L-N boys drop two of three games

The Lawrence-Nelson boys basketball team hit a rough stretch as they dropped two of the three games they played.

The Blue Hill Bobcats downed Lawrence-Nelson 56-49 at Blue Hill last Tuesday. The Diller-Odell Griffins dumped the Raiders 51-28 at Odell. Lawrence-Nelson returned to winning again when they defeated Silver Lake 46-34 at Roseland, Friday. They opened Twin Valley Conference Tournament play Tuesday when they took on Kenesaw at Deshler. Game results were unavailable at press time.

Keith Miller was the lead scorer against Blue Hill with 12 points. He collected four rebounds. Blake Janda and Logan Menke scored 10 points apiece. Janda had six rebounds while Menke had two. Coy Ceder contributed nine points and one rebound. Trevin Kotinek hit for six points while grabbing 11 rebounds. Trevor Biltoft scored two points and had three rebounds.

Menke scored eight points and had one rebound against Diller-Odell. Kotinek dropped through seven points while picking off four rebounds. Krayton Kucera hit for five points and nabbed two rebounds. Janda and Miller scored three points each. Janda had three rebounds while Miller had one. Biltoft had two points and four rebounds. Ceder nabbed two rebounds. Cody Buescher and Theo Kathman grabbed a rebound each.

Menke topped the scoring chart against Silver Lake with 12 points. He acquired four rebounds. Kotinek netted 11 points and 16 rebounds. Janda poured through 10 points and landed five rebounds. Ceder was good for six points and three rebounds. Biltoft put up four points and grabbed three rebounds. Cole Troudt added three points and a rebound. Miller nabbed six rebounds. Buescher and Kucera collected a rebound each.

The Raiders progress through the conference tournament depends on the out come of Tuesday's game. They play Harvard, at Harvard, Tuesday.