Fourth Baptist Warriors Win Three out of Four Games.-
Plymouth, MN Tuesday- The Fourth Baptist Junior Varsity Lady Warriors won 15-5 over the Chisago Lakes JV Lady Patriots in the first of four games.
The JV boys had a very competitive first half with six ties in the first 10 minutes. They allowed the Patriots to take their largest lead 16-12 with about four minutes left in the first half. Then the Warriors scored 17 straight points and cruised to a 45-21 victory. Wade Gusek led with 15 points. Tom Potapenko added 10.
The Senior Night/ Parents Appreciation Night continued with two varsity basketball games.
The Varsity girls game gave the fans their money's worth in their game. Fourth took a 19-9 lead at half time but that lead was not padded at any time in the second half as Fourth barely held on to 29-23 lead with a few minutes left. The Lady Warriors allowed Chisago Lakes to come back by getting in foul trouble and missing shots. With just a few minutes left, the Warriors 6' 1" Senior center, Emily Nystrom missed an easy lay-up on an inbounds play and soon afterwards fouled out with 10 points. Later the Lady Patriots hit a free throw to tie the score at 29 and force overtime. In the four minute overtime, the Lady Patriots took a three point lead but that fizzled as they missed free throws and allowed Fourth's eighth grader Kim Gustafson hit a last second game-tying field goal. In double overtime, Fourth hit just one free throw and missed all of their field goals, losing the game 40-36. Kim Gustafson led the Warriors with 13 points before fouling out in the second overtime. The Lady Patriots were led by Allison Hanson who scored 17. Senior Jenny Reemstma scored two points and senior Kari Peterson did not play. Kari's parents were substituted for by her uncle and aunt Paul and Sharon Peterson. Kari's parents live in Scotland.
The Varsity boys game was also worth watching. Fourth and Chisago Lakes battled back and forth in the first few minutes. Then the Warriors took the lead and led 24-15 at halftime. In the second half the Warriors went up by as much 13 but the Patriots fought back by hitting three three-pointers and cut their deficit to 39-34. With the game at 41-36, the Patriots committed four fouls in less than a minute. With 1:14 to go, the Patriots intentionally fouled the Warriors only senior, Josh Henderson who scored a basket before the foul and hit a free throw to make the score 44-36. Isaac Meredith added another free throw to make the score 45-36. The Patriots did not go away quietly, as they hit one more three-pointer making the score 46-40. But the Patriots committed four more fouls in the last minute and ended up losing 49-40. The Warriors were led by Josh Henderson, who scored 22 points in his final official home game.
Scoreboard operator Benjamin Fugate and bookkeeper Gary Blessman contributed to this report.
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