Bulldogs Rain 3’s In Overtime Win

Tyler Peterson –  NSO

Photos By: Marianne Pierson

Carlton Bulldogs sophomore, Tyler Ojibway, was just one shy of tying the school record for three – pointers in a game as he hit 8 from deep and scored 33 points in the Bulldogs 97-83 overtime victory over the South Ridge Panthers Tuesday night in Carlton.

The game was closely contested throughout regulation. At the half, it was knotted up at 30-30 after Eric Soderstrom knocked down a buzzer beater. The second half started out with a much different tune as the Panthers hurried out to a 14 point lead with 10 minutes remaining. Thats when Tyler Ojibway went on a 17-0 run of his own for the Bulldogs to tie it back up and eventually give the Bulldogs a 3 point advantage. The Bulldogs and Panthers would continue to trade baskets from there on out and match each other with 46 points each in the half, sending it into overtime at a 76-76 score. In overtime, the Bulldogs would turn it up, outscoring the Panthers 21-7 to secure the Polar League victory.

The Bulldogs were led by Ojibway who notched 33 points, with 20 points coming in the second half and 6 coming in overtime. Following Ojibway was Eric Soderstrom who tallied 16. Cade Pierson also had a nice effort in the win, scoring 14 points and Dominic Bennett also hit double digits, pitching in 10. Also scoring in the overtime thriller was Jackson Mickle with 9, Matthew Hey with 8, and Adam Ermatinger rounding it out with 7.

In the heart breaking loss for the Panthers, Spencer Stroschein had a team high 24 points, including 4 threes. Jake Carlson followed with 20 points and Trey Karppinen pitched in 17 including 5 buckets from deep. Rounding it out for the Panthers was Zach Johnson and Kaleb Dallman who each had 11 points.

The Bulldogs tallied an impressive 15 three pointers made on the night, while the Panthers had a nice game from deep knocking down 13 as a team.

The Bulldogs improve to 7-14 on the season and will travel to play Silver Bay on February 12th with a tipoff of 6:30pm. The Panthers drop to 4-16 on the season and will look to bounce back against Barnum at home on February 13th.

Tyler Peterson can be contacted at tpeterson@northlandsportsonline.com