Huskies down Raiders 77-72 for Big Nine lead
Owatonna’s Rielly Kleeberger (1) and Nolan Ginskey (34) set the trap on a Northfield guard as he passes halfcourt. Owatonna pulled out a 77-72 win over the Raiders to take the lead in the Big Nine Conference. Staff photo by Johnnie Phillips
The Owatonna Huskies took sole possession of first place in the Big Nine Conference tonight with a 77-72 win over Northfield.
Owatonna and Northfield duked it out in the first half with the Raiders taking a 37-36 lead into halftime, but the Huskies stood tall defensively in the second half to pull out the win.
“It’s really been a gauntlet these past three games with Rochester Century, Northfield and Austin, but we’ve been able to get some good wins against some good teams. Yes, we put ourselves in a good position, but we’re going to approach it one game at a time” said Owatonna Head Coach Josh Williams.
Blake Burmeister led the Huskies with 22 points and was closely followed by Collin Vick’s 19.
With the win, the Huskies will maintain sole possession of the conference lead for at least one day until Mankato East and Rochester Mayo play tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Mankato East would tie the Huskies for the top spot with a win.