END SEASON AT 18-4

By Staff

            STERLING – On Thursday, in their third matchup with Moundridge this season, the Inman boys lead early only to fall behind and then nearly pulled off a late game rally only to fall four points short in a 40-36 loss in their Class 2A Sub-State Semifinal.

            After losing for the third time this season to the Wildcats, the Teutons finish their 2022-23 season with a mark of 18-4. Moundridge is now 18-4 and will play Sterling on Saturday for a shot at a trip to the state tournament.

            Inman took an early five-point, 14-9 lead at the end of the first quarter before being held to just three points in the second quarter allowing the Wildcats to bonce back and take a seven-point, 24-17 lead over the Teutons heading into the halftime break. The Teutons deficit extended to 11 points at 36-25 by the end of the third quarter when the offense caught some fire and put 11 points on the board in the fourth while holding the Wildcats to just four, unfortunately it was not enough as the Teutons lost by the final four-point margin.

            The Teutons connected on 36% of their shots from the field which could not keep up with the blistering 55% that the Wildcats were making.

            Tanner Heckel had the game high in scoring with 17 points for Inman while Josiah Buller chipped in with eight. Heckel and Harrison Brunk led the Teutons in rebounds with four each and Heckel led the team in both assists with three and steals with three.

INMAN TEUTONS vs. Moundridge Wildcats in Class 2A Sub-State Semifinals

SCORING: TEUTONS > 14-3-8-11 = 36;  Moundridge > 9-15-12-4 = 40.

TEAM STATS: TEUTONS > FGs – 14/38; 3-PTs – 3/14; FTs – 5/6; AST – 4; REBs – 13; TO – 8; STLs – 6; BLKs – 1; FLs – 9. Moundridge > FGs – 16/29; 3-PTs – 3/11; FTs – 5/6; AST – 10; REBs – 20; TO – 12; STLs – 5; BLKs – 4; FLs – 11.

INMAN TEUTONS INDIVIDUAL STATS: Scoring > Tanner Heckel – 17; Josiah Buller – 8; Harrison Brunk – 5; Eli Brunk – 3; TJ Froese – 3.  3-Pointers Made > Buller, H. Brunk, TJ Froese – 1.  Assists > Heckel – 3; Zach Martisko – 1.  Rebounds > Heckel, H. Brunk – 4; E. Brunk – 3; Martisko – 2.  Steals > Heckel – 3; H. Brunk – 2; Martisko – 1.  Blocked Shots > E. Brunk – 1.

Moundridge Wildcat Individual Stats: Scoring > Landon Kaufman – 12; Logan Churchill – 9; Henry Hecox – 7; Barrett Moddelmog – 4; Alec Huddle – 4; Layton Schmidt – 4.  3-Pointers Made > Kaufman – 2; Churchill – 1.  Assists > Kaufman – 5; Moddelmog – 2; Huddle, Churchill, Hecox – 1.  Rebounds > Moddelmog – 6; Hecox – 4; Kaufman, Churchill, Schmidt – 3; Huddle – 1.  Steals > Kaufman, Hecox – 2; Schmidt – 1.  Blocked Shots > Churchill – 4.

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