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Saturday April 20, 2024
Munising Makes Key Plays Late To Top Bark River

HARRIS---The Bark River-Harris Broncos boys basketball team has been "close" so many times this season that surely, somewhere down the line, the Basketball Gods would start to smile on Bronco Nation. Unfortunately, Tuesday night was not the night.

The Broncos had the lead for most of the night against the Munising Mustangs, but when the big plays were needed down the stretch, it was the visitors that came away with a 49-43 Central U.P. Conference victory.

BR-H's Kyle Kleiman (40) with the lay-up.
This game was one of only six boys games played across the Upper Peninsula Tuesday night as many contests were postponed by ice.

BR-H had the lead for most of this game's 32 minutes, leading 12-9 after one quarter, 19-16 at the halftime break, and 35-34 after three quarters of play.

But the Mustangs outscored the Broncos, 6-2, to start the fourth quarter, taking a 40-37 lead.

The Broncos trailed by two points in the final minute, but missed a key lay-up that would have tied the game.

Munising salted it away at the foul line in the final seconds. The Mustangs made 18 of 27 free throw attempts in the game, something that tipped the game in its favor.

Kyle Kleiman led the Broncos with 14 points and six rebounds. BR-H freshman Cody Van Brocklin added ten points, including two three-point baskets.

Munising was led by Gage Webster, who had a game-high 22 points. He made 10 of his 12 free throw attempts in the second half. Ben Staseuich added 13 points for Munising.

Click the thumbnails in the 'ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS' box at the top of this page to see videos and pictures from Tuesday's game.

Top photo: BR-H junior Cody Welch goes in for a lay-up Tuesday. Bottom photo: Bronco Troy Teeple (13) defends Munising's Gage Webster.







Choose team:
Date Time Opponent Score Record
1/3
7:30 PM
at Big Bay deNoc Black Bears
55 - 28 (W)
1/10
7:30 PM
Rapid River Rockets
51 - 36 (W)
1/14
8:00 PM
at Carney-Nadeau Wolves
40 - 37 (W)
1/19
2:30 PM
Newberry Indians
50 - 16 (W)
1/29
7:45 PM
at Bark River-Harris Broncos
49 - 43 (W)
2/5
7:30 PM
Big Bay deNoc Black Bears
51 - 32 (W)
2/8
7:30 PM
at Mid Peninsula Wolverines
40 - 46 (L)
2/12
7:30 PM
at Rapid River Rockets
61 - 35 (W)
2/18
7:30 PM
North Central Jets
63 - 56 (W)
3/6
8:00 PM
Superior Central Cougars
36 - 41 (L)



2012-13 Upper Peninsula Boys Basketball Playoffs
Saturday March 16, 2013
BR-H Broncos Top Republic Hawks For 2nd Time
Saturday January 19, 2013
BR-H Rallies In 2nd Half To Keep Rockets Winless
Thursday January 17, 2013
Bark River-Harris Starts Fast; Cruises Past Republic
Monday January 7, 2013