TCU boys start season with split of two games
Titan player Mason Vosejpka (#50) goes head to head with Le SueurHenderson’s Preston Ernste (#33) and Cayden Luna (#23) to make the score 30-23 in the first period with three minutes left on Dec. 16. (Jarrod Schoenecker photo)
The Tri City United boys basketball team opened their season with a split of two Minnesota River Conference games. The Titans dropped their opener Tuesday, Dec. 13 to Norwood-Young America, 69-56. Three days later the Titans edged Le Sueur-Hendeson, 57-53.
The Titans played hard, and set a tone for their season to come, even though they came up short against NYA. The Titans trailed by 10 at halftime, with a score of 22-23, and the lead for NYA was up to 20 points at a time, but the game felt more competitive than the score showed. Holding NYA to 69 points seemed like a solid defensive effort, holding the Raiders to fewer points than most of their first few opponents.
TCU played tough defense, holding some prominent scorers from NYA to an honest scoring total in the game, but struggled to shoot the basketball, shooting just under 33 percent from the field. On the other hand, the Titans excelled from the free throw line, making 16 out of 21 attempts (76.2%).
Nolan Readmond led the Titans with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, while Reggie Vosejpka followed with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Holicky added 9 points and 5 rebounds, while going 4-of-4 from the line, while Hank Holicky added 8 points and 7 rebounds. Steve Odenthal, Mecca Nightingale, and Abdoulaye Tandia added 3 points a piece, and Mason Vosejpka added 2 points.
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