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Barnesville Fails to Hold Halftime Lead in Loss to Hawley

By Craig Olson, 02/26/19, 11:30PM CST

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The Barnesville boys basketball team held a 33-26 halftime lead in Hawley on Tuesday night, but the Nuggets came back to win the Heart O’ Lakes Conference contest by the score of 57-53.

Hawley shot 48% (22-45) on the night and Barnesville hit 42% (19-45) of their shots.

 

The Trojans were led by Kellen Hinsz with 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Hunter Zenzen finished with 13 points and 7 rebounds.  Adam Tonsfeldt had a team high 4 assists and Brooks Martinson contributed 4 steals, 2 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 points.

 

“This was an outstanding effort by our kids after losing to them by 18 earlier this season,” said Barnesville Assistant Coach Tracy Hinsz.  “We led 51-45 with under three minutes to go but couldn’t finish.  We turned the ball over and our shots were all coming up just short as they outscored us 12-2 down the stretch.  They are a real solid team and we did a nice job mixing up our defenses which gave them some trouble.”

 

Barnesville (16-8) will close out their regular season schedule at home against East Grand Forks on Friday night.