Arrows shoot down Lynx boys in ESD meeting

Watertown canned seven 3-pointers in the third quarter Thursday while the Lynx boys dropped five in all total, which led the Arrows to a 66-58 Eastern South Dakota Conference victory. 

Lynx head coach Brent Deckert said his team made many initial mistakes on both ends of the court.

“In the past we’ve shown urgency in covering up for some of those mistakes, and through a bit of hustle and determination, we haven’t been hurt by it,” he said. “Tonight, was different.”

Deckert said the Arrows lambasted the net with layups and open 3’s. “And we just didn’t have enough juice in the tank to finish the game.”

Brandon Valley controlled the first half, rallying to 22-10 lead after a quarter of play and 33-22 at the half.

In the break, the Arrows regrouped and took aim at chipping away at the lead, and they did it from the perimeter.

“Give the Arrows credit,” Deckert said of Watertown’s seven 3’s scored in the period. “Instead of us being determined to battle it out, we just didn’t play with the effort it takes to win on the road.”

Watertown completely dominated the second half, taking over the lead 47-46 by the end of third, and out-scoring BV 19-12 in the fourth en route to the 66-58 victory.

BV’s scoring came from Gavin Terhark, who finished the night with 21 points. Jaxon LaBrie and Jackson Hilton helped out with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Aydin Lloyd chipped in five.

The Lynx shot 33 percent from the perimeter (5-15) and inside the arc, dropped 15-34 (34 percent). BV was on fire at the free throw line, where they shot 87 percent, 13-15.

Terhark was a beast on the boards, latching onto 13 of the team’s 27 total. Both Thomas Scholten and Hilton had four to their credit.

Joe Kolbeck and Hilton accounted for four and two, respectively, of BV’s 11 assists. The Lynx also charted a pair of steals and had 14 turnovers in the loss.

Deckert said the Lynx, now 7-2 on the season, had concerns following the letdown after the Sioux Falls Roosevelt game. “That’s exactly what we need to learn from,” the coach added.

 

Brandon Valley  22 33 46 58

Watertown          10 22 47 66

 

Brandon Valley (2PFG, 3PFG, FT, TP): Jaxon LaBrie 3-4 2-4 1-2 13; Jaksen Deckert 0-2 0-0 1-2 1; Cole Sylliaasen 0-0 0-1 0-0 0; Thomas Scholten 1-2 0-1 0-0 2; Joe Kolbeck 1-6 0-1 2-2 4; Aydin Lloyd 1-2 1-1 0-0 5; Payton Tietjen 0-2 0-0 0-0 0; Jackson Hilton 0-2 2-7 4-4 10; Gavin Terhark 8-13 0-0 5-5 21; Jay Jurgens 1-1 0-0 0-0 2. Totals: 15-34 5-15 13-15 58.