Faith Fisher’s baseline jumper at the buzzer gave Henning a 59-58 Park Region Conference win over the Menahga girls basketball team at Henning on Thursday, Jan. 23.
That buzzer-beater capped a game-ending 18-6 run for the Hornets, who trailed 52-41 with 8:47 to play.
Menahga jumped out to a 10-4 lead behind two layups and a jumper by Maryn Pinoniemi and a layup by Annie Lake. Henning responded to claim a 14-12 advantage before two layups by Tormanen, a layup by Lake and a 3-pointer by Lela Peterson gave the Braves a 23-18 edge. A layup by Peterson, two layups by Tormanen, and 3-pointers by Peterson and Allie Pfeifer gave Menahga a 39-29 lead at the half.
Two layups apiece by Tormanen and Kate Hendrickson gave Menahga a 52-41 lead before the Hornets rallied as Ellie Dague hit four free throws and a 3-pointer to cut the gap to 52-50. Jumpers by Hendrickson and Peterson gave the Braves a 56-52 lead with 5:09 to play before Henning took a 57-56 lead with 2:08 remaining. A layup by Hendrickson put Menahga in front 58-57 with 1:38 to go before Fisher hit the game-winner as time expired.
Tormanen’s 15 points and eight rebounds led the Braves. Pinoniemi and Peterson scored 14 points apiece as the Braves fell to 6-2 in the conference and 11-6 overall.
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Dague scored 27 points and Sydney Eckhoff added 12 points for the Hornets, who improved to 9-0 in conference play and 16-1 overall .Henning was rated No. 6 in last week’s state Class A poll.
MENAHGA: K. Hendrickson 4 0-0 8, Pinoniemi 3 8-8 14, L. Peterson 6 0-0 14, M. Peterson 0 0-0 0, Tormanen 6 3-5 15, Lake 2 0-0 4, Pfeifer 1 0-0 3. Totals: 22 for 45 (FG), 11 for 13 (FT).
HENNING: Fisher 2 0-2 4, Dague 9 6-7 27, Weber 1 2-2 4, S. Eckhoff 6 0-4 12, A. Eckhoff 1 2-2 4, Grasswick 0 1-2 1, Frederick 2 2-2 7. Totals: 21 for 45 (FG), 13 for 21 (FT).
Halftime: Menahga 39, Henning 29. Three-pointers: L. Peterson 2, Pfeifer 1, Dague 3, Frederick 1. Team fouls: Menahga 17, Henning 16. Rebounds: Menahga 17 (Tormanen 8, K. Hendrickson 4, M. Peterson 2, Pfeifer 2, L. Peterson 1). Assists: Menahga 8 (M. Peterson 2, Tormanen 2, K. Hendrickson 1, Pinoniemi 1, Pfeifer 1, L. Peterson 1). Steals: Menahga 7 (Pinoniemi 2, Tormanen 2, Pfeifer 1, Lake 1, L. Peterson 1). Blocked shots: Menahga 1 (K. Hendrickson). Turnovers: Menahga 14, Henning 17.
Henning boys win
Henning broke open a tie game by ending the first half with a 23-10 run and opening the second half with a 25-8 run in an 85-58 Park Region Conference victory over the Menahga boys basketball team at Henning on Thursday, Jan. 23.
A pair of 3-pointers, a layup and a jumper by Charlie Hodge led the way for the Braves early. Jonah Howard’s two baskets, a jumper by Brock Berttunen and a layup by Wade Berttunen helped Menahga tie the game at 18-18 with 11:14 to go in the first half. Three 3-pointers by Parker Fraki and a pair of 3-pointers by Blake Wallevand gave Henning a 41-28 lead at the break. Tristan Aho had a layup and a 3-pointer, Howard converted a three-point play, and Hodge hit a jumper for the Braves.
Four layups by Isaac Fisher helped Henning extend the lead to 66-36 with 9:56 to go. Howard’s three baskets and a 3-pointer by Andreas Aho led Menahga down the stretch.
Howard posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Hodge added 16 points for Menahga. Victor Aho chipped in four assists and two steals as the Braves fell to 3-3 in the conference and 6-8 overall.
Fraki (22), Fisher (21), Lee Bjorklund (15) and Wallevand (12) led a balanced scoring attack for the Hornets, who made 10 of 27 3-pointers to improve to 7-0 in the conference and 15-1 overall. Henning was rated No. 2 in last week’s state Class A poll.
