RANDOLPH — On Dec. 29 and 30, the Osmond-Randolph Hawks competed in the Randolph Holiday Tournament, and brought home the silver medals after defeating the Winside Wildcats and falling to the Stuart Broncos.
Hawks vs. Wildcats
The Hawks (1-5) opened against the Winside Wildcats (2-5) and came out of the gates with some hot shooting and a solid full-court press to jump out to a 21-11 lead after one quarter. The Wildcats closed the gap to as close as 6 points in the second quarter, but O-R finished the period on an 8-0 run, capped by a Logan Lienemann three-pointer as the first half buzzer sounded to carry a 30-16 lead into the locker room. Osmond-Randolph extended their lead in each of the final two quarters and got their second win of the season by a score of 57-32.
Lienemann led the very well-rounded offensive attack with 12 points, sinking four shots from beyond the arc. Next came Owen Severson with 10, and he also swiped 6 steals from Winside.
Freshman Ryan Engel came next with 8 points on just five shot at tempts, and Xander Brown scored 7 points while leading the team with 9 rebounds. Hunter Buchanan and Luke Harder each scored 6 points. Brayden Shearer scored 4 points while Baylen Guenther and freshman Brecken Shearer each scored 2 to round out the scoring.
The Hawks moved the ball very well against Winside’s length, dishing out 15 assists as a team on 23 made field goals while only turning the ball over 10 times.
BOX SCORE
FG FT Reb. Pts. L. Harder 3-6 0-0 7 6 Brown 3-12 0-0 9 7 Bra Shearer 2-5 0-1 5 4 Severson 5-11 0-0 3 10 Guenther 1-2 0-0 2 2 Alderson 0-2 0-0 1 0 Buchanan 1-9 3-6 3 6 Lienemann 4-9 0-0 0 12 Engel 3-5 1-2 0 8 Bre Shearer 1-1 0-0 1 2 Napier 0-0 0-0 1 0 Hawks 23-62 4-9 32 57 Hawks vs. Broncos
The Stuart Broncos beat the Nio- brara/Verdigre Cougars on the first day of the tournament as well, and brought their 7-3 record into the championship game against the 2-5 hometown Hawks. Their aggressive defense and team speed caused O-R major problems early on, as they took a 17-0 lead before the Hawks managed to get on the scoreboard.
O-R stabilized after the first quarter deficit of 20-3, but still only managed to hold that deficit, trailing 34-17 into the halftime break. On the first pos session of the third quarter, Osmond Randolph got great ball movement and multiple good shots, as nearly 3 minutes came off the game clock while they continued to get offensive rebounds and create more good shots.
The possession finally capped with Buchanan knocking down a triple from
the top of the key, and it kicked off an 8-0 Hawks run to draw the deficit to within 9 with 2:18 remaining in the third quarter. Then the pressure defense of the Broncos started to cause O-R fits again, and Stuart won the game, 53-31.
Buchanan became the sixth Hawk to lead the team in scoring in a game this season in their 8 games, scoring 9 points on 3/5 3-point shots. Next came Engel and Brayden Shearer with 5 points each, followed by Brown and Lienemann with 3 each. Rounding out the scoring with 2 points each were Harder, Severson, and senior Matthew Alderson.
The Osmond-Randolph Hawks season continued against the Cedar Catholic Trojans (6-3) in a home game in Randolph on Tuesday, Jan.
2. Also this week, O-R will take on the Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars (010) on Friday, Jan. 5, in the Wausa Post-Holiday Tournament. They will then play either Wausa (5-4) or Lutheran High Northeast (11-0) on Jan. 6 depending on the outcomes of the first games.
BOX SCORE
FG FT Reb. Pts. L. Harder 1-3 0-0 1 2 Brown 1-5 0-0 4 3 Shearer 2-4 0-0 4 5 Severson 0-7 2-4 3 2 Guenther 0-0 0-0 2 0 Alderson 1-3 0-0 1 2 Buchanan 3-6 0-0 3 9 Lienemann 1-8 0-0 3 3 Engel 1-7 2-4 1 5 Bartels 0-0 0-0 0 0 Hawks 10-43 4-8 22 31
