HALSTEAD: Haven rallies to defeat Rose Hill
HALSTEAD — For Haven's Kevin Borntrager, Saturday night's 48-41 victory over Rose Hill was an opportunity for his team to drag itself out of hole it took three quarters to dig.
"Coach was wanting to see if we would crash under pressure," Borntrager said. "We came back and never gave up. We really gave it to them."
Down by three points, Haven soared in the final quarter against Rose Hill in the championship game of the Adolph Rupp tournament.
Haven's defense forced five turnovers in the fourth quarter and its offense made its final nine free throws to keep the win out of reach for Rose Hill.
"We were able to get turnovers and convert them into baskets," Haven coach Lonnie Paramore said.
Tied 12-12 after one quarter, Rose Hill's defense helped build a nine-point lead by holding Haven scoreless in the first four minutes of the second quarter.
The cushion didn't last long. Haven came back in the final 1:30 with a 6-0 run to cut Rose Hill's lead to 23-20 at halftime.
Both teams struggled to score in the third quarter. Borntrager hit a three-pointer with eight seconds remaining to close Rose Hill's lead to 33-30.
Two free throws and two minutes into the fourth quarter, Haven tied it up at 33-33.
Haven's defense took over from there, causing Rose Hill to make multiple turnovers over the next three minutes.
"There was a long period of time where we just didn't score," Rose Hill coach Rocky Stone said. "(Haven) had a lot to do with that. Their zone defense forced a lot of turnovers They ran it to perfection."
Haven built a small lead with shots from Ridge Foster and Borntrager, who finished with a team-high 13 points each.
Down by four points with less than two minutes, Rose Hill was forced to foul.
Haven didn't miss a free throw in the fourth quarter, shooting 13 of 15 from the line for the game.
"That was big time icing at the end of the game," Paramore said. "Those free throws opened up that lead and made it a little more comfortable."
Sam Newton finished with a game-high 14 points for Rose Hill.
Rose Hill (8-4) 12 11 10 8 — 41 Haven (9-3) 12 8 10 18 — 48
ROSE HILL: Pritchard 6, Braddy 4, Willson 9, Bannon 2, Newton 14, Anderson 6. Totals 12 (4) 5-5 41.
HAVEN: Childs 2, Foster 13, Knepp 4, Marks 3, Borntrager 13, Crabtree 7, Snodgrass 6. Totals 10 (5) 13-15 48.
Inman 55, Garden Plain 46 — Inman held off a late offensive burst to beat Garden Plain in the third-place game.
Tied 18-18, Inman slowly pulled away in the second quarter with a 10-4 run in the final three minutes.
With four seconds left in the first half, Inman's Luke Ropp hit a shot on the baseline while being fouled by Garden Plain guard Braden Eck. Ropp also made the free throw to give Inman a 28-20 halftime lead.
Garden Plain (7-5) 12 8 8 18 — 46 Inman (9-3) 12 16 7 20 — 55
GARDEN PLAIN: Kohler 3, Arnold 4, Becker 1, Wapelhorst 4, Sponsel 13, Eck 8, Tomilson 3, Kerschen 7, Renyer 3. Totals 15 (3) 7-19 46.
INMAN: Hicks 1, Case 4, Wenthe 16, Friesen 6, L. Ropp 20, Cottam 5, A. Ropp 3 Totals 15 (3) 16-26 55.
Andale 70, Moundridge 34 — Andale dominated the Wildcats from the tipoff in the fifth place game, scoring the first 16 points and taking a 36-8 halftime lead.
Andale used its height to pick up high-percentage shots in the paint. Center Dylan Hawkins outscored the entire Moundridge offense in the first half with 15 points. He finished with a game-high 20 points.
"We came out here with a great work ethic and got the job done," Hawkins said. "We took advantage of all we could."
Moundridge (7-4) 4 4 10 16 — 34 Andale (4-5) 20 16 19 15 — 70
MOUNDRIDGE: Unrau 6, Sugars 1, Otte 11, Ratzlaff 12, Kaufman 2, Bumgarner 2. Totals 9 (3) 7-13 34.
ANDALE: Archer 10, Wright 6, Kihle 5, Meyer 9, Hawkins 20, Meierhof 6, Bogner 6, Bergkamp 8. Totals 23 (6) 6-11 70.
Cheney 63, Halstread 43 — After fighting it out in the championship last season, Cheney and Halstead had to settle for the seventh-place game.
Cheney used a 23-9 run to pull away late.
Sean Osler led Cheney with a game-high 29 points. Dakota Becker had 13 points for Halstead.
Halstead (6-6) 9 16 9 9 — 43 Cheney (7-4) 18 11 11 23 — 63
HALSTEAD: Rodenberg 5, McKee 9, Pjesky 9, Bibb 5, Gundy 2, Becker 13. Totals 4 (4) 23-31 43.
CHENEY: Miller 7, Gehrer 2, Olser 29, Scheer 8, Bolinger 11, Keiter 2, Harbour 4. Totals 17 (5) 14-23 63.