Henning improves to 5-0 with three wins

By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The seventh ranked Henning Hornets improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the Park Region Conference with three wins last week, including a 70-38 win over Lake Park-Audubon in the Cobber Classic on Saturday at Concordia College in Moorhead.

The Hornets also secured a 67-57 win over Pillager on Tuesday night and a 60-44 win over Sebeka in conference action last week.

This week the Hornets will host Brandon-Evansville on Tuesday as part of a boys-girls doubleheader, before traveling to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Thursday. 

Tuesday

Henning improved to 2-0 in the Park Region Conference with a 67-59 win over Pillager on Tuesday night. The Hornets led by a 39-32 margin at halftime and withstood a fevered Husky comeback attempt in the second half to secure another conference win.

“Pillager is really good and presents some problems on both ends of the floor. They brought everyone back from last year’s team and they are bigger and stronger than last season,” said head coach Randy Misegades. “We’re fortunate and excited to come away with our second conference win.”

The Hornets were led offensively by Kale Misegades who went 12-26 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers to finished with 31 points and 5 rebounds.

Teigan Bjerke had an effective night from the floor with 14 points on 6-10 shooting and 5 rebounds, while Logan Kostelecky hit three 3-pointers to finish with 13 points. 

Lane Dilly scored 5 points to round out the scoring and had a team-high 13 rebounds in the win.

“Lane Dilly battled all night on the defensive end and on the glass. He was giving up 7-8 inches on the man he was guarding and showed a ton of determination,” said Misegades. 

POINTS: Teigan Bjerke 14, Kale Misegades 31, Lane Dilly 5, Logan Kostelecky 13

ASSISTS: Teigan Bjerke 3, Kale Misegades 5, Lane Dilly 2, Logan Kostelecky 1, Dawson Misegades 1

REBOUNDS: Teigan Bjerke 5, Kale Misegades 5, Lane Dilly 13, Logan Kostelecky 2, Dawson Misegades 2

STEALS: Teigan Bjerke 1, Kale Misegades 4, Logan Kostelecky 2

BLOCKS: Kale Misegades 3, Logan Kostelecky 1

Thursday

Henning jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, despite having a slow start to the game on the offensive end of the court. The Hornets took a 32-21 lead at the half and went on to defeat the Sebeka Trojans by a score of 60-44 on the road. 

“Tough conference win on the road tonight. We got off to a slow start, shot the ball poorly, and battled foul trouble again. We just never found any sort of rhythm or flow,” said head coach Randy Misegades.

As a team the Hornets shot just 41 percent from the floor and went just 5-23 from the 3-point line. 

“We are proud of our guys for finding a way to get the win when we didn’t have our best night,” said Misegades.

Kale Misegades finished with a double-double after scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. He also finished with a team-high 6 assists. 

Lane Dilly also finished with a double-double after going 6-10 from the field to finish with 15 points to go along with 11 rebounds, 8 of which were on the offensive end of the court. 

Teigan Bjerke scored 14 points, while Logan Kostelecky scored 9 points, Dawson Misegades scored 4 points and Ryan Despard rounded out the scoring with 2 points. 

POINTS: Teigan Bjerke 14, Ryan Despard 2, Kale Misegades 16, Lane Dilly 15, Logan Kostelecky 9, Dawson Misegades 4

ASSISTS: Teigan Bjerke 1, Kale Misegades 6, Lane Dilly 3, Logan Kostelecky 2, Dawson Misegades 1

REBOUNDS: Teigan Bjerke 4, Kale Misegades 10, Lane Dilly 11, Logan Kostelecky 7, Dawson Misegades 5

STEALS: Teigan Bjerke 1, Kale Misegades 2, Lane Dilly 2, Logan Kostelecky 1

BLOCKS: Kale Misegades 1, Logan Kostelecky 1

Saturday

Henning traveled to Concordia College to take on Lake Park-Audubon in the annual Cobber Classic in Moorhead. 

The Hornets were on point from the opening tip on the offensive end of the court as they shot 60.4 percent from the field, including 68 percent in the second half of the game. 

That hot start from the field gave the Hornets a 34-14 lead at halftime as they went on to cruise to a 70-38 win over the Raiders. 

“We jumped out early and set the tone. Our guys were solid on the defensive end and we did a nice job getting some easy buckets in the paint,” said head coach Randy Misegades.

The Hornets were led offensively by Kale Misegades who went 11-16 from the field and hit three 3-pointers to finish with 25 points and 7 rebounds. Midway through the game, Misegades had more points than the entire Raiders team combined. 

Teigan Bjerke went 9-12 from the field to finish with 18 points to go along with 6 rebounds, while Lane Dilly went 6-7 from the field to finish with 12 points. 

Also scoring for the Hornets was Noah Umland with 8 points, Dawson Bushman with 3 points, while Dawson Misegades and Ryan Despard rounded out the scoring with 2 points apiece. 

POINTS: Teigan Bjerke 18, Kale Misegades 25, Lane Dilly 12, Dawson Misegades 2, Dawson Bushman 3, Ryan Despard 2, Noah Umland 8

ASSISTS: Teigan Bjerke 2, Kale Misegades 3, Lane Dilly 2, Logan Kostelecky 1, Dawson Misegades 1, Noah Umland 3

REBOUNDS: Teigan Bjerke 6, Kale Misegades 7, Lane Dilly 3, Logan Kostelecky 2, Dawson Misegades 1, Noah Umland 3

STEALS: Kale Misegades 2, Lane Dilly 3, Noah Umland 1

BLOCKS: Kale Misegades 1