By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys slipped out of contention for a Red Rock Conference title after dropping three consecutive league games.After losing by 14 points in Fulda Thursday, the Dragons dropped five- and 10-point home games to Red Rock Central Friday and Southwest Star Concept Monday.Adrian, 10-9 overall and 7-5 in league play, travels to Slayton Friday before hosting Edgerton Tuesday.SSC 62, Adrian 52Cold shooting in the second half led to Adrian’s third consecutive loss Monday in Adrian.The Dragons were in position to pick up a win when they trailed 33-30 at halftime, but the Quasars limited the hosts to 30 percent shooting from the field in the second half."We couldn’t hit anything," said Dragon coach Chris Rozell. "We were nine of 30 from the field in the second half."SSC took advantage of Adrian’s shooting woes by outscoring the Dragons 15-6 in the third quarter to open a 48-36 lead that set the stage for a 10-point win for the Quasars.Casey Knips, who scored 12 points to help keep the Dragons close in the first half, finished the game with 16 points and 17 rebounds. Brett Block netted 13 points and collected eight rebounds for AHS. Jason Klaassen charted six assists.Box scoreSwayze 1 0 1-2 3, Lonneman 0 1 0-0 3, Block 3 2 1-2 13, Weidert 0 2 0-0 6, Engelkes 1 0 2-2 4, Stover 0 1 0-2 3, Brake 2 0 0-0 4, Knips 7 0 2-2 16.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 67 field goals (30 percent), six of 10 free throws (60 percent), 39 rebounds, 16 turnovers.SSC: 21 of 41 field goals (51 percent), 14 of 25 free throws (56 percent), 19 rebounds, 12 turnovers.RRC 73, Adrian 68The Dragons came up on the short end of a five-point decision when they played the Falcons in a double-overtime thriller in Adrian Friday.Adrian forced extended play when Block drained a three-point shot with 34 seconds left in regulation play to knot the score at 56.The Dragons sported slim leads during both overtime periods, but RRC rallied from a one-point deficit with a 6-1 run in the final 1:40 of the second overtime session to win by five.Lee Stover, who netted 22 points for the Dragons, gave the hosts a 58-56 lead with a pair of free throws at the 2:53 mark of the first overtime period. RRC battled back to take a 62-60 edge that was erased when Stover tied the game at 62 with a field goal with 13 seconds left in the first overtime.Stover scored five consecutive points to give the hosts a 67-66 edge with 1:43 remaining in the second overtime, but RRC countered with a 6-1 surge that settled the issue.Adrian, which trailed by as many as seven points in the first half, received a 29-point effort from Block. Knips pulled down 12 rebounds before fouling out at the 3:26 mark of the first overtime period. Brad Brake blocked three shots for the hosts.Box scoreLonneman 0 0 0-0 0, Klaassen 1 0 1-1 3, Block 7 4 3-5 29, Weidert 0 1 0-0 3, Stover 5 3 3-3 22, Brake 3 0 0-0 6, Knips 2 0 1-2 5.Team statisticsAdrian: 26 of 75 field goals (35 percent), eight of 11 free throws (73 percent), 31 rebounds, 13 turnovers.RCC: 24 of 67 field goals (36 percent), 19 of 22 free throws (86 percent), 41 rebounds, 20 turnovers.Fulda 68, Adrian 54The Raiders ambushed the Dragons in the second quarter when the teams met in Fulda Thursday.After opening a 16-9 lead in the first quarter, Adrian was outscored 27-11 in the second period and trailed 36-27 at the intermission.The Dragons were unable to recover from the second-quarter collapse and ended up losing the game by 14 points."They made 10 of 12 shots in the second quarter and we just couldn’t stop them," said Dragon coach Rozell. "That was the most points we’ve given up in one quarter this season. They got hot and were moving a lot faster than we were."Block tossed in 21 points to lead the Dragons in scoring. Brake scored 11 points and led AHS with five rebounds.Box scoreSwayze 0 10-0 3, Lonneman 0 0 1-2 1, Klaassen 0 1 0-0 3, Block 7 1 4-10 21, Weidert 2 0 1-2 5, Engelkes 0 0 1-4 1, Stover 2 0 1-2 5, Brake 3 1 2-2 11, Knips 2 0 0-0 4.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 42 field goals (47 percent), 10 of 23 free throws (43 percent), 16 rebounds, 15 turnovers.Fulda: 27 of 50 field goals (54 percent), 12 of 16 free throws (75 percent), 29 rebounds, 14 turnovers.
