Hornets drop three games, will look to rebound against Hawley

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Frazee Hornets fell to 4-13 overall as they dropped a pair of tough Heart O’ Lakes Conference games, as well as a game against Legacy Christian at Sauk Centre High School on Saturday.

The Hornets will look to get back into the swing of things this week with just one game on their schedule, a road game against Hawley on Thursday. 

Frazee will then travel to Park Christian on Feb. 14 and Breckenridge on Feb. 17, before they end their regular season with four straight home games. 

Tuesday

Frazee fell to a high powered Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton offense on Tuesday night and fell by a score of 84-59. The Hornets trailed 45-24 at halftime, but played right with the Rebels in the second half as they were able to hang onto the ball and knock down eight 3-pointers in the game.

The biggest difference in the contest came at the free throw line as DGF went 25-34 from the free throw line, compared to just 9-16 for the Hornets. 

Carter Sonnenberg led the way offensively with 16 points and 8 rebounds, while Asher Blaine joined him in double figures with 13 points of his own. Alex Helmers knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to finish with 8 points, while Kale Ovsak finished with 6 points.

POINTS: Carter Sonnenberg 16, Asher Blaine 13, Alex Helmers 8, Kale Ovsak 6, Adam Vigen 4, Zachary Longfors 4, Cael Pausch 3, Gage Post 3, Nathan Longfors 2

ASSISTS: Asher Blaine 2, Adam Vigen 2, Kale Ovsak 1, Alex Helmers 1, Gage Post 1

REBOUNDS: Carter Sonnenberg 8, Alex Helmers 6, Asher Blaine 5, Adam Vigen 4, Kale Ovsak 3, Logan Brekke 3, Drew Mekalson 1, Gage Post 1

STEALS: Asher Blaine 1, Alex Helmers 1, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Zachary Longfors 1

Friday

Perham may have shot over 59 percent from the field, but the Frazee defense continues to play well as they limited Perham to just a 27-9 halftime lead. The Hornets played right with the Yellowjackets in the second half as they fell by a score of 63-33. Despite the final outcome, head coach Ryan Vigen said Frazee did a solid job on the defensive end of the court by limiting Perham to just 63 points this time around, after losing to the Yellowjackets by a score of 81-22 the first time around. 

“The score may not have shown it, but I thought we played a good ball game today.  We had a nice defensive effort,” said head coach Ryan Vigen. 

Perham was able to come away with the win, in large part, due to their post players down low. The Yellowjackets were able to outscore the Hornets by a 42-14 margin in the paint.

Adam Vigen had a solid night from the field as he finished with 10 points, while Carter Sonnenberg finished with 8 points in the loss.

POINTS: Adam Vigen 10, Carter Sonnenberg 8, Alex Helmers 5, Nathan Longfors 4, Kale Ovsak 2, Logan Brekke 2, Gage Post 2

ASSISTS: Adam Vigen 1, Nathan Longfors 1, Gage Post 1

REBOUNDS: Carter Sonnenberg 4, Alex Helmers 3, Logan Brekke 3, Adam Vigen 2, Kale Ovsak 2, Zachary Longfors 2, Nathan Longfors 1

STEALS: Alex Helmers 3, Adam Vigen 2, Kale Ovsak 1, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Zachary Longfors 1, Gage Post 1

Saturday

Frazee made the long trek to Sauk Centre High School on Saturday to take on Legacy Christian Academy. One of the better teams in Class A, LCA jumped out to an early 32-20 lead at halftime and held on for a 71-46 win over the Hornets.

Frazee was once again able to stay in the game due to a solid defensive performance as they forced 28 turnovers, but LCA made 22 free throws and held a 32-20 advantage in the paint. 

Carter Sonnenberg led the way offensively with 17 points and 8 rebounds, while Alex Helmers scored 12 points in the loss. 

Adam Vigen scored 7 points to go along with 5 steals. 

POINTS: Carter Sonnenberg 17, Alex Helmers 12, Adam Vigen 7, Zachary Longfors 4, Drew Mekalson 2, Nathan Longfors 2, Chandler Ulrich

ASSISTS: Zachary Longfors 3, Carter Sonnenberg 1, Andrew Aho 1

REBOUNDS: Carter Sonnenberg 8, Zachary Longfors 6, Alex Helmers 4, Kale Ovsak 3, Logan Brekke 3, Cael Pausch 1, Drew Mekalson 1, Nathan Longfors 1, Gage Post 1

STEALS: Adam Vigen 5, Logan Brekke 2, Gage Post 2, Alex Helmers 1, Nathan Longfors 1, Chandler Ulrich 1, Zachary Longfors 1