Bulldogs Fall Short Of State Tournament Bid

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Klem Web Team
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(Sioux City) — The Le Mars Bulldogs boys basketball team came up short for their bid to the State Tournament in Des Moines by losing to conference rival Sgt. Bluff Warriors by the score of 61 to 46.

The end of a dream for the 2019-2020 Le Mars boys basketball team as the score tells it all — S-B-L 61, Le Mars 46
Le Mars had to content with 6’8″ Daniel Wright (44) and 6’7″ Majok Majouk (10) all evening long in an attempt to get shots away.
Alec Dreckman led the Bulldog scoring attack Monday night with 19 points.
Another frustrating offense trip for Le Mars Monday night.
Aisea Toki was able to get an occasional shot away against the taller inside presence of the Warrior defenders.
Spencer Mackey (24) had 11 points for the Bulldogs but the shots didn’t come easy and rebounds against the taller opponents even more difficult.
Spencer Mackey looks for an opening.
Alec Dreckman had a tough defender in Deric Fitzgerald hounding him all game long.
Spencer Mackey goes inside against 6’8″ Daniel Wright, 6’7″ Majok Majouk and 6’7″ Jake Layman.
Senior Trevor Smith tried to get a reverse lay-up to go in against the Warrior’s Majok Majouk.
Spencer Mackey again trying to win a rebound battle against the big front line of Sergeant Bluff-Luton.
Bulldog head coach Dave Irwin trying to find a solution to rally Le Mars front double digit deficits most of the night.
The Le Mars student body cheered to the finish.
The voice of the Bulldogs, Denny Callahan and his score keeping wife, Jerri, mull over the first half numbers Monday with Le Mars trailing 28-20 at the break to S-B-L.
Another Alec Dreckman three-point attempt shot under pressure against 6’7″ Majok Majouk.
Le Mars Alec Dreckman with one of the few open shots he had Monday night. And he sank the three-ball out of the corner for one of his two treys on the night.
Trevor Smith goes up against Majouk as Jaxon Baumgartner (10) looks on.
Another battle for a rebound that the Dogs likely didn’t win looking at the bigger S-B-L players going for the air bound basketball.
Three-point specialist Brady Williams fires up a three-point attempt in the fourth quarter.
6’2″ Aisea Toki attempts a shot against S-B-L’s 6’8″ center Daniel Wright.
Finally an open shot in the lane for Trevor Smith.
The Bulldog faithful hold their breath as Le Mars tries to generate a late game rally.

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