By John RittenhouseThe Adrian boys’ basketball team experienced a good week that featured the Dragons winning two of three games.The Dragons posted a five-point win over Round Lake-Brewster in Round Lake Thursday before besting Tri-Valley by 13 points near Hartford, S.D. Monday. Adrian’s three-game run of wins came to an end with a 19-point loss at Edgerton Public School Tuesday.Adrian, 4-8 overall, hosts Windom Saturday.Edgerton 62, Adrian 43The Flying Dutchmen controlled play from beginning to end during Tuesday’s 19-point home win over the Dragons.Edgerton doubled Adrian’s scoring output (32-16) in the first half and used a 30-27 scoring edge in the second half to win handily."We only made 27 percent of our shots in the first half, so we didn’t shoot very well. Edgerton was making layups," said EHS coach Chris Rozell.Brad Brake scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds for AHS. Lee Stover chipped in 10 points.Box scoreSwayze 1 1 0-0 5, Lonneman 2 0 0-0 4, Haken 1 0 0-0 2, Oertli 1 0 0-0 2, Stover 2 2 0-0 10, Brake 10 0 0-0 20.Team statisticsAdrian: 20 of 56 field goals (36 percent), zero of zero free throws (zero percent), 24 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Edgerton: 28 of 57 field goals (49 percent), five of seven free throws (71 percent), 35 rebounds, 12 turnovers.Adrian 57, T-V 44A hot start led to a successful finish when the Dragons traveled to South Dakota to take on Tri-Valley Monday.The Dragons cashed in on 52 percent of their field goals to gain 14-2 and 32-9 leads at the first two quarter breaks, and they led by 25 (49-24) at the end of the third quarter to settle for a 13-point win."We played well both offensively and defensively in the first half," said AHS coach Rozell. "We shot 52 percent in the first half, and we held them to 17 percent shooting."Ryan Lonneman and Stover, who led the Dragons with 18 and 13 points respectively, netted 12 and nine counters respectively in the decisive first half.Stover finished the game with eight assists and three steals. Brake chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds.Box scoreSwayze 2 1 0-0 7, Lonneman 6 0 6-6 18, Haken 1 1 0-0 5, Stover 3 1 4-5 13, Erlandson 2 0 0-0 4, Brake 5 0 0-0 10.Team statisticsAdrian: 22 of 43 field goals (51 percent), 10 of 11 free throws (91 percent), 36 rebounds, 26 turnovers.T-V: 15 of 59 field goals (25 percent), 12 of 16 free throws (75 percent), 18 rebounds, 11 turnovers.Adrian 74, RL-B 69The Dragons used a second-half rally to post their second consecutive win Thursday in Round Lake.After falling behind by as many as 12 points in the first half, Adrian trimmed the difference to seven points (43-26) at the intermission.Adrian gained its first lead at 62-60 in the second half and led by one before Stover delivered a three-point shot that broke the Raiders’ spirit."They scored a season-high 43 points and shot 63 percent, so we struggled defensively in the first half," said AHS coach Rozell. "We played a lot better defensively in the second half, and we got the ball inside offensively, scoring 28 of our 38 points in the paint."Lonneman (28 points and 11 rebounds) and Brake (24 points and 15 rebounds) registered double-doubles for the winners. Stover chipped in 14 points. Cody Kontz added five assists.Box scoreSwayze 0 0 2-2 2, Lonneman 12 0 4-7 28, Haken 0 2 0-0 6, Stover 2 3 1-2 14, Brake 10 0 4-5 24.Team statisticsAdrian: 29 of 68 field goals (45 percent), 11 of 18 free throws (61 percent), 35 rebounds, nine turnovers.RL-B: 25 of 53 field goals (47 percent), 15 of 24 free throws (63 percent), 27 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
