Adrian senior guard Brandon Wolf puts up a shot in the lane during Tuesday’s boys’ basketball game against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in Adrian. Wolf scored 17 points during an 86-84 double-overtime loss to the Knights.By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys’ basketball team completed a 16-6 regular season by splitting a pair of home games since Friday.The Dragons coasted to a 45-point win over Westbrook-Walnut Grove Friday before losing a two-point decision to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in double overtime Tuesday.Adrian drew the fifth seed for the South Section 3A Tournament. The Dragons meet No. 4 Hills-Beaver Creek 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.R-T-R 86, Adrian 84A field goal by R-T-R’s Travis Schultz as time expired in the second overtime period settled Tuesday’s game in Adrian.Both teams made some big shots to force two overtime periods, but it was Schultz who made the biggest shot of them all.Adrian’s Brett Block drained a pair of free throws with 4.3 seconds left of the second overtime to knot the score at 84. After the Knights called a timeout, R-T-R moved the ball the length of the court before Schultz fielded a pass under the basket and scored before the final horn sounded.It looked like R-T-R might win the game in regulation play when it sported a 67-62 lead late in the fourth quarter. Adrian’s Brandon Wolf hit a pair of three-point shots in the final 13 seconds (the last one coming with four seconds left) to tie the game at 68.R-T-R returned the favor in the first overtime when a 79-76 AHS lead was lost to a three-point shot that tied the game at 79 with five seconds remaining.Both teams had good moments in the first three quarters of play.A field goal in the first minute of the first quarter gave the Knights a 16-14 edge, but AHS put together a 9-0 run that was capped by a field goal from Brad Brake with two seconds left in the second period to give the Dragons a 32-25 halftime lead. Adrian led 44-42 after the third quarter.Kyle Knips led the Dragons with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Block scored 15 points and passed for six assists. Wolf and David Brake chipped in 17 and 11 points respectively.Box scoreWolf 3 3 2-4 17, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Block 4 0 7-8 15, Weidert 0 0 0-0 0, K.Knips 13 0 2-4 28, D.Brake 5 0 1-1 11, B.Brake 1 0 0-0 2, C.Knips 1 0 7-8 9.Team statisticsAdrian: 30 of 60 field goals (50 percent), 21 of 29 free throws (72 percent), 24 rebounds, 16 turnovers.R-T-R: 35 of 65 field goals (54 percent), 13 of 26 free throws (50 percent), 22 rebounds, 14 turnovers.Adrian 85, W-WG 40The Dragons snapped a two-game slide when they routed the Chargers by 45 points in Adrian Friday.Posts David Brake and Kyle and Casey Knips scored a combined 57 points to lead the Dragons to victory during a game they controlled from beginning to end."We played pretty well," said Dragon coach Chris Rozell. "We played four good quarters of basketball, and that is what I was looking for. We went to our strength, which is getting the ball inside."Adrian doubled W-WG’s scoring output (22-11) in the first quarter and led 44-19 after outscoring the Chargers 22-8 in the second quarter. The difference was 38 points (67-29) after three quarters of play.Kyle Knips scored 26 points and snared 12 rebounds to pace the Dragons in both categories. Casey Knips and Brake added 19 and 13 points respectively.Wolf registered 11 assists and six steals. Block chipped in 15 points and seven assists.Box scoreWolf 1 0 1-2 3, Tjepkes 1 1 0-0 5, Block 4 2 1-2 15, Weidert 0 0 1-2 1, Engelkes 2 0 0-0 4, K.Knips 12 0 1-2 25, Brake 6 0 1-2 13, C.Knips 8 0 3-4 19.Team statisticsAdrian: 37 of 69 field goals (54 percent), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 41 rebounds, eight turnovers.W-WG: 15 of 48 field goals (31 percent), nine of 15 free throws (60 percent), 20 rebounds, 13 turnovers.
