With the scoreboard behind him showing his team trailing by eight points and desperately needing a late comeback against visiting county rival Brookfield, Marceline High School Tigers senior guard Zach Niemeier fires a wide-open 3-pointer that found its mark and in fact ignited a MHS rally that tied the game at 55 after regulation time. The Tigers then out-pointed the Bulldogs 8-3 in overtime to prevail, 63-58. Niemeier provided 18 of the MHS tallies. (PHOTO SUPPLIED/Kimberly Corbin)
MARCELINE — Last Friday’s basketball clash of neighboring Linn County high schools at Marceline delivered on its potential for excitement and close, hard-fought action, capped…