Card boys' basketball: Alexandria topples St. Cloud Apollo, falls to New Prague in overtime

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The Cardinal boys’ basketball team got its second Central Lakes Conference win of the season and inched closer toward the .500 mark with a 55-49 win at St. Cloud Apollo last Thursday night.

Alexandria used a second-half run to take control of the game before holding on down the stretch. The Cardinals outscored the Eagles 35-24 after the break after trailing by five at halftime.

Isaac Rakke had a team-leading 16 points for the Eagles but no other player scored in double figures. The Cardinals had a nice inside-outside game with Logan Doyle and John Vogeler.

Both players scored 20 points. Doyle hit 7-of-12 shots and 6-of-8 free throws, while also dominating the glass with 18 rebounds. Vogeler hit all three of Alexandria’s threes on the night and also went 5-of-7 from inside the arc. That was enough to help the Cardinals move to 5-6 overall.

“This was a great team win for our guys, beating Apollo on their home court,” head coach Forrest Witt said. “With the exception of a couple possessions, we defended the arc very well. That was a huge key entering this game because Apollo can be very dangerous with their three-point shooting. We dominated the glass, only allowing Apollo one look at the basket, but giving ourselves second opportunities.”

GAME STATISTICS

ALEXANDRIA 20 35 – 55

APOLLO 25 24 – 49

ALEXANDRIA – Jordan Smith – 6 points, 3 assists, 1 steal; Austin Storm – 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal; Vogeler – 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals; Tanner Rice – 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 steal; Doyle – 20 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; Ted Dietz – 1 point; AJ Anderson – 6 points, 2 assists, 1 steal

APOLLO – Rakke – 16; Hussein Abdul – 6; Grant Trokey – 3; Reid Evans – 5; Brett Maslonskowski – 4; John Peter – 6; Trevor Tesch – 2; Roma Pugachenko – 7

NEW PRAGUE 60, ALEXANDRIA 54

The Cardinals fell in overtime to New Prague Saturday, taking an early 10-point lead, but dropping 60-54.

“We started the game with great energy and execution on both ends of the floor,” said head coach Forrest Witt. “The Trojans would make their own run around the 10-minute mark to cut into the Cardinal lead.

“The Cards fell a little stagnate on the offensive end of the floor in the last 10 minutes of the half, but were able to hold a three-point lead at the break.”

In the second hallf, the lead changed hands several times, with Alexandria missing a field goal in the waning moments of regulation to send the game to overtime, before New Prague came away with the win.

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