Nummala Leads Rebels To Victory Over McGregor

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Jan 8

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Trevor Nummela came up big Friday night in assisting the
Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels in their win over the McGregor Mercuries in a Polar League matchup at Moose Lake High School. Nummela also led all scorers on the night as he poured in 21 points.

“The kids seem to be clicking just right,” head coach Neil Dickinson told Northland Sports Online. “The guys are working hard and our new system seems to be working as they have been playing much better as a team.” “McGregor is as solid of a team as they come, but we really put a great two half’s and tonight and we were rewarded with the victory,” he added.

Nummela hit the first two baskets of the game, both three pointers, which set the tempo. The Rebels never looked back as they cruised to the 19 point win at home Friday night. Coach Dickinson commented, “We played a lot of kids tonight and it was nice to see some of our younger players come in and contribute tonight also.”

Following Nummela’s 21 points, it was Austin Jacobson scoring 18 on the night, Lucas Probst had 12, Taylor Mattison added 9, Caleb Koecher and Rudy Ketchum both finished with 6, Abe Young added 4, Jeff Hansen and Ryan Adamczak both had 2 points for the Rebels. Garrett Collins and Alex Carlstrom led the Mercuries in scoring as they both finished with 16 points for McGregor in the loss.

The Rebels will be in action again on Tuesday night when they play host to the unbeaten Barnum Bombers at Moose Lake High School. The Rebels improve to 8-3 overall on the season. The Mercuries will be in action again Tuesday when they play at Cromwell. McGregor falls to 5-4 overall on the year.

Dwight Cadwell can be reached at dwight@northlandsportsonline.com