The Oakland-Craig Boys are 1-2 so far, falling 71-59 at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder last Thursday night, 81-46 at Boys Town on Saturday, before beating Clarkson/Leigh 80-37 at home Tuesday night.
The Raiders jumped out to a 22-16 lead after one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder won the second quarter 16-13 to hold a 38-29 halftime lead.
The Knights won the third quarter 14-13 to make it a 51-43 game at the end of three.
The Raiders outscored Oakland-Craig 20-16 in the fourth quarter to make up the final score.
Garrett Seagren had a team-high 29 points, including 7 3's for the Knights while Kobe Benne and Carter Thiele recorded 10 and 9, respectively.
Head Coach Aaron Meyer says his team was just outplayed.
"Oh boy, that was pretty ugly out of us there at times. Every now and then we'd have a run, and give them credit they would come right back and score it seemed like every time we'd come out of a timeout that they called. They shot the ball really, really well. They were aggressive on defense. I mean they were better in just about every facet of the game."
The Cowboys held a 28-17 lead on Oakland-Craig at the end of one. Boys Town outscored the Knights 23-8 in the second quarter to take a 51-25 lead into the locker room.
The Cowboys doubled up Oakland-Craig 28-14 to make it a 79-39 game at the end of three.
The Knights put up 7 points in the fourth quarter compared to just 2 for Boys Town.
Seagren had 19 points to lead Oakland-Craig while Thiele notched 15.
Meyer says the Cowboys were simply too tough for his team.
"We game planned to try to slow down Teddy Allen. We did that in the half court. So we need to give his teammates credit for stepping up and making plays. Still, we struggled offensively due to their speed and athleticism. They speed teams up on offense so much that it's hard to think and run sets correctly. Many of our turnovers led to fast break baskets for them."
The Knights led the Patriots 22-6 at the end of one. Oakland-Craig outscored Clarkson/Leigh 18-11 in the second quarter to lead 40-17 at halftime.
The Knights doubled up the Patriots 18-9 in the third quarter to go up 58-26 at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig doubled up Clarkson/Leigh 22-11 in the fourth quarter.
Seagren and Thiele notched 15 points apiece while Garrison Dodge and Jared Mulder registered 11 and 9 points, respectively. Wyatt Seagren recorded 10 rebounds while Thiele totaled 8.
Meyers says his squad did enough to win.
"We played ok, but it was far from our best. We struggled to finish around the hole just a bit, Defensively, we still need to keep wings from allowing penetration, then have bigs protect the rim better. But, we were able to get solid play from our bench and come out with a win."
The Knights (1-2) take on Pender (1-1) on the road Friday night.
The Pendragons beat Tekamah-Herman 45-34 last time out.
Pender is an improved team, and Oakland-Craig is going to have to play well offensively and defensively to win.
If the Knights play the way they did against Clarkson/Leigh they should be able to win without any problems I would say.
The Pendragons can't be underestimated though. Pender is a much improved team over last year I feel.
Oakland-Craig has to be pumped, energetic, and ready to take on the Pendragons.
You can bet Pender will be pumped up and ready to go so the Knights have to match their intensity.
The biggest things for Oakland-Craig are pushing the ball and running while also pressuring the ball.
The Knights need to get after things on both sides of the floor, and be on top of their game.
I look for Oakland-Craig to soar and be high flying on Friday.
I think you will see the Knights play a really good game and put things all together. I wouldn't be surprised if Oakland-Craig won by like 25-30.
I feel Oakland-Craig has a shot to win every game left on their schedule before Christmas.
The Knights are certainly capable of getting on a role, and winning a bunch of games before the Holiday Break.
This season has a chance to be special for Oakland-Craig, and I think the Knights really got themselves on track with the win over the Patriots
Friday night's game will be aired on 107.9 the Bull, and start after the conclusion of the girls game, which is set for 6:15 p.m.
The Oakland-Craig Girls are a perfect 3-0 on the season, winning 68-43 at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder last Thursday night, 77-48 at Boys Town on Saturday, and 47-43 at home against Clarkson/Leigh Tuesday night.
The Knights led the Raiders 18-9 after one. Oakland-Craig won the second quarter 18-11 to lead 36-20 at the break.
The Knights outscored Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 16-9 in the third quarter to go up 52-29 at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig put up 16 fourth quarter points compared to 13 for the Raiders to make up the final score.
Dacey Nelson led all scorers with 29 points and had 7 rebounds. Kennedy Benne and Shannon Pille added 9 points apiece while Melanie Snader notched 7. Pille totaled 7 boards.
Head Coach Joe Anderson.
"One thing we really wanted to improve on our defense from our jamboree game. I thought we did that early, and I think our legs got to us a little bit, we wore out. And credit Logan View.... as we left them open they knocked shots down."
Anderson adds what his team lacks in height...they make up for with athleticism.
"When we get open shots we got to knock them down because we're not going to be able to sit in there and pound it inside. If you notice our lineup we're about 5'4, 5'5 across the board. So don't have a lot size there. So we're going to try and use our speed and athleticism a little this year to create some offense."
The Knights led the Cowboys 27-12 at the end of one. Oakland-Craig outscored Boys Town 24-13 in the second quarter to lead 51-25 at halftime.
Both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter, and the score at the end of three was 62-36 in favor of the Knights.
Oakland-Craig won the fourth quarter 15-12.
Nelson led the way with 25 points while Emmy Bousquet and Pille recorded 11 and 10, respectively. Benne added 9 points and 7 rebounds while Natalia McNeill posted 7 points. Bousquet added 10 rebounds.
The Knights held a 6-5 lead over the Patriots at the end of one. Both teams scored 10 points in the second quarter, and the halftime score was 16-15 in favor of Oakland-Craig.
Clarkson/Leigh won the third quarter 15-10 to go up 30-26 after three.
The Knights outscored the Patriots 21-13 in the fourth quarter.
Benne had a game-high 18 points while Nelson notched 16 points and 7 rebounds. Pille added 7 points and 10 rebounds while Grace Maline registered 7 rebounds.
I think Oakland-Craig is playing good basketball so far. The Knights got a scare from Clarkson/Leigh, but had a big fourth quarter and won, and that's all that matters.
Oakland-Craig (3-0) is at Pender (2-0) Friday night.
The Pendragons won 54-33 at Tekamah-Herman last time out.
Pender is a very good team this year, and I think the Pendragons are going to be really tough for the Knights.
Oakland-Craig can definitely win though. The Knights have proven people wrong before, and it wouldn't shock me to see Oakland-Craig steal one from Pender.
With that said, Pender is very solid offensively and defensively, and are going to give the Knights all they can handle I would say.
Nelson, Pille, and Benne need to have big games for Oakland-Craig.
The Knights need to show up and have a good game offensively and defensively.
I think this game will definitely be close, and I look for both teams to really get after one another.
I just think the Pendragons' experience will outperform Oakland-Craig's youth.
The Knights are a fairly young team, and Pender has quite a few seniors.
Nonetheless, it should be a great game. I think Oakland-Craig will hold their own, and give Pender all they want and can ask for.
If the game was in Oakland I would give the Knights the benefit of the doubt, but with the game being in Pender I just think the Pendragons will be too tough.
We'll see though. I've been very wrong about predicting the outcomes of sports before so anything can happen for sure.
We'll find out what Oakland-Craig can do and what they are made of. This will be the Knights' toughest test of the season by far.
The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull beginning at 6:15 p.m.
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