Kaiden Walsh hit four 3-pointers to spark a pair of rallies by the Park Rapids boys basketball team in a 55-52 victory over Bagley in a game between Section 8AA opponents Feb. 28 at the Area High School gym.
Joshua Wilson's layup and 3-pointer gave Bagley an early 7-2 lead before a basket off a rebound by Preston Renneberg and layups by Shawn Ohm and Gabe Bagstad tied the game at 10-10 with 11:59 to play in the first half.
Bagley used 3-pointers by Wilson, Kenly Gordon and James Hvezda to claim a 21-13 lead at the 7:31 mark before a jumper by Bagstad, a basket off a rebound by Nick Michaelson and two 3-pointers by Walsh tied the game at 23-23. After Renneberg scored off a rebound to tie the game at 25-25, a layup and 3-pointer by Alex Norum gave Bagley a 32-25 lead at the intermission.
The Flyers led 34-26 with 15:49 to play before a jumper by Ty Karger, a layup by Kolby Brandt and two 3-pointers by Walsh sparked a 12-2 run that gave Park Rapids a 38-36 advantage with 11:30 to play. A 3-pointer by Hvezda and two layups by Zachary Anderson gave Bagley a 43-42 edge with 7:58 to go before the Panthers used a three-point play by Michaelson and two baskets by Bagstad to claim a 51-43 lead with 4:32 remaining.
Another 3-pointer by Hvezda pulled the Flyers to within 53-50 with 2:15 to play before Michaelson's layup at the 1:24 mark made it 55-50. Gordon's layup with :46 remaining concluded the scoring as Park Rapids prevailed.
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Michaelson (15), Walsh (14) and Bagstad (11) scored in double figures for the Panthers, who improved to 5-6 against section teams and 8-15 overall.
Hvezda (15), Wilson (13) and Gordon (11) led a balanced scoring attack for Bagley, which fell to 1-7 against section opponents and 6-19 overall after losing for the sixth game in a row.
BAGLEY: Wilson 5 0-0 13, Gordon 3 4-5 11, Hvezda 6 0-0 15, Norum 3 0-0 7, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Lewis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 (FG), 4 for 5 (FT).
PARK RAPIDS: Reish 1 0-0 2, Karger 1 0-0 2, Persons 0 2-2 2, Michaelson 5 5-5 15, K. Brandt 1 0-2 2, Renneberg 2 1-2 5, Bagstad 4 3-4 11, Ohm 1 0-0 2, Walsh 4 2-2 14, Wolff 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 (FG), 13 for 17 (FT).
Halftime: Bagley 32, Park Rapids 25. Three-pointers: Wilson 3, Gordon 1, Hveda 3, Norum 1, Walsh 4. Team fouls: Bagley 12, Park Rapids 12. Fouled out: K. Brandt.
