Mar 24, 2025
Adam Papin/MDN Our Redeemer’s Wyatt Weekley dribbles past Wilton-Wing’s Kaleb Benning in the third-place game of the 2025 NDHSAA Boys Basketball Division B State Tournament on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
If there were any doubts about how Our Redeemer’s would bounce back from an overtime loss to crosstown rival Bishop Ryan in the state semifinals on Friday afternoon, they were immediately erased on Saturday night against Wilton-Wing.
The Knights jumped out to an 11-0 nothing lead against the Miners and never looked back, cruising to an 82-55 win in the third-pace game of the 2025 NDHSAA Boys Basketball Division B State Tournament.
Our Redeemer’s saw four players reach double-figures. Nolan Schmidt led the team in scoring with 15 points and Andrew Eby recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Payten Linbo and Jace Weekley each scored 11 points for the Knights.
“It feels really good to get here to state,” said Weekley. “It’s really hard to accomplish and it feels even better to do it with great teammates and a great coaching staff.”
Weekley, who scored the 1,000th point of his career on Friday night, was named to the all-tournament team, along with his younger brother Wyatt Weekley.
Adam Papin/MDN Our Redeemer’s Jayden Marshall goes up for a shot over Wilton-Wing defender DonTaye Fetzer in the third-place game of the 2025 NDHSAA Boys Basketball Division B State Tournament on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
DonTaye Fetzer led Wilton-Wing, who entered the tournament as the top-seed, with 25 points, and teammate Teigen Earsley added 16 points for the Miners. The rest of the team combined for just 14 points in the contest.
Our Redeemers never trailed in the game and led by as many as 28 points in the fourth quarter.
The Knights finished the season with a 27-3 record, with all three losses coming at the hands of eventual state champion Bishop Ryan.
The win closes out the careers of seniors Eby, Bryce Vibeto, Jace Weekley, Luke Wegner and Zachariah Wills.
“It’s a good feeling,” said Eby when asked what winning the third-place game meant. “Obviously, we wanted that championship game, but it was still really fun to get here; to finish well like this.”
Eby credited his teammates for the program’s success over his career.
“There’s so much competition in practice and games. We just push each other, and make each other better,” said Eby. “They’re just such good players. It’s fun to see them grow and get better, and they make me better. It’s just a fun experience.”
1 2 3 4 Total
Wilton Wing 11 17 13 14 55
Our Redeemer’s 21 19 22 20 82
If there were any doubts about how Our Redeemer’s would bounce back from an overtime loss to crosstown rival …
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