Hornets to continue extended home stand this week

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets opened their season last week with a pair of tough Heart O’ Lakes Conference losses at home.

The Hornets opened their season on Tuesday night with a 67-62 loss to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, before falling to Staples-Motley by a score of 65-43 on Friday night. 

This week the Hornets will continue their unusually long home stand as they host Barnesville on Tuesday night and Breckenridge on Thursday night in a pair of HOL Conference games. Frazee’s opening nine games of the season are all at home as they do not have an away game until traveling to Perham on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

Tuesday

Despite leading the visiting Rebels for much of the first half and midway through the second half, the Frazee Hornets couldn’t hold on for the win as they fell to DGF by a score of 67-62 on Tuesday night. The two teams were evenly matched throughout the game as both teams shot 40.3 percent from the field, the only differences were that DGF went 7-10 from the free throw line compared to 4-7 for Frazee and the Rebels hit two more 3-point shots than the Hornets.

DGF held a 31-29 lead at halftime in Frazee’s regular season and home opener. 

The Hornets were led by Asher Blaine who scored 23 points, while Carter Sonnenberg scored 12 points and pulled down 8 rebounds. Ayden Grossman also reached double figured with 10 points and three assists in the loss.

Adam Vigen filled the scoreboard during the game as he finished with nine points, six rebounds, a team-high five assists and two blocks. 

Also reaching the scoring column for the Hornets was Noah Mekalson with four points, as well as Dawson Lyman and Andrew Aho who each finished with two points on the night.

Friday

A late run gave Frazee a 29-24 lead against Staples-Motley on Friday night. Unfortunately, the Cardinals got hot from behind the 3-point line in the second half and didn’t miss their free throws down the stretch to come away with a 65-43 win over the Hornets on Friday night. 

Staples-Motley went 11-28 from behind the 3-point line and hit 14-19 free throws to come away with the win.

Frazee shot just 29.2 percent from the field, but held a big advantage over the Cardinals in points in the paint with a 32-16 advantage. They also played solid defense throughout the night as Frazee came away with 11 steals and forced 22 Cardinal turnovers. 

The Hornets were led offensively by Asher Blaine who scored 16 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Carter Sonnenberg joined him in double figures with 10 points and seven rebounds, while Ayden Grossman scored four points, Noah Mekalson scored four points, Andrew Aho scored three points, while Adam Vigen, Benjamin Reierson and Dawson Lyman rounded out the scoring with two points apiece. 

Frazee vs. DGF

POINTS: Adam Vigen 9, Ayden Grossman 10, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 12, Andrew Aho 2, Noah Mekalson 4, Asher Blaine 23

ASSISTS: Adam Vigen 5, Ayden Grossman 3, Carter Sonnenberg 3, Noah Mekalson 1, Asher Blaine 1

REBOUNDS: Adam Vigen 6, Ayden Grossman 3, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 7, Andrew Aho 1, Noah Mekalson 1, Asher Blaine 3

STEALS: Adam Vigen 2, Ayden Grossman 1, Carter Sonnenberg 2, Noah Mekalson 3, Asher Blaine 3

BLOCKS: Adam Vigen 1, Dawson Lyman 1, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Andrew Aho 1

Frazee vs. Staples-Motley

POINTS: Adam Vigen 2, Benjamin Reierson 2, Ayden Grossman 4, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 10, Andrew Aho 3, Noah Mekalson 4, Asher Blaine 16

ASSISTS: Adam Vigen 2, Ayden Grossman 2, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 3, Asher Blaine 1

REBOUNDS: Adam Vigen 3, Ayden Grossman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 4, Noah Mekalson 1, Asher Blaine 7

STEALS: Adam Vigen 1, Ayden Grossman 1, Dawson Lyman 1, Carter Sonnenberg 5, Andrew Aho 1, Noah Mekalson 1, Asher Blaine 1

BLOCKS: Ayden Grossman 1, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Noah Mekalson 1