The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys continue to impress as the Cougars beat Howells-Dodge 66-51 at home Friday night before knocking off Allen 53-25 at home on Saturday.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast led the Jaguars 19-14 after one. The Cougars won the second quarter 19-11 to lead 38-25 at halftime.
Howells-Dodge put up 13 third quarter points compared to 12 for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to make it a 50-38 game at the end of three.
The Cougars outscored the Jaguars 16-13 in the fourth quarter.
Co-Head Coach Derek Lahm. "This was a huge win for our program. And a very exciting time for us in the locker room. And a testament to just the growth and the progress that the teams now for six years have been working on."
Alec Anderson led all scorers with 27 points and had 12 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Montana Riecken added 14 points while Marcus Hegy scored 11. Cole Christoffersen had 8 rebounds.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored the Eagles 21-13 in the first half.
The Cougars won the third quarter 14-6 to lead 35-19 at the end of three.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast tripled up Allen 18-6 in the fourth quarter.
Anderson finished with a game-high 24 points. Tyler Hardeman totaled 8.
As well as the Cougars had been playing prior to this past week, Lyons-Decatur Northeast played even better last week in picking up two wins. The win over Howells-Dodge was no doubt the Cougars' biggest win of the season so far.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast (4-1) is off until next Tuesday when the Cougars take part in the Omaha Nation Holiday Tournament.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast should enjoy their time off, but be ready to get back after things when the five-day moratorium period comes to an end.
The moratorium comes at a bad time for the Cougars I think.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast is playing their best basketball of the season, and the break sort of halts and impedes the Cougars' progress, at least momentarily.
That just means Lyons-Decatur Northeast will have to have the energizer batteries working again when they begin play at the Omaha Nation Holiday Tournament.
The Cougars need to try to get in individual workouts during the five-day moratorium if at all possible.
If the team can get together on their own and practice plays, scrimmage, work on shooting drills, and perhaps even get some weightlifting sessions in, they will be better off than if they don't do anything during the entire break.
A couple hours a day is all this team needs to stay fresh and keep the momentum going, in my opinion.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast is off to a great start, and it will be exciting to see this team grow and prosper the rest of the season.
I don't think there's any doubt the Cougars are for real. It should be a run ride for Lyons-Decatur Northeast the rest of the season.
The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Girls went 1-1 last week, falling 57-45 at home to Howells-Dodge Friday night before beating Allen 72-10 at home on Saturday.
The Cougars held a 13-12 lead over the Jaguars at the end of one. Howells-Dodge tripled up Lyons-Decatur Northeast 21-7 in the second quarter to take a 33-20 lead into the locker room.
The Jaguars won the third quarter 18-13 to lead 51-33 at the end of three.
The Cougars doubled up Howells-Dodge 12-6 in the fourth quarter.
Brianne Haskell had a game-high 18 points. Lexie Bacon totaled 13 while Kelly Wakeley notched 7.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast led the Eagles 31-2 at the end of one. The Cougars outscored Allen 24-4 in the second quarter to take a 55-6 lead into the locker room.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast won the third quarter 6-4 to go up 61-10 at the end of three.
The Cougars blanked the Eagles 11-0 in the fourth quarter.
Tessie Collins finished with a game-high 13 points. Bacon added 12 while Haskell and Sophia Henneman scored 10 and 9, respectively. Brandi Simonsen notched 8 points while Abby Peterson totaled 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast played a great game against Allen after faltering against the Jaguars the night before. I think the Cougars were very determined and hungry on Saturday judging by the way they won.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast (5-1) is off until next Tuesday when the Cougars begin play in the Omaha Nation Holiday Tournament.
I think the five-day moratorium comes at a good time for Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
The Cougars will be able to rest up and recharge the batteries for their Holiday Tournament and the second half of the season.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast wants to stay fresh by having just the players workout on their own during the moratorium period, but the Cougars don't want to overdo it.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast only has 9 players on their varsity roster so rest is very important for this team.
The Cougars should enjoy their time off, but be ready to get back after things when the time comes.
I think the best is yet to come for Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
The Cougars have had a lot of success so far this season, but I think there are quite a few more wins coming for this team this season.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast will have their chance to knock off some good teams in the second half of the season, and so it will be interesting to see if the Cougars can get the job done.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast doesn't have a signature win as of yet, but that could definitely change in the Holiday Tournament or the second half of the season.
Every single player on this team is contributing in one way or another, and the teamwork this team is displaying is a major reason why they are as good as they are.
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