NYM drops a pair, will look to rebound with busy week on tap
Sports | Published on February 18, 2025 at 7:49pm GMT+0000 | Author: Tucker Henderson
0Eagles are currently 7-14 overall, 6-6 in PRC
By Chad Koenen
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The New York Mills Eagles dropped a pair of games in non-conference action last week.
On Tuesday night the Eagles fell to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal by a score of 58-48, before falling to Park Christian by a score of 79-38 on Thursday night.
The Eagles have another busy week on tap as they were scheduled to play Parkers Prairie on Monday night, before hosting Henning on Tuesday night in conference action.
NY Mills will wrap up its conference schedule on Friday when the Eagles host Bertha-Hewitt.
The Eagles will have pair of games next week against Rothsay on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Laporte on Friday, Feb. 28 to wrap up their regular season.
NY Mills is currently 7-14 overall and 6-6 in the Park Region Conference.
Tuesday
Jacob Thorsrud scored 16 points and Kolston Lofgren knocked down three 3-pointers on his way to an 11-point night as the NY Mills Eagles fell to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Tuesday night. The Eagles hit five 3-pointers in the game and went 17-48 from the floor, but were unable to overcome 26 team turnovers in the loss.
The Eagles defense did keep them in the game throughout the contest as they forced 17 Titan turnovers and finished with 11 steals in the tough non-conference loss.
In addition to Thorsrud and Lofgren, Bergen Roder went 4-9 from the floor to finish with 11 points, while Hunter Bosman scored four points, Cole Wilson and Gage Brasel rounded out the scoring with three points apiece.
NORMAN COUNTY EAST/ULEN-HITTERDAL 58, NEW YORK MILLS 48
NYM (48): Cole Wilson 1-5 1-2 3, Hunter Bosman 1-3 2-4 4, Gage Brasel 1-10 1-2 3, Bergen Roder 4-9 1-2 11, Eli Vaughan 0-1 0-0 0, Jeremy Kopveiler 0-1 0-0 0, Kolston Lofgren 3-11 2-4 11, Jacob Thorsrud 7-8 2-3 16. Totals 17-48 9-17 48.
NCEUH (58): Bryce Braseth 1-10 0-00 3, Brock Fox 5-20 4-8 15, Ian Jacobson 6-15 2-3 14, Will Jirik 2-5 2-2 7, Maverick Pinske 4-8 2-4 10, Tanner Swanson 0-0 0-1 0, Axel Kjono 1-3 0-0 3, Asher Flaten 2-3 0-0 4, Eli Lampton 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-65 10-18 58.
3-pointers: NYM 5-25 (Bosman 0-2, Brasel 0-8, Roder 2-5, Vaughan 0-1, Kopveiler 0-1, Lofgren 3-8), NCEUH 4-25 (Braseth 1-5, Fox 1-9, Jacobson 0-4, Jirik 1-3, Pinske 0-1, Kjono 1-2, Flaten 0-1). Rebounds: NYM 35 (Thorsrud 12), NCEUH 39. Assists: NYM 14 (Brasel 6), NCEUH 12. Steals: NYM 11 (Lofgren 4), NCEUH 18. Blocks: NYM 4 (Thorsrud 4), NCEUH 1. Turnovers: NYM 26, NCEUH 17. Fouls: NYM 13, NCEUH 20. Fouled out: NCEUH-Braseth.
Thursday
NY Mills took on a Park Christian team that has been ranked inside the top 10 in Class A for much of the season on Thursday night. Unfortunately, the Eagles could not stop a powerful Park Christian offense that forced 21 Eagle turnovers in the game as they fell by a final score of 79-38.
Despite the 41-point difference in the final score, NY Mills played right with Park Christian in the opening 18 minutes of action as they trailed just 39-23 at the halftime break. Unfortunately, the Falcons were able to pick up the offensive and defensive pressure in the second half to come away with the 79-38 win.
NY Mills was led offensively by Bergen Roder and Kolston Lofgren who each finished with nine points, while Heath Hammond was a perfect 3-3 from the field to finish with eight points, Jacob Thorsrud finished with six points, Cole Wilson scored four points and Hunter Bosman rounded out the scoring with two points.
MOORHEAD PARK CHRISTIAN 79, NEW YORK MILLS 38
MPC (79): Josiah Berge 2-8 0-0 5, Gavin Giese 4-8 1-2 11, Stuart Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Tyler Loeb 2-5 0-0 5, Isaac Jacobson 11-21 0-0 27, Micah Christenson 1-2 0-0 2, Bridger Carlson 3-5 2-3 8, Sam Redington 0-0 0-0 0, Daniel Swuers 7-9 1-1 16, Darryl Cherubin 1-1 0-0 3, Josiah Shaffer 0-0 0-0 0, Jayden Hanson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 5-8 79.
NYM (38): Cole Wison 2-3 0-2 4, Hunter Bosman 1-2 0-0 2, Gage Brasel 0-5 0-0 0, Bergen Roder 3-11 1-5 9, Eli Vaughan 0-0 0-0 0, Jeremy Kopveiler 0-0 0-0 0, Kolston Lofgren 3-11 0-0 9, Heath Hammond 3-3 1-3 8, Jacob Thorsrud 2-6 2-5 6. Totals 14-41 4-15 38.
Halftime: MPC 39, NYM 23. Rebounds: MPC 39. NYM 20 (Thorsrud 7). Assists: MPC 22, NYM 7 (Bosman 2, Brasel 2). Steals: MPC 15, NYM 8 (Brasel 4). Blocks: MPC 5, NYM 3 (Wilson 2). Turnovers: MPC 15, NYM 21. Fouls: MPC 16, NYM 8. Fouled out: none.