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Leyton plays waiting game to waylay Indians, earn trip to finals

The Warriors began preparing for next week's district finals encounter with Cody-Kilgore moments after the buzzer confirmed their 52-39 win over Minatare on Thursday night, closing out sub-district play.

"We practice tomorrow," Alex W. Frerichs said when asked how long he could savor the D2-11 title.

Reaching the finals for the third year in a row was not as simple as the score might indicate, however. Leyton led by as much as 15 in the third period, but the Indians began punching back.

Over a 12 minute stretch, from late in the third until the game's final 30 seconds, Minatare outpaced the...

 

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