By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets split a pair of games last week to improve to 9-13 overall and 2-12 in the Heart O’ Lakes Conference.

On Tuesday night the Hornets traveled to Lake Park-Audubon and defeated the Raiders by a score of 68-63 in non-conference action, before falling to Pelican Rapids in conference action on Friday night by a score of 57-45. 

This week the Hornets will travel to Hawley to take on the Nuggets in HOL Conference action on Tuesday night, before traveling to Battle Lake to take on the winless Battlers in non-conference action on Friday. 

Frazee will wrap up the regular season next Tuesday night when they head to Park Rapids Area to take on the Panthers. 

Tuesday

Frazee shot 49 percent from the floor and were able to overcome 17 turnovers as they defeated the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders by a score of 68-63 on Tuesday night. The Hornets and Raiders were tied at 35-35 at halftime and Lake Park-Audubon led midway through the second half, before Frazee took over and closed out the game on a solid note for the victory.

Head coach Ryan Vigen said the Hornets didn’t have their best stuff in the game, but did a better job in the second half of attacking the basket and getting the ball inside to senior Carter Sonnenberg. 

Despite Frazee dominating the points in the paint with a 48-26 advantage and outrebounding the Raiders 48-30, Lake Park-Audubon was able to stay in the game thanks to nine 3-pointers, compared to just two for the Hornets.

The Hornets were led offensively by Carter Sonnenberg who scored 21 points and pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds. Asher Blaine scored 15 points and finished with eight rebounds, while Adam Vigen had a solid night as he finished just two assists shy of a triple-double as he scored 13 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and had eight assists.

Noah Mekalson scored eight points and finished with eight rebounds, while Andrew Aho had six points, Benjamin Reierson  and Dawson Lyman each scored two points and Ayden Grossman finished with one point. 

POINTS: Adam Vigen 13, Benjamin Reierson 2, Ayden Grossman 1, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 21, Andrew Aho 6, Noah Mekalson 8, Asher Blaine 15

ASSISTS: Adam Vigen 8, Ayden Grossman 1, Dawson Lyman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 3, Andrew Aho 2, Noah Mekalson 2

REBOUNDS: Adam Vigen 10, Ayden Grossman 1, Dawson Lyman 1, Carter Sonnenberg 13, Andrew Aho 5, Noah Mekalson 8, Asher Blaine 8

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

BLOCKS: Carter Sonnenberg 1, Asher Blaine 1

Friday

Frazee led early, but a big run by Pelican Rapids early in the second half ultimately upended any Frazee thoughts of an upset as the Hornets fell to the Vikings by a score of 57-45 on Friday night. The Hornets led 32-21 at halftime, but ultimately 25 turnovers were too much for the Hornets to overcome. 

Adam Vigen led the way offensively with 16 points, while Carter Sonnenberg finished with a double-double after scoring 11 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Asher Blaine scored 10 points, while Andrew Aho scored five points and Noah Mekalson scored four points in the loss.

POINTS: Adam Vigen 16, Carter Sonnenberg 11, Andrew Aho 5, Noah Mekalson 4, Asher Blaine 10

ASSISTS: Adam Vigen 3, Dawson Lyman 3, Carter Sonnenberg 2, Noah Mekalson 1, Asher Blaine 3

REBOUNDS: Adam Vigen 5, Ayden Grossman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 12, Andrew Aho 4, Noah Mekalson 5, Asher Blaine 2

STEALS: Ayden Grossman 2, Carter Sonnenberg 2, Andrew Aho 2, Noah Mekalson 2, Asher Blaine 1

BLOCKS: Ayden Grossman 1, Andrew Aho 2