Frazee is 12-3 in HOL Conference

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The 10th ranked Frazee Hornets remain tied atop the Heart O’ Lakes Conference after securing a pair of wins, including a 61-50 victory over Pelican Rapids in conference action on Friday night. 

The win improved the Hornets to 19-4 overall, as well as 12-3 in the conference with just one conference game remaining on their schedule. The Hornets are tied with Perham atop the HOL Conference with both teams having just one game remaining as part of their conference schedule. 

The Hornets will take on Hawley on Tuesday night in their final conference game of the season, Frazee fell to the Nuggets  83-73 in December, while the Yellowjackets will take on Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Friday in their final conference game of the season. The two games will not only potentially decide the conference standings, but could also go a long ways to securing one of the top seeds in an extremely competitive Section 8AA tournament which is scheduled to get underway next week.

In addition to Tuesday’s game against the Nuggets, Frazee will host Wadena-Deer Creek on Thursday night in non-conference action in their regular season finale. 

Tuesday

The 10th ranked Frazee Hornets had their three game winning streak snapped on the road on Tuesday night as they fell to East Grand Forks by a score of 71-65 on the road. 

Senior Jayden Sonnenberg had a big night from behind the 3-point line as she knocked down five 3-pointers on her way to 25 points, four rebounds and five assists.

Fellow senior Brynn Larson was a force on the defensive rebounds as she finished with a double-double after going 7-11 from the floor and scoring 19 points to go along with 17 rebounds. She had 14 rebounds on the defensive end of the court. 

Katie Courneya knocked down a pair of 3-pointers as she finished the night with 12 points, four rebounds and four steals. 

Also chipping in for the Hornets on the offensive end of the court was Ellie Trieglaff with four points, Ruby Eckert with three points and Aynslee Johannsen with two points. 

Frazee vs. EGF

POINTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 25, Brynn Larson 19, Ellie Trieglaff 4, Katie Courneya 12, Ruby Eckert 3, Aynslee Johannsen 2

ASSISTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 5, Brynn Larson 2, Leslie Moore 2, Ellie Trieglaff 1, Katie Courneya 3, Ruby Eckert 1

REBOUNDS: Jayden Sonnenberg 4, Brynn Larson 17, Analise Olson 1, Leslie Moore 7, Ellie Trieglaff 1, Katie Courneya 4, Ruby Eckert 3

STEALS: Jayden Sonnenberg 1, Brynn Larson 3, Analise Olson 1, Katie Courneya 4, Ruby Eckert 1

BLOCKS: Brynn Larson 2, Ellie Trieglaff 1, Ruby Eckert 2

Thursday

Frazee opened an early lead and never looked back on Thursday night as the Hornets defeated the Henning Hornets by a score of 76-44. Frazee led by a score of 45-22 at halftime and held the Henning Hornets to just 31 percent shooting, while holding a 44-21 advantage in rebounding. The Hornets also knocked down 10 3-pointers in the win and shot over 48 percent from the floor on the same night they honored the seniors in one of their final regular season home games of their career. 

Jayden Sonnenberg had a solid night front he floor as the senior shot 57 percent and knocked down three 3-pointers on her way to a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds. She also had three assists in the win.

Brynn Larson finished with 15 points and Katie Courneya knocked down three 3-pointers as she finished with 13 points. 

Also scoring for the Hornets was Ruby Eckert and Ellie Trieglaff who each scored seven points, Analise Olson and Aynslee Johannsen each scored four points, and Leslie Moore rounded out the scoring with three points in the win.

Frazee vs. Henning

POINTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 25, Brynn Larson 15, Analise Olson 4, Leslie Moore 3, Ellie Trieglaff 7, Katie Courneya 13, Ruby Eckert 7, Aynslee Johannsen 4

ASSISTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 3, Brynn Larson 2, Analise Olson 2, Leslie Moore 5, Ellie Trieglaff 3, Katie Courneya 1, Ruby Eckert 2, Aynslee Johannsen 1

REBOUNDS: Jayden Sonnenberg 10, Brynn Larson 5, Analise Olson 2, Leslie Moore 5, Ellie Trieglaff 2, Katie Courneya 2, Ruby Eckert 5, Aynslee Johannsen 3, Maggie Blaine 1, Harlee Stock 1, Paige Baumgart 1

STEALS: Brynn Larson 3, Ellie Trieglaff 1, Ruby Eckert 1, Aynslee Johannsen 1

BLOCKS: Brynn Larson 1

Friday

The Frazee Hornets picked up an important win to remain tied with Perham atop of the Heart O’ Lakes Conference and put themselves in the drivers seat to claim at least a share of the conference title with a 61-50 win over Pelican Rapids on Friday night. The Hornets and Yellowjackets split the regular season series against each other and both enter the final week of the regular season with an identical 12-3 record in conference action. 

The Hornets will take on Hawley on Tuesday night in their final conference game of the season, Frazee fell to the Nuggets  83-73 in December, while the Yellowjackets will take on Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton on Friday in their final conference game of the season. 

“A huge conference win that puts Frazee at the top of the conference. A full team game with everyone impacting,” said head coach Trey Hensius. “Brynn Larson dominated the boards with 25 rebounds. Jayden Sonnenberg led with 30 points. Some big 3’s to start the game from Ellie Trieglaff that helped the hornets start rolling. Lastly great defense by Leslie Moore and Ruby Eckert.”

As a team the Hornets shot just 31.3 percent from the floor, but pulled down an astounding 23 offensive rebounds to give themselves enough second chance points to survive a feisty Pelican Rapids Vikings team. 

Jayden Sonnenberg once again had a solid night from the floor as she knocked down four 3-pointers and went a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line. She recorded a double-double with 30 points and 13 rebounds, while Brynn Larson was a force on both the offensive and defensive end of the court as she pulled down 25 rebounds to go along with 12 points to record a double-double of her own.

Ellie Trieglaff knocked down three 3-pointers to score nine points, Ruby Eckert scored five points to go along with eight rebounds, Katie Courneya scored three points and Leslie Moore rounded out the scoring with two points. 

Frazee vs. Pelican Rapids

POINTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 30, Brynn Larson 17, Leslie Moore 2, Ellie Trieglaff 9, Katie Courneya 3, Ruby Eckert 5

ASSISTS: Jayden Sonnenberg 4, Brynn Larson 5, Leslie Moore 1, Katie Courneya 1, Ruby Eckert 3

REBOUNDS: Jayden Sonnenberg 13, Brynn Larson 25, Leslie Moore 4, Ellie Trieglaff 2, Katie Courneya 3, Ruby Eckert 8

STEALS: Jayden Sonnenberg 2, Brynn Larson 1, Leslie Moore 1, Katie Courneya 2