O'Gorman Knights on February 16th, 2010 in Sioux Falls, SD.