The Alcester-Hudson Cub boys made a rally in the second half, but the rally came up short as the Beresford Watchdogs held on for a 78-71 win on Saturday, February 8th.
The game was scoreless until the 5:15 mark of the opening quarter. Beresford went on an 8-0 run and built a 22-6 lead by the end of the quarter. They were able to stay in the lead the entire game. The Watchdogs grew the lead to 42-22 by halftime.
Alcester-Hudson made a run in the second half. The Cubs cut the lead down to 60-46 going into the fourth quarter. They kept chipping away and got the deficit down to 64-57 with 4:15 to play. But every time the Cubs made a run, the Watchdogs had an answer. Beresford was able to make the free throws in the closing minute to hold off the Cub rally.
Four players finished in double figures for the Cubs. Ethan Bovill had 20 points and two assists. Evan Haak added 18 points and two assists. Evan Brown finished with 12 points. Jacob Cole had 10 points and two assists. Tommy Walth ended with nine points.
