{"id":12773,"date":"2024-02-04T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T19:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=12773"},"modified":"2024-02-05T13:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T18:11:43","slug":"2-knights-survive-valiant-effort-by-bellmont-to-win-fourth-title-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/04\/2-knights-survive-valiant-effort-by-bellmont-to-win-fourth-title-in-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"#2 Knights survive valiant effort by Bellmont to win fourth title in five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: HS G BB--Sectional Finals--Norwell vs Bellmont, 2\/3\/24\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6FoPEZkzOVJSEJpw0KVDAs?si=95f9e2c619464e30&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Miss the broadcast? Listen to it here, and find all the archived broadcasts on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, search for WZBD Audio.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RANDY HISNER<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WZBD.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The middle quarters belonged to Bellmont in the championship game of the Maconaquah Girls\u2019 Basketball Sectional Saturday night, but the first and last quarters belonged to Norwell in a big way as the Knights won their 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;title in the last 14 years, 57-40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03febNOR57Bell40Wrap.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z team analyzes an exciting championship game between Norwell and Bellmont. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game looked nothing like the 52-22 pounding the Knights handed out just three weeks ago in the teams\u2019 regular-season matchup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03febNOR57Bell40STATS.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team wraps up the broadcast of the 3A championship game at the Maconaquah sectional Saturday night with statistics from the game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time the Knights knew they were in a game. The Braves, by outscoring the Knights 9-7 in the second quarter and 12-7 in the third, battled back from a 25-11 first-quarter deficit to climb within seven at 39-32 heading into the final frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207.jpg?resize=640%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C861&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1149&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2207-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bellmont&#8217;s active 2-3 zone kept the potent Knights under their average season output by nine points in Saturday&#8217;s 3A championship game. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But the #1 (MaxPreps rankings) or #2 (ICGSA poll) 3A Knights regained control, winning the fourth quarter 18-8 to pull away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Norwell\u2019s Makenzie Fuess, who led all scorers with 25 points, hit perhaps the biggest shot of the game at the 6:35 mark of the final period when she nailed a three-pointer from a step beyond the top of the key, pushing the Norwell lead into double digits for good at 42-32. The basket came just moments after the Knights\u2019 Annabelle Johnson almost turned the ball over when she fumbled it near the Norwell bench, but Norwell coach Eric Thornton salvaged the possession with a quick time out. On the reset, Fuess found her open look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225.jpg?resize=640%2C677&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=968%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 968w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C813&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=1452%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=1936%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1936w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1083&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2225-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Norwell players join the traveling students to celebrate another sectional title Saturday night at Maconaquah. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI knew whenever I was in that position that I had the open shot and that it would be a great shot for our team,\u201d said Fuess. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s how our team was the entire game. We were looking for the open shot, trying to get each other open the entire time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fuesssectchamp.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner spoke with Makenzie Fuess after the game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuelling followed with an aggressive drive and layup in traffic, and then Fuess managed to toss in a layup while getting fouled and falling to the floor with 4:03 left. That made it 46-32, and though on their next possession the Braves would get to within 11 on Lanie French\u2019s three-pointer, they could never get the lead back to single digits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vanwertcinemas.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-2nd.jpg?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-2nd.jpg?resize=1024%2C373&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-2nd.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-2nd.jpg?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Feb-2nd.jpg?w=1099&amp;ssl=1 1099w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Listen to WZBD&#8217;s upcoming Radio Auctions to purchase discounted gift cards for upcoming movies.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuess had a lot to do with the Knights\u2019 big advantage in a frenetic first quarter that featured eight turnovers by Bellmont and five by Norwell. She scored nine points on 3-of-3 shooting on three-pointers while teammates Kennedy Fuelling, Vanessa Rosswurm, and Johnson also hit from long range. The torrid 6-of-7 three-point shooting by the Knights put the Braves on their heels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re good. They can shoot the three,\u201d said Bellmont coach Andy Heim. \u201cComing into it, obviously we knew that Fuess is their second-best three-point shooter, but when she gets hot, and Kennedy\u2019s out there too, it\u2019s hard. They just started off hot. But kudos to us\u2014we battled back. We could\u2019ve packed it in. We could have very easily said, when we were down 12, 13, 14, 15, \u2018This is not our night\u2019 and kind of gone away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215.jpg?resize=640%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C675&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1350&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1800&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2215-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lanie French and Arabelle Laurent apply pressure to the Norwell guards during the second half of Saturday&#8217;s championship game. