Ewing Keeps Opponents At Bay

Tad Fry and a North Central player hustle for a lose ball in NVC action on Monday in O'Neill.

The Ewing Tigers nipped the EPPJ team the week of Jan. 18 winning by one point 42-41. Leading scorers for the Tigers were Robert Nordby with 17 points and five rebounds, Blake Cunningham 13 points, six rebounds and three steals, Jake Walton with five points and five assists and Ben Ramold with five points. “We only had one lead in this game, but it was at the right time, the end.  We were finally able to take the lead with 17 seconds left in the game. Robert Nordby carried the first quarter with all 10 points and Blake Cunningham carried the fourth quarter with 10 points. We were also able to force EPPJ into 20 turnovers and our defense and rebounding kept us in game until our offense heated up in the fourth quarter," commented Coach Appleby.

Ewing 10 7 10 15 42

EPPJ 12 11 8 10 41

On Tuesday, Jan. 22 the Tigers upended the North Central Knights winning 47-35. Leading scorers for the Tigers were Jake Walton with 11 points, Tad Fry with 11 points and five rebounds, Robert Nordby with 10 points and seven rebounds and  Damian Summers with six assists. “We are pleased to have won our last three games and I really like how our kids are competing in tight ball games. We were able to build a six  point halftime lead into a much larger lead in the second half and hold off North Central in the fourthquarter.  We had another nice game defensively and had three guys in double figures," said Coach Appleby.

Ewing 10 13 14 10 47

N/C 7 10 9 9 35

This past week the Ewing Boys  faced Osmond and edged them out winning 46-45.

Ewing 12 7 14 13 46

Osmond 10 11 8 16 45

Leading scorers for the Tigers were Ben Ramold with 11 points, Blake Cunningham with 10 points five rebounds and four assists, Damian Summers with nine points and four assists, Tad Fry with seven points and Robert Nordby with eight rebounds.

“We played a really good second half both offensively and defensively and if we had hit our free throws better we could have won that game by 12 points or more. Our team is playing better right now and we are looking forward to the start of the NVC Tournament,” said Coach Appleby.