It was a frigid Thursday night in Bloomington as sophomore Daniel Freitag scored 22 points as the Jefferson Jaguars held off a Cooper Hawks comeback 82-78.
Freitag would begin the scoring for the Jaguars :20 into the game as they would go on a 6-0 run before Sam Massaquoi hit a jumper with 14:50 in the first half to put the Hawks on the scoreboard. Cooper would go on a 5-0 run before Jefferson's Samir Jones scored four straight points. Freitag show some outstanding passing when he made a great post pass to Blake Mamalakis and he scored on a layup. On the Jaguars next possession, the tables were turned as Mamalakis found Freitag who made the basket. Jefferson would go on a 15-3 run and Massaquoi's would hit a couple of three pointers that would help the Hawks narrow the Jaguar halftime lead to 38-32.
Foul trouble would plague the Hawks early in the second half when Davion Evans picked up his third foul and the Jaguars began the scoring on a pair of free throws from Cashaun Scott-Kobold. Cooper would make a strong comeback thanks to a pair of three pointers from Massaquoi and they would vault into the lead with 12:16 to go on Prince Appiah's basket. Aidan Atkins would score to regain the lead as the lead would go back and forth like traffic heading down Highway 169. Evans would even the score at 73 but Jefferson would forge ahead on Freitag's layup with :30 to go. So the Hawks would have to foul to send the Jaguars to the free throw line and Atkins would convert with :21 remaining to clinch the win.
Other Jaguars in double figures were Hayden Holland with 17 points. Atkins added 16 and Scott-Kobold finished with 15. The Hawks were led by Evans with 26 points. Massaquoi scored 23 and Appiah added 15.
Jefferson improved their record to 5-2 and returns to action Saturday, January 8 at 3 PM as they face the Edina Hornets at the Edina Community Center. Cooper fell to 3-3 and will host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles on Tuesday, January 11 at 7 PM.
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