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Warner uses strong second half to rally past Knights

Warner’s Brodey Sauerwein, left, goes up with a shot under the basket as Aberdeen Christian’s Luke Kaiser, center, and Joey Johnson, right, defend during Tuesday night’s game at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. In the background at far right for the Knights is Brooks Jett. Photo by John Davis taken 12/12/2023
Warner rebounded in multiple ways on Tuesday. The Monarchs used a strong second-half surge to earn a come-from-behind 50-37 Lake Region Conference boys’ basketball win over Aberdeen Christian at the Aberdeen Civic Arena. Warner coach Derek Hoellein said the team came into the matchup looking to improve after last Saturday’s season-opening loss to Webster. “We came in tonight with a goal of having a little more urgency, especially doing the little things,” Hoellein said. “We got killed on the rebounds on Saturday, and if you look at our team, there shouldn’t be a way that we should get beat on the boards. We’ve got athletic guys, so we really wanted to make sure to take a concerted effort to really get after the boards and make things difficult defensively.” Warner scored the first nine points of the contest as both squads struggled to make baskets throughout the opening quarter. The Knights’ first basket came late in the first quarter on a Becker Bosma 3-p

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