WATERTOWN-MAYER WENT UP AGAINST MELROSE IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Watertown-Mayer and Melrose went up against each other in a boys' basketball game. The game used the 35-second shot clock.  

Watertown’s Trae Berhow was all over the floor. He attacked the basket and make mid-range jump shots and layups.

Melrose took and made a lot of three-pointers early in the game.

Neither team went on a run in the first half.

Watertown called a timeout with 9:19 left in the first half. The score was Melrose 26, Watertown 16.

Melrose attacked the basket and came up with mid-range jump shots and layups.

Melrose used a lot of time off of the shot clock. They looked to shoot with 10 seconds left on the shot clock.

At halftime the score was Melrose 44, Watertown 31.

As the second half got underway Melrose continued to push the ball down the floor and score baskets in transition.

Melrose’s Dillion Haider came up with some nice assists. He knew where his teammates were on the floor and was able to get them the ball where they could shoot it.

Watertown called a timeout with 11:35 left in regulation. The score was Melrose 60, Watertown 43.

Melrose continued to come up with mid-range jump shots and layups late in the game.

Watertown struggled to shoot in the second half.

Melrose was quicker than Watertown was.

Melrose came away with the 85-64 victory over Watertown.

WATERTOWN-MEYER TOOK ON LITCHFIELD IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE TOURNAMENT

Watertown-Mayer High School came into the game with a record of 28-2 took on the Litchfield Dragons who had a record of 24-4 in the boys' state quarterfinals of the 2012 Minnesota State High School League boys' state tournament.

Litchfield got out to a quick 9-2 lead with 12:00 left in the first half.

Litchfield's Jon Tering was all over the floor. He was able to knock down shots from anywhere he wanted to in the opening half. His teammates did a good job of getting him the ball.

Watertown-Mayer was not able to get their shots to fall in the first half.

Litchfield was able to dominate Watertown-Mayer on the defensive end. They made it very difficult for them to hit shots in the first half.

In a lopsided first half Litchfield was up by the score of Litchfield 20 and Watertown-Mayer 8. Litchfield shot 5-17 from the field that included going 1-5 from behind the three-point line. Watertown-Mayer shot 3-12 from the field. That included going 2-5 from behind the three-point line.

In a very sloppy second half Litchfield continued their thrashing of Watertown-Mayer.

Watertown-Mayer showed some life late in the game. The score with 5:39 left in regulation was Litchfield 34 and Watertown-Mayer 26. WM closed the gap to only 8 points which was brought some spark back into the game as fans were hoping for a comeback victory. However, it was not enough as Watertown-Mayer tried to make a run late in the game but they came up short.

In a game that started out at a quick pace Litchfield came away with the 51-40 victory over Watertown Mayer.