NORFOLK - Balanced scoring and key defensive stops late helped Hartington Cedar Catholic survive a tough road test to close out the regular season, beating Norfolk Catholic 57-54.

The Trojans led by as much as eleven but struggled to put the game away, turning the ball over three times in the final 90 seconds as the Knights came back.

Cedar Catholic also struggled uncharacteristically at the line, shooting just 8-of-15, well off their season average of 70.6%.

But the Trojans received contributions from everywhere on the floor. Six different players scored at least seven points, and their bench outscored Norfolk Catholic's 16 to 9, helping HCC beat the rival Knights for the fourth straight time.

GAME SUMMARY:

CEDAR CATHOLIC (16-6) - 16 15 11 15 - 57

NORFOLK CATHOLIC (14-8) - 9 14 12 19 - 54

TEAM STATS:

CEDAR CATHOLIC

- FG: 22/47 (46.8%)

- 3P: 5/13 (38.5%)

- FT: 8/15 (53.3%)

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

- FG: 17/47 (36.2%)

- 3P: 7/24 (29.2%)

- FT: 13/17 (76.5%)

INDIVIDUAL STATS:

CEDAR CATHOLIC

- Mack Kuehn: 10 pts, 4 rebs

- Tate Thoene: 9 pts, 8 rebs

- Jaxson Bernecker: 9 pts, 3 rebs

- Hunter Thoene: 7 pts, 1 reb

- Carter Arens: 7 pts, 1 reb

- Myles Thoene: 7 pts

- Carson Arens: 6 pts, 5 rebs

- Dagen Joachimsen: 2 pts, 3 rebs

NORFOLK CATHOLIC

- Preston Burbach: 14 pts, 5 rebs

- Christian Mickelson: 14 pts, 3 rebs

- Brennen Kelley: 8 pts, 3 rebs

- Kade Pieper: 7 pts, 12 rebs

- Nolan Fennessy: 6 pts, 5 rebs

- Ben Hammond: 3 pts, 1 reb

- Mason Timmerman: 2 pts, 2 rebs