Rochester John Marshall made a season-high 10 three-pointers but it wasn't enough to keep the Rockets from dropping a non-conference boys basketball game 89-83 to No. 10-ranked Burnsville Saturday afternoon at the JM gym.
Burnsville jumped on top early and built a 13-point lead by halftime, leaving the Rockets to play catch-up again. JM cut Burnsville's lead from 29 points down to six in the closing minutes, but the rally wasn't enough. JM dropped to 3-9 overall with its third straight loss. "Considering they're the No. 10 team in the state, it wasn't too bad," JM coach Richard Cain said. He said slow starts have been a habit for his Rockets.
"We've been digging ourselves a hole in the first half; we seem to want to see how good the other team is first, before we react," he said. "We're relying on the three-point shot a bit too much; we've been getting one shot and then we're done."
Senior forward Zach Smith led JM with 22 points, and senior forward Matt Miller added 13 and made four of JM's 10 three-pointers. Junior forward Robert Marshall came off the bench to play tough defense, Cain noted.
Burnsville had an important 8-point edge at the free-throw line, and the Blaze made 22 of 24 attempts. Junior guard Devon Knopke led Burnsville with 26 points.
Cain said that he is still using nine to 11 players regularly each game, still looking for "that right mix". JM returns to conference action Friday at Albert Lea.
BURNSVILLE (89)
Jeff Fallat 14, Jeff Plummer 11, Patrick Rogers 9, Jack Ghizoni 7, Devon Knopke 26, Hunter Winey 2, Landon Berge 3, Alex Wheeler 15, Kyle Johnson 2.
JOHN MARSHALL (83)
Jordan Stokes 5, Nate Miller 10, Justin Behnke 8, Matt Miller 13, Joe Moen 8, Abdi Ahmed 6, Guelord Mpagazihe 1, Kirby Reeping 0, Robert Marshall 1, Zach Smith 22, Ryan Rushton 6.
Halftime: Burnsville 42, JM 29.
Free throws: Burnsville 22-24, JM 14-27.
Three-pointers: Burnsville 2 (Rogers 1, Bardger 1), JM 10 (Stokes 1, Nate Miller 1, Behnke 1, Matt Miller 4, Smith 1, Rushton 2).
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