FHS BOYS, GIRLS OUTLAST BRIDGEWATER-EMERY
Tate Sorensen, Rocky Ammann and Luke Peters were all in double-figures with 17, 14 and 12 points, respectively, as the Freeman boys outlasted Bridgewater-Emery in a fast-paced and physical Cornbelt Conference battle in Emery Tuesday night, Jan. 4.
The Flyers won 54-48 to improve to 3-3 while the Huskies dropped to 3-5.
Bridgewater-Emery opened up a 10-point lead early, but Freeman stormed back to lead 31-24 at the half and 44-36 after three quarters. The Huskies trimmed that lead 49-48 with just under a minute to play, but an Ammann three-pointer with 20 seconds to play made it a two-possession game and Freeman hung on for the six-point win.
BOX SCORE
Tate Sorensen: 17 points,9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 3 fouls; Rocky Ammann: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 fouls; Luke Peters: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; Chris Aasen: 5 points, 1 assist; Tayden Kerrigan: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 foul; Sawyer Wipf: 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 foul; Luke Miller: 1 rebound, 1 steal; Tannen Auch: 1 rebound, 1 assist
FHS girls 59, BE 48
A big first quarter and a solid fourth helped lift the Freeman girls to a 59-48 Cornbelt Conference win over Bridgewater-Emery in Emery Thursday night, Jan. 4. The win improved the Flyers to 6-1 while the Huskies dropped to 3-4.
Freeman led 18-6 after the first quarter but were outscored 32-25 in the second and third quarters before finishing the game on a 16-10 run. Freshman Rylee Peters had 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting while senior Ashlin Jacobsen scored 18 points on 7-of-21 shooting. Vaida Ammann had five steals and Peters added seven rebounds anmd three assists to lead Freeman.
BOX SCORE
Rylee Peters: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 4 fouls; Ashlin Jacobsen: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 2 fouls; Vaida Ammann: 6 points, 2 assists, 5 steals, 2 fouls; Peyton McCune: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 foul; Cami Fransen: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 foul; Lindsey Maske: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 fouls; Cadence Hofer: 2 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block; Ella Waltner: 1 rebound, 3 fouls
Freeman Public hosts Parker in a doubleheader Tuesday, Jan. 9, with the JV games beginning at 5 p.m.
