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Recap from Mark McKenzie
JAMESTOWN, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Blue Jay boys basketball team waxed Bismarck Saint Marys twice during the season but it was a whole different ball game Tuesday night in the opening round of the WDA boys basketball tournament at Jerry Meyer Arena as the Jays squeaked out a 67-61 come from behind victory.
The #7 seeded Saints led most of the game but some big buckets down the stretch by Blue Jay reserves Devin Beach and Ty Monson fueled the comeback.
The Jays bench put up 30 points, with 20 of those coming in the second half. Contributions from the bench included Beach with 11, Kade Schmacher 9, Monson 5, Adam Kallenbach 3, and Luke Van Berkom 2.
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It s hard to put into words how a bench player affects the outcome of a game but Kade Schumacher let his actions speak louder than words Saturday evening. 10:46 pm, Jan. 2, 2021 ×
Jamestown s Kade Schumacher (2) moves the ball around Ian Ely of Bismarck Century Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 at Jerry Meyer Arena. John M. Steiner / The Sun
It s hard to put into words how a bench player affects the outcome of a game, but Kade Schumacher let his actions speak louder than words Saturday evening.
The senior guard helped the Blue Jays out of a two-game losing slump Saturday evening at Jerry Meyer Arena in a 66-53 victory over Bismarck Century. The Blue Jays are now 3-2 while the Patriots dropped to 3-1 in the Western Dakota Association standings.
Jamestown, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) -The top ranked Jamestown boy’s basketball team put 13 players into the scoring column and cruised to a 83-51 victory over Bismarck St. Mary’s Saturday afternoon at Jerry Meyer Arena. Carson Lamp (6′ senior) paced the Blue Jays for the second time in as many outings with a game high 16 points, included a game high 4 made 3-pointers. Devin Beach (6’3 junior) & Keith Levin (6’7 senior) added 10 points each. Beach’s points coming off the bench, aided 37 total bench points as the Jays bench outscored the Saints bench 37-3 in the game. Adam Kallenbach (6′ junior), 9 points & Kade Schumacher (6’1 senior) 7 points were the top bench scorers. Brooks Carroll (6’3 senior) 6 points and Ty Monson (6’2 senior) added 7 points. Shea Carroll (5’10 senior) also added 7 points and added 4 steals and created several others as he hounded St. Mary’s ball handlers all afternoon which led to 16 Saint turnovers.