By Coach Tad Heitkamp
On February 11th, 2020, the Blue Dragons played host to the Beresford Watchdogs. The Blue Dragons battled for three quarters, but fell short again in the final stanza on a courageous comeback by the Watchdogs 59-54.
“This is the 6th game this season we have either been leading or down 2 points going into the final 8 minutes and lost,” stated Coach Heitkamp. “The kids have shown time and time again that they can compete on any given night, now they just need to believe they can win. We have been so worried about not losing the game in the final quarter instead of just going out and winning the game. There were also a couple of huge mental lapses tonight that contributed to the loss, which is something we will just keep working on with the kids.”
Dylan Kindt (3 steals/3 assists) had a great night for the Blue Dragons as he scorched the nets for a team high of 16 points, while Trey Buckneberg added 9 points of his own. Cooper Long knocked down 8 points, as Josef Zahn and Cole Skadsen collected 7 and 6 points apiece. Lucas Fitzgerald (7 rebounds/4 assists) and Jake Schroeder (5 rebounds/3 assists) rounded out the scoring with 4 points each.
