Danbury remains undefeated in league play after a 49-40 victory over the Toledo Northwood Rangers on Friday, Dec. 18.
Rodney Johnson led the Lakers with 24 points, three rebounds and three assists. Johnson also converted all 10 of his free-throw attempts on the night. Tyler Boring contributed 12 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. Boring was also very effective from the charity stripe converting four out of five attempts. Hunter Stephens tallied four points and six rebounds, while Dalton Chapman added four points and Steven Feyedelem added three points.
In the first half, both teams had trouble holding on to the basketball. Danbury committed 10 turnovers and the Rangers lost possession eight times. The Lakers were clinging to a one point lead right before the half, until Rodney Johnson drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Lakers a four-point advantage at the half (18-14).
“Johnson hit a huge three to end the second quarter and then both Chapman and Feyedelem nailed three-point shots early in the third quarter which made things a lot easier,” said Coach Joe Miller. “It sure is nice to be undefeated in league play going into Christmas.”
The J.V. team lost to Northwood by a score of 51-30. Leading the way for the Lakers was Dakota Hruby and Lucas Kennedy with six points a piece. Cory Schenk added eight rebounds in a losing effort.
On Saturday, Dec. 19, the Lakers lost their first game of the season to the hot-shooting Bettsville Bobcats by a score of 66-54. The Bobcats made six three-point shots in the first half and shot a sizzling 55 percent from the field on the night.
Rodney Johnson led the Laker attack with 21 points, six rebounds and two assists. Hunter Stephens contributed 16 points and six rebounds, while Vincent Manuella added nine points and five assists.
The Laker JV team defeated Bettsville by a score of 51-48. Lucas Kennedy led the Lakers with 12 points, seven assists and six steals, while Dakota Hruby had 10 points. Branden Burke chipped in with seven points, four rebounds and four steals and Dalton Chapman and Wyatt Nelson each had six points.
The varsity team is now 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the TAAC and the junior varsity team is now 2-3 overall and 0-2 in TAAC play.

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