Brooks Hadwiger (pictured right) drives around Drake Dale (pictured middle) and hits the layup for the Goldbugs.
After struggling early in the first quarter, the Alva High School Goldbugs battled against the Perry Maroons to emerge as the victors in a 52-45 win.
Though the Goldbugs were the first with the bucket after a short jumper from Brooks Hadwiger to give them an early lead, the Maroons jumped to a 12-0 run before Alva was able to score off a corner three from Hadwiger to trail Perry 5-12.
Alva continued to struggle against the Maroons for the rest of the first quarter, trailing by as much as 11 points going into the second 10-21.
The Goldbugs made a huge comeback starting in the second quarter as Ethan Harzman started 10-0 run with right wing three. Back-to-back layups from Mitchell Meyer and T.W. Beiswanger followed by another trey from Harzman brought Alva back within a point of the Maroons lead 20-21.
Though Alva continued to trail Perry by the end of the half, the Goldbugs made strides in that second quarter to trail by just four points, 24-28.
Alva started the third quarter with another huge run (11-0) to quickly take back the lead with Brooks leading the charge. The Goldbugs got their second lead of the night with the score at 35-28.
The next two quarters saw two ties and two lead changes, before Alva was able to create some distance in the final quarter on an 8-0 run to put the score at 49-42. From there, the Goldbugs were able to hold the Maroons on defense to get the 52-45 win.
Stats
Hadwiger led the Goldbugs from the field with 20 points to go with two rebounds. Harzman was the only other Goldbug to pass the double-digit mark with 11 points along with a rebound, one assist and one steal.
Other contributors were Ethan Flynt (9 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 1 steal), Grant Ritter (4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist), Lane Scarbrough (4 points), Meyer (2 points, 1 assist) and Beiswanger (2 points, 2 rebounds).
Next up, the Goldbugs travel to Chisholm to face the Longhorns tonight for a scheduled 8 p.m. tipoff. Alva has taken down the Longhorns twice this season, and will look to get another victory in a tough battle.
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