Scottie Boys Finish Season at Northern B Divisional in Shelby

Glasgow’s boys basketball team ended their season in Shelby this past weekend at the Northern B Divisional Tournament. Glasgow fell to Fairfield 78-34 in the opening round March 2. Knocked back to loser-out action on Friday, the Scotties hit the court against the Rocky Boy Northern Stars. Rocky Boy earned the 57-55 win, scoring a bucket with 3.5 seconds left in the game.

Fairfield took an early lead Thursday, racking up 30 points in the opening eight minutes while holding Glasgow to half that number. Both teams hit for 4 in the second quarter for a 34-19 Eagles lead at the half. The Scotties were outscored 28-15 in the third and shut out in the final quarter.

Wyatt Babb and Cade Hudyma each put up 12 points to lead Glasgow. Babb hit three three-pointers and a free throw while Hudyma sank 6-of-8 free throws. Keigan Ingram scored 6 and Riley Smith connected for 4 points. The Scotties shot 60 percent from the free throw line.

Glasgow was called for 14 fouls, nine in the second half while Fairfield drew 11 calls, all before halftime. Smith had four fouls while Jordan Cook, Myles Yoakam, Babb and Hudyma had two a piece. Toryn Richards drew one call.

The Scotties grabbed 28 rebounds with two assists, six steals and 19 turnovers. Hudyma had eight boards to lead Glasgow followed by Ingram with five, Cook four, Smith and Babb three each, KJ Ingram two, and Ashton Potter, Yoakam and Connor Hudyma with one a piece. Potter had both of the team’s assists along with three steals. Yoakam, Babb and Ke. Ingram had one takeaway each.

Glasgow faced Rocky Boy, who had fallen 72-48 to the eventual Northern B champs Malta Mustangs, Friday afternoon. Glasgow racked up 18 points in the opening quarter while holding the Northern Stars to 10 points. Rocky Boy surged back in the second, outscoring the Scotties by a 10-point margin to tie the game at 26-26 heading into halftime. Glasgow lit up the nets with another 20 in the third but Rocky Boy held close with 18 points of their own. The Northern Stars outpaced the Scotties 13-9 in the final eight minutes, scoring their final bucket with 3.5 seconds left to stave off overtime.

Smith powered the Scotties with 15 points, hitting 3-of-5 bonus shots. Babb added 13 with two treys and a 1-for-1 showing at the line. Ke. Ingram scored 10 with a shot from downtown and a 1-for-2 performance at the stripe. Co. Hudyma added 8, hitting both of his free throws, and KJ Ingram added 6 points. Richards scored 3 with a free throw. Glasgow hit 61.5 percent of their free throw attempts.

Rocky Boy was called for 14 fouls, split evenly between the halves, while Glasgow had nine infractions, four after the intermission. Babb had three fouls while Potter and Smith each had two. Richards and Ke. Ingram had one foul a piece.

Glasgow had 39 rebounds with six assists, four steals, five blocks and 20 turnovers. Ke. Ingram led in boards with 11 followed by Smith with nine rebounds. Babb had six rebounds, Ca. Hudyam five, KJ Ingram four, Potter three and Richards one. KJ Ingram and Babb each had two assists with Potter and Richards snagging one a piece. Smith had three steals while KJ Ingram had one takeaway. Ke. Ingram blocked two shots with Smith, KJ Ingram and Richards stopping one Northern Stars shot each.

The Scotties lose Smith, Potter and Ke. Ingram to graduation this year but will return a number of now-experienced players and continue to build up their C and JV teams with new faces next sesaon.

“The season saw a lot of ups and downs. We gained a lot of experience throughout the year and I feel like we are set up really well for years to come,” said head coach Paul Yoakam Sunday. “Our JV team had a great season and a few of those kids will be ready to step up immediately next year and contribute.”

Even as Coach Yoakam looks to make the seasonal transition to head track coach, basketball is still on his mind. “We will start for next year on June 1st. The gym will be open and available all summer long to work on individual skills along with open gyms.”