Bears get hot in win over Gators
LAUREL — The Laurel-Concord-Coleridge boys basketball team shot a whitehot 60 percnet from the floor in posting a 79-66 home win over Wisner-Pilger on Thursday.
Jake Rath led the way for the Bears, going 10-of-11 from the floor and finishing with a game-high 23 points.
Evan Haisch added 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Deagan Puppe was 5-for-8 to finish with 12 points on the night. Wilton Roberts added seven points, Cael Hartung put in six, Lucas Rasmussen had five and Austin Hall scored two.
Rath had 14 rebounds and Haisch had six boards and three assists for LCC in the winning effort.
The following night, the Bears had good balance in the scorebook as they were able to outlast Summerland in a 62-39 decision.
Puppe had a game-high 13 points to pace the Bears while Hartung added 10 points. Also scoring were Roberts and Haisch with nine each, Rath with eight, Grant Erwin scored seven, Rasmussen had three, Dillon Olson scored two and Hall added a free throw.
Rath had seven rebounds and Haisch grabbed six to lead the way. Erwin had four assists and Roberts, Hartung and Haisch had three apiece.
LCC closes the regular season Friday at Wynot.
SCORING LCC - Jake Rath, 23; Evan Haisch, 22; Deagan Puppe, 12; Wilton Roberts, 7; Cael Hartung, 6; Lucas Rasmussen, 5; Austin Hall, 2.
REBOUNDS LCC - Jake Rath, 14; Evan Haisch, 6; Deagan Puppe, 5; Cael Hartung, 3; Wilton Roberts, 2; Austin Hall, 1.
ASSISTS LCC - Evan Haisch, 3; Deagan Puppe, 2; Wilton Roberts, 1; Jake Rath, 1; Lucas Rasmussen, 1; Austin Hall, 1.
STEALS LCC - Wilton Roberts, 2; Cael Hartung, 2; Jake Rath, 2; Lucas Rasmussen, 1; Evan Haisch, 1.
SCORING LCC - Deagan Puppe, 13; Cael Hartung, 10; Evan Haisch, 9; Wilton Roberts, 9; Jake Rath, 8; Grant Erwin, 7; Lucas Rasmussen, 3; Dillon Olson, 2; Austin Hall, 1.
REBOUNDS LCC - Jake Rath, 7; Evan Haisch, 6; Austin Hall, 4; Wilton Roberts, 3; Deagan Puppe, 3; Cael Hartung, 3; Dillon Olsen, 2; M Martin, 2,; Carter Kvols, 1.
ASSISTS LCC - Grant Erwin, 1; Evan Haisch, 1; Cael Hartung, 1; Lucas Rasmussen, 1.
STEALS LCC - Grant Erwin, 4; Wilton Roberts, 3; Cael Hartung, 3; Evan Haisch, 3; Jake Rath, 2; Deagan Puppe, 2; Trevor Boysen, 1.
