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Miller shoots down Tigers in regional


By Jay Davis

Miller got hot from the outside in the second quarter to set the stage for a 61-45 win over the Tigers in the Region 6A Basketball Tournament in Miller on Thursday.
“We had a difficult week of practice,” said coach Tim Frederick. “We had a week of practice leading up to the game and then had the delay. We were just a little bogged down. We needed to get off to a fast start and we just didn’t.”
Miller jumped out 14-8 late in the first quarter before Dante Fischer scored four straight points to draw the Tigers to within 14-12. Beau Keeter of Miller started what would be a second quarter barrage with a three-pointer to end the first quarter and give the Rustlers a 17-12 lead.
The nets started snapping when Miller scored 12 straight points from beyond the arc with four different players hitting three-pointers. The 12-4 run gave the Rustlers a 31-17 lead.
“I have to give credit to the Miller kids,” said Frederick. “They hit those shots. Miller was no slouch. They were tough all year, especially at home.”
It was a lead that did not get threatened the rest of the night. Mason Breitling hit his second three of the quarter to give Miller a 38-20 halftime lead. The Tigers cut the lead to 14 points four times in the second half, but that was as close as they came.
Preston Frederick led the Tigers with 13 points. Fischer finished with 11. Mason Keller added nine points and five rebounds.
Keeter led Miller with a 25-point, 11-rebound double-double. Breitling and Colton Peterman added nine points each.
The hot-shooting Rustlers did not fare as well on road. Their season was ended with a 61-39 loss at Winner on Saturday in the semifinals.

Mobridge-Pollock (11-10)        12 20 30 45
Miller (15-6)                             17 38 46 61
Mobridge-Pollock: Mason Keller 3 1-4 9, Preston Frederick 4 4-8 13, Gary Wollman 0 0-0 0, Reece Wientjes 1 0-0 2, Noah Chase 1 1-2 4, Dante Fischer 3 3-4 11, Matt Lepke 0 5-6 5, Jordan Bachmeier 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 14-24 45.
Miller: Colton Peterman 3 0-0 9, Beau Keeter 7 10-13 25, Mason Breitling 3 0-0 9, Riley Mullaney 3 1-2 7, Cody Naber 0 0-0 0, Tate Ketelhut 1 0-1 3, Jason Manning 3 0-0 7, Devin Letsche 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 11-16 60.
3-point field goals: Mobridge-Pollock 5 (Fischer 2, Keller, Frederick, Chase); Miller 9 (Breitling 3, Peterman 2, Ketter 2, Ketelhut, Manning). Rebounds: Mobridge-Pollock 21 (Keller 5, Wientjes 5); Miller 23 (Keeter 11, Mullaney 6). Total fouls: Mobridge-Pollock 16; Miller 14. Turnovers: Mobridge-Pollock 11; Miller 11.

 

 

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