The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Boys Basketball team is off to a 2-1 start as the Bluejays knocked off Lutheran High Northeast and Emerson-Hubbard last week before losing to Columbus Scotus on Tuesday. Head Coach Brad Slaughter says his team is trying and working hard.
"Well we're not doing too bad. We are playing hard, that's for sure. I mean we seem to be bringing it to every contest, and we're just flat out playing hard. And usually if you play hard a lot of good things can happen. So the effort, the overall effort and work ethic of these boys has been very good."
GACC defeated the Pirates 64-38 last Friday night in the Northeast Nebraska Tip-Off Classic and the Eagles 54-44 in the Northeast Nebraska Tip-Off Classic on Saturday. The Bluejays lost 60-40 to the Shamrocks on the road Tuesday night.
The Bluejays led the Pirates 13-9 after one. GACC outscored Emerson-Hubbard 23-6 in the second quarter to take a 36-15 lead into the locker room.
The Bluejays won the third quarter 18-10 to make it a 54-25 game at the end of three.
The Pirates notched 13 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for GACC.
The Bluejays led Lutheran High Northeast 18-11 after one. The Eagles won the second quarter 8-7 to make it a 25-19 game at halftime.
GACC doubled up Lutheran High Northeast 16-8 in the third quarter to go up 41-27 at the end of three.
The Eagles outscored the Bluejays 17-13 in the fourth quarter.
The Shamrocks took a 22-10 lead on GACC after one. Columbus Scotus won the second quarter 14-11 to go up 36-21 at halftime.
The Shamrocks outscored the Bluejays 17-11 in the third quarter to make it a 53-32 game at the end of three.
GACC notched 8 fourth quarter points compared to 7 for Columbus Scotus.
It has been a good start to the season for the Bluejays. GACC has played at a high level so far.
The Bluejays (2-1) host Crofton (0-2) on Saturday.
Slaughter says the Warriors are no push over.
"Crofton always has some nice athletes. They always are competitive every year, and they play hard also. And I know they have some nice young kids that have been playing pretty well here lately and the end of last year that you got to definitely take them serious because they have a lot of weapons that they can use also, so it'll be a tough matchup for us."
The Bluejays and Warrior boys are set to square off after the girls.
Crofton lost 59-45 at home to Boyd County last time out, and have sort of struggled so far this season.
Knowing that, I think GACC is in good shape to pick up a win. As long as the Bluejays play hard the way they have so far this season, and execute at a high level, they should put themselves in a good position to win the game.
GACC has a couple of chances to pick up a couple of wins before difficult games with Archbishop Bergan and Oakland-Craig in the coming weeks.
This game with Crofton and the game with Clarkson/Leigh on Tuesday are games the Bluejays need to win.
GACC has to be hungry to pick up a win over the Warriors. The Bluejays can't be satisfied with what they have done so far this season.
Listen to Saturday's game on 107.9 the Bull and online at kticradio.com.
The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Girls are off to a 3-0 start, picking up a 49-21 win at Columbus Scotus last time out. Head Coach Jerry Stracke says it was nice to beat the Shamrocks.
"Yeah anytime you can come away with a win against Scotus you're doing pretty good. They play a lot of pressure, man-to-man, so hopefully that will get us ready for the future."
GACC started off the year with a 66-28 win over Lutheran High Northeast last Thursday night in the Northeast Nebraska Tip-Off Classic. The Bluejays then downed Emerson-Hubbard 59-30 on Saturday, also in the Northeast Nebraska Tip-Off Classic.
The Bluejays got out to a 21-5 lead on the Eagles at the end of one. GACC outscored Lutheran High Northeast 15-7 in the second quarter to take a 36-12 lead into the locker room.
The Bluejays won the third quarter 19-12 to make it a 55-24 game at the end of three.
GACC notched 11 fourth quarter points compared to 4 for the Eagles.
The Bluejays led Emerson-Hubbard 19-11 after one. GACC outscored the Pirates 11-4 in the second quarter to go up 30-15 at halftime.
The Bluejays doubled up Emerson-Hubbard 10-5 in the third quarter to make it a 40-20 game at the end of three.
GACC put up 19 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for the Pirates.
The Bluejays led the Shamrocks 17-6 after one. GACC won the second quarter 11-2 to go up 28-8 at halftime.
The Bluejays outscored Columbus Scotus 10-3 in the third quarter to lead 38-11 after three.
GACC registered 11 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for the Shamrocks.
It has been a great start to the season for the Bluejays. GACC has been as good as advertised.
The Bluejays host four-time defending C-2 State Champion Crofton (4-0) on Saturday.
Stracke says the Warriors are the real deal.
"Oh, we're looking forward to playing a quality team like Crofton. Hopefully we'll be able to give them a game. They have a lot of athletes, they apply a lot of pressure on the defensive end, they're well coached. So they're just a good quality team."
The Warriors defeated Boyd County 63-26 at home Thursday night after downing Boone Central/Newman Grove 68-23 at home Tuesday night.
Crofton is obviously a very good team. And as well as the Bluejays have played so far this season, they're going to have to play even better to knock off a team like the Warriors.
These are the type of games you live for if you are a player, coach, or fan. You get up for these types of games and raise your level of play.
The crowd needs to be loud and proud, and GACC needs to play an outstanding game.
It's going to take an outstanding game on the Bluejays' part to win, but there's no doubt in my mind GACC can get the job done.
Regardless of the outcome though, the Bluejays have to keep playing hard and fight until the very end.
The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull and online at kticradio.com with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m.
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