The Clarkson/Leigh Boys are 0-3 in their last three games, falling 43-37 at Pender last Thursday night, 50-34 at Howells-Dodge on Saturday, and 63-58 at Bancroft-Rosalie Tuesday night.
The Patriots led the Pendragons 10-7 after one. Pender won the second quarter 13-9 to go up 20-19 at halftime.
The Pendragons outscored Clarkson/Leigh 10-8 in the third quarter to make it a 30-27 game at the end of three.
Pender notched 13 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for the Patriots.
Ben McMullin had a team-high 9 points while Kobe and Blake Paprocki totaled 7 each.
Howells-Dodge doubled up the Patriots 14-7 in the first quarter. The Jaguars outscored Clarkson/Leigh 19-2 in the second quarter to take a 33-9 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 15-8 to make it a 41-24 game at the end of three.
Clarkson/Leigh put up 10 fourth quarter points compared to 9 for Howells-Dodge
Kobe Paprocki had 15 points and 15 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Dominik Harper added 8 points while McMullin notched 8 rebounds.
Clarkson/Leigh led Bancroft-Rosalie 13-12 at the end of one. The Panthers outscored the Patriots 18-13 in the second quarter to take a 30-26 lead into the locker room.
Clarkson/Leigh won the third quarter 20-19 to make it a 49-46 game at the end of three.
Bancroft-Rosalie notched 14 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for the Patriots.
Clarkson/Leigh hit an all-time low by losing to Pender. The Patriots played a lot better against the Panthers though. That game could definitely serve as a momentum booster heading into the Holiday Tournament.
Clarkson/Leigh (1-8) squares off with St. Edward (0-5) at the St. Edward Holiday Tournament on Monday.
The Beavers lost 49-29 at Burwell Friday night.
I feel like the Patriots are a better team than what they've shown so far.
I think it's simply a matter of Clarkson/Leigh getting things figured out defensively.
I don't know how much the Patriots will get accomplished before they take the court on Monday, but this team has to take pride in their play on the defensive side of the floor.
Clarkson/Leigh is underachieving, in my opinion, and should definitely be doing better.
The good news is there's a lot of season left for the Patriots and it's not how you start, it's how you finish.
Perhaps a Holiday Tournament championship could get Clarkson/Leigh's season headed in the right direction.
The Patriots' Holiday Tournament championship game would be a lot tougher than the game with St. Edward, but anything is possible with this team.
I think it's only a matter of time before Clarkson/Leigh breaks out and gets on a roll.
Perhaps the Patriots will start a run in this Holiday Tournament.
Tip-off is set for 6:45 p.m. on Monday.
The Clarkson/Leigh Girls are also 0-3 in their last three games, falling 49-27 at Pender last Thursday night, 54-30 at Howells-Dodge on Saturday, and 54-32 at Bancroft-Rosalie Tuesday night.
The Pendragons led the Patriots 18-5 at the end of one. Pender outscored Clarkson/Leigh 11-3 in the second quarter to take a 29-8 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 8-3 to make it a 32-16 game at the end of three.
The Pendragons notched 17 fourth quarter points compared to 11 for Clarkson/Leigh to make up the final score.
Hannah Kasik had a team-high 13 points and 11 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Shelby Paprocki added 8 rebounds.
The Jaguars led the Patriots 10-6 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Clarkson/Leigh 22-5 in the second quarter to take a 32-11 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 16-14 to make it a 46-27 game at the end of three.
The Jaguars put up 8 fourth quarter points compared to 3 for Clarkson/Leigh.
The Panthers quadrupled up the Patriots 12-3 in the first quarter. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 13-12 to make it a 24-16 game at the break.
Bancroft-Rosalie doubled up the Patriots 16-8 in the third quarter to lead 40-24 at the end of three.
The Panthers outscored Clarkson/Leigh 14-8 in the fourth quarter.
The Patriots are trying their best, but unfortunately their efforts haven't yielded any wins as of late.
Clarkson/Leigh (2-7) battles St. Edward (1-4) in the St. Edward Holiday Tournament on Monday.
The Beavers lost 54-16 at Burwell Friday night.
St. Edward has played a tough schedule, but I think the Patriots are definitely capable of winning and getting to the championship game.
Nebraska Christian looks mighty tough so I don't know if Clarkson/Leigh can win the championship, but anything is certainly possible.
If the Patriots can at least get a split out of this tournament I think they would take it.
Clarkson/Leigh does not want to go 0-2 in this tournament.
This is an important tournament for the Patriots. Clarkson/Leigh needs to perform well to get back on track and set the stage for the second half of the season.
Kasik has played well for the Patriots, but she needs help.
Clarkson/Leigh's scoring needs to improve dramatically if the Patriots are going to turn their season around.
It's tough to win when you score in the 20's and 30's. Clarkson/Leigh is 2-0 when scoring over 40 points this season so that could be the magic number for the Patriots.
If Clarkson/Leigh can get into the 40's or 50's against the Beavers it may very well be enough to win.
Monday's game is set to tip-off at 5:00 p.m.
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