Rapid River Dominates North Central In Rematch
RAPID RIVER---The Rapid River High School boys basketball team led from start to finish Monday night, rolling past the North Central Jets, 68-54, in Rapid River. The Rockets avenged an earlier two-point loss to the Jets. Rapid River led, 22-13, after the first quarter, and 36-21 at halftime. The lead grew to 58-32 in the fourth quarter before the Jets closed strong against the Rapid River bench. NCA fell to 8-2 on the season. Rapid River is now 4-4. Rapid River was led by Tyler Sundling's 15 points. Tony DeMars and Vincent Micheau both scored eleven points, and Sam Orth contributed ten points. The Rockets suffocated the Jets with tough defense for most of the contest. Brady Eichmeier had 17 points and Griffin Johnson added 14 for the Jets. Click the thumbnails in the ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS box above to see photos and video highlights, and hear comments from Orth and Sundling. |