Braham tops Tigers at Aitkin tournament

Adelia Pierson and Hannah Cornelius hit 3-pointers down the stretch in sparking Braham to a 48-46 victory over the Nevis girls basketball team in the first round of the Aitkin Quarterbacks Club Tournament on Dec. 27.

The Tigers were scheduled to play Ashby in the third-place game on Dec. 28, but that game was canceled because of the weather.

In the semifinals against Braham, the Tigers used two layups by Ava Isaacson and a layup, a jumper and a basket off a rebound by Makenna Frazier to built a 10-2 lead before layups by Kia Heide and Frazier made it 17-11. Braham responded with a 16-2 run to take a 27-19 lead before a pair of layups by Frazier made it 27-23 at the half.

Layups by Frazier and Heide, a jumper by Addison Lindow, and a basket off a rebound by Isaacson gave Nevis a 33-30 lead before Pierson and Cornelius hit 3-pointers to spark an 11-2 run as the Bombers led 41-35. Lindow, Isaacson and Frazier scored off rebounds and Isaacson scored off a steal as the Tigers’ late rally fell short.

Frazier (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Isaacson (16 points, 15 rebounds) posted double-doubles for the Tigers. Lindow added nine rebounds and three assists while Frazier had six steals as Nevis fell to 1-8 on the season.

Cornelius (17) and Pierson (13) combined for 30 points for the Bombers, who forced 28 turnovers in improving to 3-5 on the season.

NEVIS: Frazier 8 4-6 20, Heide 2 0-0 4, Isaacson 6 4-6 16, A. Lindow 2 0-1 4, M. Lindow 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Bessler 0 0-0 0, Stacey 1 0-0 2. Totals: 19 for 61 (FG), 8 for 13 (FT).

BRAHAM: Cornelius 8 0-1 17, Bostrom 20-1 4, Pierson 5 2-5 13, E. Kuhnke 0 1-2 1, Giffrow 2 0-0 4, Duvernay 4 1-3 9. Totals: 21 for 55 (FG), 4 for 12 (FT).

Halftime: Braham 27, Nevis 23. Three-pointers: Cornelius 1, Pierson 1. Team fouls: Nevis 14, Braham 13. Rebounds: Nevis 51 (Isaacson 15, Frazier 11, A. Lindow 9, Bessler 7, Heide 6, Mitchell 2, Stacey 1). Assists: Nevis 8 (A. Lindow 3, Frazier 2, Bessler 1, Heide 1, Isaacson 1). Steals: Nevis 12 (Frazier 6, Isaacson 3, Heide 2, A. Lindow 1). Blocked shots: Nevis 2 (Heide 1, Stacey 1). Turnovers: Nevis 28, Braham 20.