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Wildcats fall behind early in loss to Indians

Things looked good briefly early on for Banner County before Minatare took control for the rest of the game.

The visiting Indians quickly erased a 4-0 deficit as they went on to defeat the Wildcats, 59-40, on Saturday night. Minatare ended the first quarter on a 22-2 run.

Kadan Huber and Tyson Dahlgrin started the game with back-to-back layups as the Wildcats went up 4-0. The Indians dominated the remainder of the first quarter. They rolled off 11 consecutive points, wrapped up by a pair of Chance McAllister free throws with 3:39 left in the opening quarter, for an 11-4 lead. Huber's fast b...