Friday, December 9, 2016
Stanton Boys 1-2 on the season so far; Girls 2-1
The Stanton Boys are off to a slow, 1-2 start, beating Tekamah-Herman 56-32 at home last Thursday night to open up the season, before falling 58-43 at Howells-Dodge Friday night, and 51-41 at home to West Point-Beemer Tuesday night.
The Mustangs tripled up the Tigers 18-6 in the first quarter. Tekamah-Herman won the second quarter 17-14 to make it a 32-23 game at halftime.
Stanton outscored the Tigers 13-5 in the third quarter to lead 45-28 at the end of three.
The Mustangs notched 11 points in the fourth quarter and held Tekamah-Herman to 4.
Trey Erbst totaled 21 points and 9 rebounds while Myles Nickolite notched 15 points and 7 rebounds. Broderick Sieh registered 10 points and 8 rebounds. Sam Bates added 8 points.
The Jaguars held a 19-15 lead on Stanton at the end of one. Howells-Dodge won the second quarter 13-10 to lead 32-25 at halftime.
The Jaguars erupted in the third quarter, outscoring the Mustangs 16-2 to lead 48-27 at the end of three.
Stanton notched 16 points in the fourth quarter while Howells-Dodge scored 10.
Nickolite had 20 points and 7 rebounds while Erbst recorded 11 points.
The Mustangs led the Cadets 15-9 after one. West Point-Beemer doubled up Stanton 14-7 in the second quarter to take a 23-22 lead into the locker room.
The Cadets outscored Stanton 17-11 to go up 40-33 at the end of three.
West Point-Beemer won the fourth quarter 11-8.
Nickolite registered a team-high 16 points while Beau Wilke and Marcus Spotanski recorded 10 and 7, respectively.
I'm surprised the Mustangs have struggled the way they have. I feel Stanton is a much better team than what they have showed so far.
The Mustangs (1-2) host North Bend Central (3-0) Tuesday night.
The Tigers beat West Point-Beemer 71-30 at home Thursday night.
North Bend Central is the real deal this year, and really showed it against the Cadets, in my opinion.
I really think the Tigers are a legit state tournament team again this year, and Stanton is going to have their hands full with North Bend Central I have a feeling.
I think the Mustangs can make things competitive though.
I don't think Stanton has played their best basketball so far, and feel their best games are ahead of them.
Erbst and Nickolite have been really consistent for the Mustangs this season, but everyone else has been off and on.
Stanton needs more efforts like the one they got against Tekamah-Herman. The Mustangs played real well offensively and defensively in that contest.
This game with North Bend Central on Tuesday has a chance to be close or get really ugly, in my opinion.
The way the Tigers beat the Cadets was no fluke in my mind, and I just think it's going to be awfully difficult for Stanton to beat North Bend Central, but anything can happen.
There aren't a lot of easy games on the schedule coming up so the Mustangs have to strap up and get ready for the ride.
Stanton has to start performing at the level they are capable of. I think the Mustangs have kind of underachieved to this point.
We'll see what Stanton can do Tuesday night. The Mustangs desperately need to play well to give themselves some confidence moving forward.
The Stanton Girls are 2-1 this season, beating Tekamah-Herman 50-36 at home last Thursday night, and losing 34-25 at Howells-Dodge last Friday night, before winning 40-29 at home over West Point-Beemer Tuesday night.
The Mustangs held a 15-9 lead on the Tigers at the end of one. Stanton won the second quarter 12-7 to go up 27-16 at halftime.
The Mustangs tripled up Tekamah-Herman 9-3 in the third quarter to lead 36-19 at the end of three.
The Tigers outscored Stanton 17-14 in the fourth quarter.
Jessie Brandl notched 17 points while MacKenzie Brandl totaled 12 points and 8 rebounds. Hannah Heppner added 10 points and 12 rebounds, good enough for a double-double.
The Jaguars jumped out to a 9-1 lead on the Mustangs after one. Howells-Dodge won the second quarter 14-11 to go up 23-12 at halftime.
The Jaguars outscored Stanton 8-6 in the third quarter to make it a 31-18 game at the end of three.
The Mustangs won the fourth quarter 7-3.
Bree Burtwhistle finished with a team-high 8 points while MacKenzie and Jessie Brandl notched 7 points apiece. Mackenzie added 7 rebounds.
The Cadets led Stanton 9-8 at the end of one. The Mustangs tripled up West Point-Beemer 18-6 in the second quarter to make it a 26-15 game at halftime.
Stanton won the third quarter 8-3 to lead 34-18 at the end of three.
The Cadets won the fourth quarter 11-6.
MacKenzie Brandl and Heppner notched 14 points apiece. Heppner added 16 rebounds to record another double-double. MacKenzie Brandl also had a double-double, totaling 10 rebounds. Jessie Brandl and Burtwhistle registered 9 and 8 rebounds, respectively.
I think the Mustangs are playing pretty good basketball. The loss to Howells-Dodge was certainly understandable.
Stanton (2-1) hosts North Bend Central (3-1) Tuesday night.
The Tigers beat West Point-Beemer 54-31 at home Thursday night.
North Bend Central played their best game of the year by far against the Cadets, and really broke out as a team offensively.
As good as the Mustangs have been this year, I think their offense is going to need to step up and do more if they want to beat the Tigers.
Stanton is definitely good enough defensively to win, but can their offense step up and score enough points to come away with a win? That's the biggest question mark surrounding this game, in my opinion.
The Mustangs need Heppner, Burtwhistle, and both Brandl's to perform at a high level like they have been lately, and play really good games Tuesday night.
This should be a really good game between Stanton and North Bend Central.
The Mustangs have to come out fired up, and cut down on turnovers and mistakes on offense.
Stanton also has to play tough defense, contesting shots, pressuring the ball, and rebounding well.
The Mustangs also have to stay out of foul trouble and get to the free throw line.
I don't think there's any doubt Stanton can beat North Bend Central, but it's going to take a big game on the Mustangs' part for them to come away with a win.
It's a big week for Stanton next week, and if the Mustangs can get two out of three, I think they would be happy.
The goal of course is to try to win them all, and if Stanton could take all three games next week, that would be an incredible accomplishment.
We'll see what happens. The Mustangs are off to a solid start so far.
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