VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City used a strong second half on both ends of the floor to pick up a much needed win. The Hi-Liners outscored Fargo South 37-20 in the second half for a 64-48 win.
The first half saw four ties and five lead changes, with the last one coming at the end of an 8-0 run by South to end the first half with a 28-27 lead.
The Hi-Liners took the lead 27-20 thanks to an 11-4 run. The run was started by Drew Zaun’s three-pointer from the top of the key with 7:44 remaining to make it 19-16 Hi-Liners. The run was capped off by a long three-pointer by Adam Bitz with 4:42 to go. But then South cranked up the pressure defense to end the half and score the last eight points. The last two scored by Khamani Steckler on a inside basket with 1:12 remaining in the half to give his team the 28-27 lead at the break.
Valley City, ND (NewsDakota.com) – The Fargo Davies Eagle boys came to Valley City and cruised to victory Friday night 99-48. The Hi-Liners stayed close for the first several minutes of the game, including an 8-7 lead. The Eagles soon took over, taking a 46-25 lead into halftime.
Turnovers undid the Hi-Liners in the first half, as the Hi-Liners continually threw the ball away, giving the Eagles plenty of fast break opportunities and easy baskets. The Hi-Liners never made a serious push in the second half, as the Eagles’ lead continued to steadily grow.
Senior Owen Hektner led all scorers with 28 points for the Eagles, 17 of which came in the second half. After a relatively quiet first half, Hektner came out and had a stretch of several minutes where he took over offensively, including hitting three three-pointers in the second half.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – West Fargo ended the game on a 22-6 run to pick up a hard fought 90-75 win over Valley City in high school boys basketball Tuesday night at the Hi-Liner Activity Center.
The start of the game was all West Fargo, the top ranked team in class A. The Packers started the game on a 19-5 run for their biggest lead with 13:22 to go in the first half. But the Hi-Liners would storm back to get to within two at 21-19 with a 14-2 run capped off by Adam Bitz’s three-pointer with 9:58 to go. Each team would go on five point mini runs to make it 26-24 Packers.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (Newsdakota.com) – Peyton Zaun’s desperation three-pointer with 2.5 seconds remaining hit nothing but net and sent the Valley City Hi-Liners and their fans into pandemonium as the bucket by the senior gave the Hi-Liners a 69-68 lead as the horn sounded.
However, after the referee’s discussed it they put .8 seconds back on the clock which meant Grand Forks Red River would have one last chance to win it. But when Logan Arason stepped over the line when he went to heave the ball down court. All the Hi-Liners had to do was inbound the ball and they would pick up their second win of the season. And they did.
VALLY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Fargo Shanley used a 15-0 run in the first half to take a 12 point lead and held that lead the rest of the game in a 68-52 win over Valley City in boys basketball Tuesday night at the Hi-Liner Activity Center.
Valley City took its only lead at 5-4 on a bucket inside by Calahan Burchill then extended the lead to 7-4 on a basket underneath by Drew Zaun with 15:33 to go in the first half. That would be the last lead the Hi-Liners would have. The Deacons would hold the Hi-Liners scoreless for the next 6:40 and go on a 15-0 run to open up a 19-7 lead. The two teams would be dead even the rest of the half 22-22 for a 41-29 lead at the half.