Winner High School boys basketball team bounced back Saturday night to defeat Parkston following their first loss of the season on Friday.
The Warriors played an energized second half on Saturday as they defeated Parkston 53-46.
“We thought we responded nicely Saturday night. Playing two intense games on back to back nights was good for our student athletes,” said coach Brett Gardner. “We are proud of the way we defended in the second half. Sam Naasz guarded their best player with his teammates help behind him and held him to 10 points.”
Brendan Harter led the scoring for Winner with 22 points.
Naasz pulled down 7 rebounds, Devon Leiferman and Harter, 6 each.
The win streak for the Winner boys basketball team came to a halt Friday night as they were defeated by Mt. Vernon/Plainkton 68-63. The Warriors had won 12 consecutive games prior to Friday night and are ranked in the Class A poll.
Friday’s game was so close. With 3:27 left in the game, the Warriors led 61-59 and then Mt. Vernon closed the gap with Winner leading 63-62. With 1:19 left in the game, a Mt. Vernon free throw tied the game 63-63.
With seven seconds left in the game, Mt. Vernon led 66-63.
Brendan Harter led the scoring for Winner with 28 points and Nathan Galbraith added 18.
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