OV boys pull off win over Afton
Afton’s Lucas Mills (#5) passes the ball to teammate Ryan Wright (#2) with OV’s Lukas Schieferstein guarding him and Payne Wood (#22) providing backup. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)
SOUTH OTSELIC – On Monday night, the Otselic Valley Vikings boys’ basketball team hosted the Afton Crimson Knights in a Section III/Section IV showdown. Both teams met last year at OV, where the Vikings came away with a big 74-54 victory. This time, OV earned the 51-35 win with the Crimson Knights battling back late in the contest.
The Vikings defense pressed hard on Afton, not allowing them to finish and held them to two points in the final possession of the first quarter. OV had a 11-0 run in the first quarter with Lukas Schieferstein hitting a couple threes to help the Vikings get off to a hot start. Caleb Loomis also added multiple threes throughout the game, with one before the break. OV led 28-10 at halftime.
Afton picked up the pace in the second half with Marcus Chavis, Pierce Bushaw, Max Cable, and Ryan Wright finding rhythm offensively. Toni Obeada fought for steals and Dion Bushaw came away with rebounds under the basket. However, the Crimson Knights struggled at the free-throw line while OV’s Ryley Palmer and Lukas Schieferstein made 9-of-13 attempts to help them hold a comfortable lead.
Schieferstein led the Vikings with 23 points, including three threes, five steals, and went 6-for-8 at the free-throw line. Loomis dished out 15 with three threes as well and also had seven assists and three rebounds.
Ryley Palmer added five points, including three free-throws and had six rebounds. Payne Wood had four points and four rebounds while Tristyn Lynch added a basket within the final eight minutes.
Pierce Bushaw led the Crimson Knights with 11 points as Marcus Chavis and Max Cable both scored six. Ryan Wright added four points as Toni Obeada and Lucas Mills had three points and Dion Bushaw had a basket in the third quarter.
OV (5-5) heads to Madison on Wednesday on 7 p.m. while Afton (1-9) hosts Deposit-Hancock on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Scores by quarter:
AF 2 8 15 10–35
OV 11 17 11 12–51
The Vikings defense pressed hard on Afton, not allowing them to finish and held them to two points in the final possession of the first quarter. OV had a 11-0 run in the first quarter with Lukas Schieferstein hitting a couple threes to help the Vikings get off to a hot start. Caleb Loomis also added multiple threes throughout the game, with one before the break. OV led 28-10 at halftime.
Afton picked up the pace in the second half with Marcus Chavis, Pierce Bushaw, Max Cable, and Ryan Wright finding rhythm offensively. Toni Obeada fought for steals and Dion Bushaw came away with rebounds under the basket. However, the Crimson Knights struggled at the free-throw line while OV’s Ryley Palmer and Lukas Schieferstein made 9-of-13 attempts to help them hold a comfortable lead.
Schieferstein led the Vikings with 23 points, including three threes, five steals, and went 6-for-8 at the free-throw line. Loomis dished out 15 with three threes as well and also had seven assists and three rebounds.
Ryley Palmer added five points, including three free-throws and had six rebounds. Payne Wood had four points and four rebounds while Tristyn Lynch added a basket within the final eight minutes.
Pierce Bushaw led the Crimson Knights with 11 points as Marcus Chavis and Max Cable both scored six. Ryan Wright added four points as Toni Obeada and Lucas Mills had three points and Dion Bushaw had a basket in the third quarter.
OV (5-5) heads to Madison on Wednesday on 7 p.m. while Afton (1-9) hosts Deposit-Hancock on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
Scores by quarter:
AF 2 8 15 10–35
OV 11 17 11 12–51
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