Lynx Travel to Watertown, Win One; Lose Two

A Game:
Brandon Valley 43, Watertown Arrows 35

(Watertown, SD)—The Lynx of Brandon Valley made the trip to Watertown to face possibly their toughest opponent all year. Unlike the teams BV has already played, Watertown had some kids with solid basketball skills. During warm-ups, it was clear that Watertown was not going to be a walk in the park like the teams BV has faced thus far. The coaches tried to make that point crystal clear as they gathered the players before the game. Coach Bisbee drove home the point that they were going to have to come out and play a very tough defense and a high level of intensity in order to win the game. The Lynx took their coaches advice and defeated the Arrows by eight points, 43 to 35. Right from the beginning, it was clear that this game was not going to follow the script of the previous games, as both teams started strong and closed out the first quarter tied at nine. As the second quarter opened up, both teams picked up where they left off, only the Lynx were beginning to show they wanted it more. BV used their supreme athleticism to get some easy fast break buckets and feisty defense to overwhelm the Arrows. Still, Watertown was not going to go away easy, closing the second quarter on a positive note by closing the gap to three points. As the teams went into halftime, Coach Bisbee continued to stress that they needed to maintain the level of play the Lynx were at thus far in the game. During the middle of the half-time speech, however, as the players were gathered around Bisbee in the locker room, a mystery arose as nobody knew where Cole Albertson was. “I was talking and all of a sudden Cole was missing,” said Bisbee, “so I had my assistant, Coach Klumper, go try to figure it out.” Despite the fact that Klumper is a below average detective, he was able to find Cole. “It was actually quite easy,” said Klumper, “there was a special halftime show with a dance line, so I knew Cole would in the gym watching.” Sure enough, as Klumper entered the gym, there was Albertson sitting in the front row with a huge Perma-grin (permanent smile) on his face. “I was like, ‘Cole, what are you doing?’ “ said Klumper. Cole, still in awe of the dance team’s performance, could only respond with “that was the best thing I have ever seen.” As the Lynx shook off the half-time show, they regained their focus on the basketball game and began to pull away from the Arrows. In the third quarter, the Lynx put up their best effort of the game, only allowing Watertown two points, which they poured in eight, taking a nine point lead into the final frame. Though the Arrows continued to fight, the Lynx did not back down or let up and finished the game with a very solid victory, 43 to 35. “I am very proud of our kids tonight,” said Bisbee, “they played very hard and never quit.” For the Lynx, Nic Peterson played a very steady game for the Lynx at point guard, getting steals and getting the offense set up. “I just wanted to do my best because my sister came to watch me and I didn’t want to let her down,” said a jubilant Peterson. Ryan Immeker also was out to impress because he had a sibling in the stands as well. “My brother was here with his girlfriend and I really wanted to impress her,” said a grinning Immeker. Overall, all the Lynx played a very solid game. Dominic Nealy turned in some highlight material plays with two alley-oop put backs on fast breaks. “I was going to dunk, but then was like, “oh, man, I can’t dunk!’” Leading the Lynx in the statistical columns were Nealy with 13 and Jacob Adams with 12. Adams also led in rebounding with 9, while Eric Ode had 7. Peterson dished out the most assists with 8 to go along with his 5 steals. The Lynx will face the Harrisburg Tigers on Thursday, February 4th in Harrisburg, SD. Go Lynx.

B Game:
Lynx Watertown

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C Game:
Lynx 23, Watertown 46

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