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Aberdeen Christian edges Groton in overtime

Aberdeen Christian’s Malek Wieker, left, puts up a shot as Groton Area’s Ryder Johnson (4) tries to defend and Lane Tietz, right, looks on during Friday night’s game in Groton. Photo by John Davis taken 2/24/2023
GROTON - The postseason for boys' basketball teams doesn't officially start until next week, but it was hard to tell that inside the Groton gym Friday night. Top-rated Aberdeen Christian scored a whopping 17 points in overtime to finally subdue Groton 64-60 in a non-conference game that featured an electric atmosphere which will likely be present from here on out. "We wanted to go into the game with kind of that do-or-die mentally, because that's what it is Tuesday night," said Christian coach Matt Rohrbach of when most regions begin. "The atmosphere, the crowd, it felt like a region, state game. We couldn't have asked for more, because reality is, we’re playing those here coming up." The two teams have had some classic late-season games the past few seasons and those battles are by design. "It’s why we like playing this game the last game of the year," said Groton coach Brian Dolan. "It sets us both up to be successful in the postseason." It was Malek Wieker who wen

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