Basketball: Owls cruise to victory over Warriors
Noah Kannegiesser scored 30 points and Bennett Nienhaus followed with 21 points as Hancock nearly doubled up Wheaton/Herman-Norcross Thursday, Jan. 11 in Wheaton. The Owls raced out to a 48-16 halftime lead and cruised to an 82-44 win over the Warriors.
Nienhaus added five rebounds and seven steals to come within sniffing distance of a triple-double.
RELATED: Hancock announceds games at Target Center
The Owls are next in action at the Target Center Saturday, Jan. 13 against Renville County West. Follow @SCTSports on Twitter for all the live game action Saturday.
Hancock 82, Wheaton/H-N 44
Hancock (8-1) 48 34 — 82
WHN (2-8) 16 28 — 44
HANCOCK - Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 30, Bennett Nienhaus 21, Peyton Rohloff 11, Connor Reese 5, Kaleb Koehl 3, Daniel Milander 2, Tanner Pahl 2, Jordan Peterson 2, Mason Schmidgall 2 ... 3-point shots: Kannegiesser 5, Nienhaus 5, Koehl 4, Rohloff 1 ... Rebound leader: Nienhaus 5, Cole Reese 5, Rohloff 5 ... Assist leader: Cole Reese 9, Noah Kannegiesser 6 ... Steal leader: Nienhaus 7
WHEATON/HERMAN-NORCROSS - Scoring: Matthew Thielen 12, Nelson Schmidt 9, Hunter Johnson 6, Christian Krump 5, Drew Baynbridge 5, Nick Lupkes 4, Zach Stueve 2, Logan Birchem 1 ... 3-point shots: Thielen 2, Schmidt 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
