Zach Niemeier, 5’11” senior guard for the 2021-22 Marceline High School basketball Tigers, jumps above a Harrisburg defender to get a shot away from the middle of the lane during the second quarter of the teams’ Jan. 6 Lewis and Clark Conference game in Marceline. This past Monday, Niemeier fired in a career-high 26 points as MHS posted a 52-33 home win over South Harrison in the first round of the Class 3 District 16 tournament. (FILE PHOTO SUPPLIED/Kimberly Corbin)
MARCELINE — Borrowing from their school’s successful football heritage, which a number of them have helped sustain, the Marceline High School basketball Tigers utilized a…