What could’ve been a dramatic win for the Lions turned to spoiled milk Tuesday, Jan. 30, in a 60-59 loss to North Cedar in the Lion’s Den.
After trailing by nine points late in the third quarter, Lisbon rallied to take the lead, 52-50, on a Daylin Schaefer 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter.
From that point on, there were seven lead changes and two ties.
With 27.5 seconds left, North Cedar senior Hunter Lohman hit 1-of-2 at the line to give his team a 58-56 lead.
Lisbon junior Grayson Wollum calmly sunk a 3-pointer to put the Lions ahead and force a time out for the Knights with 14.7 seconds left.
“Our team knows that a great shot is always best, no matter how much time is left,” Lisbon Coach Levi Montague said. “If Grayson doesn’t take that shot, we might not get a better look.”
North Cedar senior Johny Amina delivered at the other end, putting in a short-range shot with 2.1 seconds left. The Knights deflected the inbounds pass to end the game.
It was a tough loss for the Lions, who had beaten North Cedar 68-45 in December in Stanwood.
But Tuesday they were without leading scorer Michael Gadberry, who did not play.
In his absence, junior Jackson Powers stepped up and scored 11 points.
“Jackson has been a great spark for us lately and does a nice job filling the stat sheet,” Montague said.
Wollum had a team-high 20 points, followed by Schaefer with 17.
A busy week also included a 91-73 loss to Calamus-Wheatland on Monday, Jan. 29, and a 65-41 win over Starmont on Friday, Feb. 2. Lisbon is 10-9.
Wollum recorded a triple-double in the win over the Stars with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Lions closed out the regular season with trips to Prince of Peace on Monday, Feb. 5, and to Midland on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
As of Monday, the Lions were waiting to find out their Class 1A district assignment. District play begins Friday, Feb. 9.
Warriors 91, Lions 73
CALAMUS-WHEATLAND (91) – Brayden Svejda 1-2 0-2 2, Luke Rohling 9-20 3-4 27, Pedar Rohling 12-20 4-8 33, Isaac Wilheim 4-6 0-0 9, Chase Klatt 5-16 0-0 11, Brody Koch 0-1 0-0 0, True Grell 3-4 0-0 7, James Prachar 0-5 2-2 2. Totals 34-73 9-16 91.
LISBON (73) – Devin O’Brien 2-8 0-0 5, Michael Gadberry 3-9 1-2 8, Grayson Wollum 9-14 4-5 24, Daylin Schaefer 11-17 2-4 25, Jackson Powers 3-9 1-2 8, Tyler Sauser 0-0 0-0 0, Kinnick Medinger 1-1 0-0 3, Ian WHittenbaugh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-59 8-13 73.
Calamus-Wheatland 16 21 26 28 – 91
Lisbon 19 16 13 25 – 73
3-point goals – CW 14-26 (LRohling 6-11, P.Rohling 5-10, Wilhelm 1-1, Klatt 1-3, Grell 1-1), Lisbon 7-23 (O’Brien 1-6, Gadberry 1-5, Wollum 2-4, Schaefer 1-3, Powers 1-4, Medinger 1-1). Rebounds – CW 38 (Klatt 11), Lisbon 31 (Wollum 12). Assists – CW 15, Lisbon 13 (Wollum 4). Turnovers – CW 14, Lisbon 20. Total fouls – CW 14, Lisbon 15. Fouled out – Wollum.
Knights 60, Lions 59
NORTH CEDAR (60) – Hunter Lohman 5-14 2-4 17, Jaydon Nabb 5-7 4-4 16, Dylan Wachendorf 1-5 1-2 4, Johny Amina 7-16 0-2 15, Caleb Dohmen 1-2 0-0 2, Drew Behrens 0-1 0-0 0, Dylan Bush 3-5 0-2 6, Ty McMellen 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Crock 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 7-14 60.
LISBON (59) – Tyler Sauser 1-2 0-0 2, Devin O’Brien 3-6 0-2 6, Grayson Wollum 7-13 4-7 20, Daylin Schaefer 6-13 4-7 17, Jackson Powers 4-8 2-2 11, Kinnick Medinger 0-2 0-0 0, Ian Whittenbaugh 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 22-46 11-19 59.
North Cedar 16 15 14 15 – 60
Lisbon 19 8 15 17 – 59
3-point goals – NC 9-19 (Lohman 5-9, Nabb 2-3, Wachendorf 1-4, Amina 1-2, Bush 0-1), Lisbon 4-15 (O’Brien 0-2, Wollum 2-7, Schaefer 1-1, Powers 1-3, Medinger 0-2). Rebounds – NC 33 (Amina 15), Lisbon 25 (Wollum 8). Assists – NC 11 (Nabb 4), Lisbon 13 (Sauser 8). Turnovers – NC 13, Lisbon 16. Total fouls – NC 17, Lisbon 15.
Lions 65, Stars 41
STARMONT (41) – Not reported.
LISBON (65) – Tyler Sauser 0-3 0-0 0, Mason Lehmer 3-6 1-4 8, Grayson Wollum 10-21 2-3 23, Daylin Schaefer 5-10 0-1 11, Jackson Powers 5-10 0-0 10, Carew Kamaus 0-0 0-0 0, Caden Santis 0-1 0-0 0, Ethan Stone 0-0 0-0 0, Devin O’Brien 3-6 0-0 8, Kinnick Medinger 1-1 0-0 3, Henry Reiling 0-1 0-0 0, Ian WHittenbaugh 1-2 0-0 2, Nathan Ahrendsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 3-8 65.
Starmont 8 10- 13 10 – 41
Lisbon 11 20 20 14 – 65
3-point goals – Starmont x-x, Lisbon 6-26 (Sauser 0-1, Lehmer 1-4, Wollum 1-6, Schaefer 1-2, Powers 0-5, Santis 0-1, O’Brien 2-5, Medinger 1-1, Reiling 0-1). Rebounds – Starmont xx, Lisbon 38 (Wollum 11). Assists – Starmont xx, Lisbon 19 (Wollum 10). Turnovers – Starmont xx, Lisbon 20. Total fouls – Starmont xx, Lisbon 13.
Lisbon junior Daylin Schaefer goes up for a dunk against North Cedar on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Lisbon.