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Bredman Steal Leads to Winning Basket as Trojans Defeat Warriors

By Craig Olson, 03/01/22, 11:00PM CST

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Barnesville hosted Wheaton/Herman-Norcross in a non-conference boys’ basketball contest on Tuesday night.  The two teams had a back-and-forth battle that went to the wire before the Trojans won it, 65-63.

Barnesville held a 30-23 lead when the Warriors went on a 7-2 run to end the first half trailing by just two points, 32-30.  The Trojans were down 61-58 with 1:51 to play in the game when Zach Bredman hit a 3 to tie the game.  With the game tied at 63-63 with five seconds left,  Bredman came up with a steal and scored the winning points on a layup at the buzzer.

Noah Krause led the Trojans with 14 points.  Bredman added a dozen and Jack Nielsen scored 10.  Kaden Zenzen contributed 8 points and 10 rebounds.  Tate Inniger had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, while Wyatt Suter gathered 7 rebounds.

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross had two players in double figures, led by Dylan Bainbridge with 17.  Clint Determan added 15.  Bainbridge also had 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Determan completed a double-double by securing 10 rebounds, while dishing out 6 assists.

“Wheaton is a very good basketball team,” stated Barnesville Assistant Coach Tracy Hinsz.  “They played aggressive and hard from wire-to-wire.”

Barnesville (14-9) will play their final game of the regular season on Friday night at Pelican Rapids.