Rocket boys roll past Raiders

New Rockford-Sheyenne was in control for most of the game as the locals defeated Lakota by a final score of 75-38, in District 7 Boys Basketball action played at Lakota, on Friday, January 26. The Raiders are young and inexperienced as a team.

 All of the Rockets saw playing time and nine scored. The locals led throughout and at all quarter stops, 32-8, 52-19, 66-33 winning a key District 7 game on the road. Lakota made 15 field goals, 3 of 7 free throws, had 12 fouls, and committed 16 turnovers.

New Rockford-Sheyenne made 31 field goals, 7 of 9 free throws, had 9 fouls and committed 11 turnovers.  

Colton Berg and Jackson Neidlinger each had 10 points to lead Lakota. The Rockets had good balance. Hunter Thompson led all scorers with a varsity career high 20 points. Teddy Allmaras had 13 and Bo Belquist chipped in 10 points.

New Rockford-Sheyenne is now 4-1 in District 7 and 6-7 overall.

Varsity Scoring Summary

NR-S 32 20 14 9= 75

Lakota 8 11 14 5= 38

NR-S

Nathan Holzwarth 9, Tucker Longnecker 7, Wilson Howard 5, Evan Ulrich 5, Colter Soderholm 3, Ben Schaefer 3.

Lakota

Jake Leininger 9, Cole Hendrickson 5, Joe Haman 4.

JV Game

NR-S 18 8 17 13=56

Lakota 13 5 14 16 =48

NR-S

Nick Presnell 18, Hunter Thompson 14, Evan Ulrich 13, Johnny Grann 4, Colter Soderholm 2, Ben Schaefer 3, Hunter Johnson 2. 24 field goals, 5 of 11 free throws, 10 fouls and 14 turnovers.

Lakota

Brandt Ferguson 14, Brandon Morton 10, Jackson Neidlinger 9, Roman Steffan 7, Joe Haman 6, Jessie Neidlinger 2. 20 field goals, 6 of 8 free throws, 12 fouls and committed 10 turnovers.

JH game

NR-S 32, Lakota 20