Birch Run won a nail-biter 67- 62 in overtime against host Bridgeport Friday. The game went back and forth with Birch Run taking the 1st quarter 16-12. However, Bridgeport came back in the second quarter to whittle away the Panther lead, and took a  5-point (34-29) halftime lead into the locker-room. In the middle of the 3rd quarter Birch Run saw itself down by 11 points. But the Panthers went on a tremendous 9-0 run to end the 3rd quarter down by only 4 points (45-49)- thanks in big part to Trent Dalak making 7straight points for the Panthers, and Jaxon Martinus making a 2-point conversion to end the 3rd. The 4th quarter saw back and forth lead changes, and after Bridgeport missed a 3-point shot in the last seconds of regulation we went into overtime tied at 57. In overtime, Jaxon Martinous helped seal the victory making a 2-point bucket and going 6-8 from the free-throw line.Connor Mausolf also shot 2-2 from the free throw line in overtime. It was an exciting and well-deserved (67-62) win for the Panthers! Jaxon Maritnus led Birch Run with 21 points, while he and Gage Martinus each had 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals. Gage Martinus and Trent Dalak also had 4 deflections each. It is our final week of regular season play coming up with our next game being Tuesday at Alma, and our last home game on Friday vs. Swan Valley.

Jaxon Martinus- 21 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 2 defl

Gage Martinus- 11 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4 defl

Trent Dalak- 11 pts, 2 reb, 2 stl, 4 defl

Colton Elliott- 8 pts, 3 reb, 1 asy, 1 defl

Connor Mausolf- 6 pts, 2 reb, 2ast, 1 stl, 3 defl

Wyatt Stevens- 3 pts, 4 reb, 2 defl

Keegan Hale- 3 pts, 1 ast, 1 defl

Karter Knight- 2 pts, 4 reb, 3 defl

Garrett Martinus- 2 pts, 2 reb