Gallatin Sees Season End

LeBlond Hits The Shots Down The Stretch

In two straight contests to close out district play, the Gallatin High School boys basketball team had all of the answers in the fourth quarter. Wednesday night in the sectional round of the Class 2 state playoffs, though, it was LeBlond coming up in the big spots.
The Golden Eagles knocked down some of the biggest shots of the game in the fourth quarter, allowing them to outscore Gallatin 23-11 over the final eight minutes.
It all added up to a 48-38 loss for the Bulldogs, one that put an end to an otherwise stellar season while LeBlond marched into the state quarterfinals.
“I think we’ve been good at making the necessary plays in the fourth quarter the last two games,” Gallatin head coach Chad Sullenger said. “Against LeBlond, they made more plays than us and hit some crucial momentum swinging shots.”
Gallatin was pretty sluggish out of the gates, falling behind 15-5 in the opening quarter. The Bulldogs caught their stride in the second quarter, particularly on the defensive end. LeBlond managed just 10 points across the second and third quarters combined, allowing Gallatin to erase the double-digit deficit and take a two-point lead into the final frame.
Gallatin struggled to get much going offensively outside of Isaac Bird, who led the Bulldogs with 25 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Boston Bell and Payton Feiden each had five points, which represented the next highest totals for the Bulldogs.
With the loss, Gallatin closed the season with a 22-7 overall record.
The Bulldogs won the Gallatin and Class 2, District 15 tournaments, finished second at the Hamilton Tournament and fourth at the Lawson Tournament. Gallatin also finished runner-up in the Grand River Conference East Division.
“We grew tremendously throughout the year and I’m so grateful to get to coach such a good group of young men,” Sullenger said.