Big Win in OT!!

I AM SO HAPPY!! After a totally cruddy first half, Britton-Hecla Braves came back to beat the 10-1 Ipswich Tigers in OT!!! We were down by about 11 with 3 minutes left. We tied it up and won 58-53 in OT.

RJ didn't shoot real well the first half, but came back to hit three 3 pointers (Two in OT) and a 15 free throws (six in a row in OT).

Ipswich had only been beaten by Parkston who is ranked #3 in the state. I am savoring every win because I know how tough Districts might be. I thank God for this wonderful basketball season!!

Here is the story that was in the Aberdeen American News today.

High School Boys' Basketball: Britton-Hecla stops Ipswich 58-53 in overtime thriller
Published on Wednesday, January 28, 2009

BRITTON - R.J. Thompson scored 12 of his team's 14 points in overtime to lift Britton-Hecla past Ipswich 58-53 in non-conference boys' basketball action Tuesday night.Thompson, who finished with a game-high 26 points, made two three-point field goals and six straight free throws in the extra session.Clayton Warner added 10 points for Britton-Hecla, which trailed by nine points heading into the fourth quarter. Mat Kirkegaard and Cody Krutsinger each finished with eight. Britton-Hecla improved to 10-2 on the season.

IPSWICH: Taylor Weigel 2 6-9 11, Shaun Davis 1 2-2 4, Chad Dutenhoffer 1 2-2 4, Jayson Geditz 7 1-3 16, Wyatt Geditz 3 1-3 8, Barry Davis 4 2-4 10. Totals 18 14-23 53.

BRITTON-HECLA: Mat Kirkegaard 3 1-2 8, R.J. Thompson 4 15-18 26, Cody Krutsinger 2 3-3 8, Clayton Warner 5 0-0 10, Isaac Lyngaas 3 0-2 6.

3-point field goals - Weigel, J. Geditz, W. Geditz, Kirkegaard, Thompson 3, Krutsinger. Fouled out - Warner. Total fouls - Ipswich 19; Britton-Hecla 20. Rebounds - Ipswich 22 (Davis 8); Britton-Hecla 28 (Krutsinger 8). Turnovers - Ipswich 10; Britton-Hecla 14. B Game - Britton-Hecla 48-15.