Tigers rally in 48-42 win over Heartland Christian

Griswold out-scored Heartland Christian 30-12 after halftime to rally for a 48-42 victory in non-conference boys basketball Friday.
The Tigers (1-1) trailed 30-18 at the half before kicking off the third quarter with a 16-6 run to grab the momentum.
Nollan Smith led Griswold with an 18-point night. Brayden Lockwood added 11 points and Dain Laverty added 10.
Malachi Gray led Heartland Christian with 17 points.

Fremont-Mills 69,
Griswold 27
Fremont-Mills jumped out to a 15-4 lead to open the game and then used an 18-0 run to open the second half to roll to a 69-27 win over Griswold in Corner Conference boys basketball last Tuesday in Griswold.
The Knights’ size was an issue all night long for the young Tigers. Fremont-Mills’ front court of 6-foot-2 Mason Reed, 6-foot-2 Anders Langille and 6-foot-2 Rowen Howe were too much for Griswold as they dominated second chance points.
“We’ve got this guy Anders (Langille) back in line up this year and he stretched our line up too a little bit,” said Fremont-Mills coach Justin Ewalt. “We focused on that transition offense too, whether we can get a shot or not, we get up the floor and make the defense work. I thought that worked out well for us.”
The Knights led 36-14 at the half, but Fremont-Mills coach Justin Ewalt used the break to remind his team about finishing and not let downs – two things they struggled with in last year’s 4-17 season.
“In years past, that’s the quarter that we struggle with so that was a big focus to get out and go,” Ewalt said of his team’s third quarter. “These guys have been working hard. We took our lumps last year so it was kind of nice to be on the top side for a change.”
Reed led four Knights in double-figures with 17 points. Langille added 15, Howe 12 and Forney 11.
The Knights’ size was definitely as issue for his team, Griswold coach Ryan Lockwood said.
“We struggled with it, but from a defensive stand point, we got a lot of stops on the first shot,” Lockwood said. “Lack of control on rebounds is really what led to a lot of their scoring. Unfortunately, with our low numbers, when we have to play extra defense after offensive boards, fatigue sets in faster and our shots don’t fall.”
The Tigers’ offense looked like a first game – struggling at times in the halfcourt and having some good moments in transition.
“We had a lot of good looks and they will start to go down,” Lockwood said. “We will work on defensive rotation, rebounding and conditioning and get better from this game.
Nollan Smith scored 10 points and Dain Laverty and Brayden Lockwood added six points each.