Frazee drops a pair to fall to 5-16 on the season

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets dropped a pair of tough games last week to Park Rapids Area and Perham. 

The Hornets, who are 5-16 overall and 2-9 in the Heart O’ Lakes Conference, will look to rebound this week with a busy slate of games on tap. Frazee will host Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Tuesday night, before traveling to Menahga on Thursday night. 

The Hornets will return home on Friday night for their final conference game of the season against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. 

Tuesday

Park Rapids chucked the ball up from behind the 3-point line at an amazing clip on Tuesday night as the Panthers were able to get the best of the Frazee Hornets by a score of 74-55 on Tuesday night. The Panthers went 16-35 from behind the 3-point line, and actually shot at a higher percentage from behind the 3-point line than at close range. The team went just 11-29 from inside the 3-point line.

Despite their success from behind the 3-point line, the Hornets were able to stay in the game thanks to a strong defensive pressure by forcing 20 turnovers which led the 25 points off of turnovers. The Hornets also held a 28-22 advantage in points in the paint. 

After trailing by a score of 42-26 at halftime, the Hornets were able to match the Panthers in the second half and were outscored just 32-29 in the final 18 minutes of action. 

Carter Sonnenberg led the way offensively for Frazee with 17 points, while Adam Vigen scored 12 points and finished with 6 steals. Alex Helmers also reached double figures with 11 points, while Asher Blaine finished with 8 points and 8 rebounds.

Frazee vs. Park Rapids

POINTS: Asher Blaine 8, Adam Vigen 12, Alex Helmers 11, Nathan Longfors 5, Carter Sonnenberg 17, Ayden Grossman 2

ASSISTS: Asher Blaine 6, Adam Vigen 6, Cael Pausch 1, Drew Mekalson Alex Helmers 2, Nathan Longfors 2

REBOUNDS: Asher Blaine 8, Adam Vigen 2, Cael Pausch 3, Dawson Lyman 2, Drew Mekalson 1, Nathan Longfors 8, Carter Sonnenberg 5, Noah Mekalson 1

STEALS: Asher Blaine 2, Adam Vigen 4, Alex Helmers 1, Nathan Longfors 4, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Ayden Grossman 1

BLOCKS: Carter Sonnenberg 1, Ayden Grossman 1

Friday

With upset on their minds, Frazee traveled to Perham on Friday night to take on their Highway 10 rival Perham Yellowjackets.

The Hornets led by single digits for much of the first half, before the Yellowjackets went on a late run in the first half to take a 26-19 lead at the break and never looked back. The Hornets fell by a score of 52-44 for their fourth straight loss.

The Hornets held Perham to just 35 percent from the floor and held an 18-12 advantage in points in the paint. Frazee also turned the ball over just 11 times in the game, compared to 14 times for the Yellowjackets. 

Carter Sonnenberg and Alex Helmers led a balanced scoring attack with 10 points apiece, while Asher Blaine and Adam Vigen each scored 7 points. 

Frazee vs. Perham

POINTS: Asher Blaine 7, Adam Vigen 7, Drew Mekalson 3, Alex Helmers 10, Nathan Longfors 3, Carter Sonnenberg 10, Noah Mekalson 4

ASSISTS: Asher Blaine 1, Adam Vigen 8, Drew Mekalson 1, Carter Sonnenberg 4

REBOUNDS: Asher Blaine 2, Adam Vigen 10, Cael Pausch 1, Drew Mekalson 1, Alex Helmers 1, Nathan Longfors 3, Carter Sonnenberg 8, Noah Mekalson 1, Ayden Grossman 1

STEALS: Asher Blaine 2, Carter Sonnenberg 2

BLOCKS: Carter Sonnenberg 1