
Jefferson slips past Warriors, 55-52
If ever there was a proverbial team win, the Jefferson boys earned one Monday night.
The heroes were many as they hung-on and hung together down the stretch to eke out a 55-52 Class 4A substate victory over Washington in the Prairie gym.
Savvy senior Adam Van Oort kept them in the game in the first half, and sparkplug point guard Royshawn Webb took control in the second.
Jack-of-all-trades Valentino Green, as usual, was all over the floor taking charges, diving for loose balls, making steals and crashing the boards.
And how about quiet junior Kane Kramer?
He came back in the game with 10 seconds to go, was immediately fouled and calmly sank two free throws to give the J-Hawks a three-point cushion.
“That’s who we wanted with the ball,” said Jefferson Coach Brandon Horman. “You ask the guys on the team and they’ll tell you we want Kane on the line. He just never gets rattled.”