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the Knights\u2019 trademark 1-3-1 trapping defense caused 23 Bellmont turnovers, Heim thought his players handled it much better than they did three weeks ago. \u201cWe saw where the holes were at,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure we shot an open layup in that first game. If you\u2019re playing against a 1-3-1 and you\u2019re zipping the ball around, you should shoot a few open layups. Tonight&nbsp;Hailey got open, wide open, down on the block. Emily (Bleke) got wide open on the block. I thought we did a really nice job of finding those people right there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves played their usual tenacious 2-3 zone, and for much of the game, it was very effective, holding the high-scoring Knights, averaging a school-record 66 points per game, to single digits in the second and third periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thornton, in his 27<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;year at Norwell, savored the championship. \u201cWe don\u2019t take it for granted,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard, it\u2019s hard to win a sectional. Bellmont wanted to win just as bad as we did tonight. They fought hard. It\u2019s always tough the second time you play somebody in a three-week span. Credit to them, but I\u2019m happy with our kids for responding the way they did when it got to under 10 and we had to fight for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202.jpg?resize=640%2C539&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C862&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C646&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1293&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1724&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2202-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Hailey Cole of Bellmont battles for a rebound with Dakota Hubble and Kennedy Fuelling. All three girls will be playing college basketball next season as they graduate from the Bellmont-Norwell rivalry and move into college hoops. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of Fuess\u2019s clutch shot in the fourth quarter, Thornton said, \u201cThat\u2019s why you put in all that time. That\u2019s why she\u2019s taken so many shots over the years, for moments like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Hailey Cole spearheaded the Bellmont offense, keeping the Braves in the game with her 10 first-half points, going 4-for-4 on field goals and 2-for-3 on free throws. She added seven in the second half to lead the team with 17 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glaserebbs.com\/decatur-lawyer\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/glaser-ebbs-attorneys-logo540-e1435597445919.jpg?resize=540%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/glaser-ebbs-attorneys-logo540-e1435597445919.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/glaser-ebbs-attorneys-logo540-e1435597445919.jpg?resize=300%2C81&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Freshman guard Lanie French hit three crucial three-pointers\u2014on just four attempts\u2014to score nine. Bleke scored seven and had two steals. Kamryn Jarvis added five points, Gwen Laurent two. Senior guard Arabelle Laurent didn\u2019t score, but Heim credited her for doing an excellent job handling the ball against the Norwell pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186.jpg?resize=640%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C661&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C496&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C992&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1323&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2186-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bellmont senior Arabelle Laurent slices down the lane against Norwell Saturday. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rosswurm scored 14 for Norwell. Fuelling had 11. She needs just 14 points to set Norwell\u2019s career scoring record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200.jpg?resize=640%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C834&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1251&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1669&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2200-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves hit 10-of-21 two-pointers (48%), 4-of-9 threes (44%), and 8-of-14 (57%) free throws. The Knights were 11-of-19 (58%) on twos, 9-of-23 (39%) on threes, 8-of-15 (53%) on free throws. Bellmont won the rebounding battle, 29-23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Heimsectchamp.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WZBD&#8217;s Randy Hisner spoke with Bellmont head coach Andy Heim after his team&#8217;s season came to a close Saturday night. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204.jpg?resize=640%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C731&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1096&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1462&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2204-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bellmont head coach Andy Heim kept his team motivated despite facing double-digit deficits for much of the first half of the game. (Photo by Randy Hisner)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/03febSatAndyHeimInterview.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Z Team interviews Bellmont head coach Andy Heim during the radio broadcast of Saturday&#8217;s championship game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Norwell will play a one-game 3A regional next Saturday at 4:00 P.M. against Benton Central at Caston High School. Benton Central is 25-3 and ranked 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;in 3A. Bethany Christian will take on Caston in the 1A regional at the same site at 7:00 P.M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213.jpg?resize=640%2C395&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C948&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2213-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bellmont freshman Lanie French punished the Knights from beyond the arc Saturday night. 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