The Clarkson/Leigh Boys are 0-5 in their last five games, losing 49-37 at home to Pender on Thursday, December 15th, 68-29 at home to Yutan on Tuesday, December 20th, 50-45 to Osceola at the Nebraska Christian Holiday Tournament last Wednesday, 60-50 to St. Edward at the tournament last Thursday, and 73-39 at North Bend Central Tuesday night.
The Pendragons led the Patriots 13-9 at the end of one. Pender doubled up Clarkson/Leigh 20-10 in the second quarter to take a 33-19 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots won the third quarter 11-9 to make it a 42-30 game after three.
Both teams scored 7 points in the fourth quarter.
Anthony Bruhn had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds for Clarkson/Leigh. Garrett Schroeder added 13 points while Blake Paprocki totaled 12 rebounds.
The Chieftains and Patriots were tied at 15 at the end of one. Yutan outscored Clarkson/Leigh 16-5 in the second quarter to take a 31-20 lead into the locker room.
The Chieftains outlasted the Patriots 22-5 in the third quarter to go up 53-25 at the end of three.
Yutan won the fourth quarter 15-4.
Paprocki notched 11 points and 8 rebounds while Bruhn had 7 points.
The Bulldogs doubled up Clarkson/Leigh 10-5 in the first quarter. The Patriots won the second quarter 16-11 to make it a 21-all game at the half.
The Bulldogs outscored Clarkson/Leigh 19-11 in the third quarter to lead 40-32 after three.
The Patriots won the fourth quarter 13-10.
Bruhn had 19 points while Bradley Bunner notched 8. Schroeder added 7.
The Beavers led Clarkson/Leigh 14-9 at the end of the first. St. Edward won the second quarter 14-12 to take a 28-21 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots outlasted the Beavers 15-12 in the third quarter to make it a 40-36 game at the end of three.
St. Edward outscored Clarkson/Leigh 20-14 in the fourth quarter.
Paprocki led the way with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Haden Held and Bruhn added 13 and 9 points, respectively, while Bunner contributed 8 points and 9 rebounds.
North Bend Central led 19-16 after one. The Tigers tripled up the Patriots 21-7 in the second quarter to take a 40-23 lead into the locker room.
North Bend Central won the third quarter 20-13 to go up 60-36 at the end of three.
The Tigers outlasted Clarkson/Leigh 13-9 in the fourth quarter.
Held had a team-high 20 points for the Patriots. Bunner contributed 8.
Head Coach Jay Knaak says his boys were outmatched.
"They're 4 inches taller than us at every position. And they're a good team, they're a lot better team. Just hanging in there with them is what we need to do. We get open shots we got to make them. We've got to play almost a perfect game to beat teams like this."
Knaak's team remains winless so far this season.
"We are so short on depth that we could play good for a quarter or two, but we just can't sustain it for four quarters."
Clarkson/Leigh (0-10) travels to West Point on Saturday to battle Guardian Angels Central Catholic (5-5).
The Bluejays are on a hot streak as of late, winning four in a row, including a 65-60 win at home over Lutheran High Northeast Tuesday night.
GACC got off to a slow start, most likely due to players being out of basketball practice due to the long football season, but the Bluejays appear to be clicking on all cylinders now.
I don't know what the Patriots can do to win, but Clarkson/Leigh has to play their best and see what happens.
The Patriots are in a really tough spot right now in that they have really struggled, and GACC is on a hot streak.
Clarkson/Leigh has to play optimistic and loose, and just have some fun though.
The Patriots have their best chance of picking up a win on Tuesday at Tekamah-Herman so Clarkson/Leigh has to perform well against the Bluejays to give themselves a chance in that game.
You should always play to win every game, but the Patriots' realistic chances against GACC don't appear to be in their favor.
That's not to say Clarkson/Leigh can't win, because they can and anything can happen, but it's going to be really difficult.
I thought the Patriots played pretty good basketball in their Holiday Tournament, but Clarkson/Leigh just hasn't had nearly enough consistent play to win a game.
The Patriots have to keep working hard and improving though. Clarkson/Leigh can't give up on this season.
The Patriots have ran into some hardships this year, but the tough times Clarkson/Leigh is going through right now will only make them stronger and better in the future, in my opinion.
The Patriots need to play good defense on Saturday, defending the likes of Kobe Slaughter, Nolan Plagge, Mitch Haas, Andrew Guenther, Landon Stalp, Jared Minnick, Cole Kreikemeier, and others.
The Clarkson/Leigh Girls are 2-4 in their last six games, falling 51-33 at home to Pender on Thursday, December 15th, beating Yutan 42-31 at home on Tuesday, December 20th, losing 54-40 at home to Howells-Dodge on Thursday, December 22nd, falling 44-37 to Osceola at the Nebraska Christian Holiday Tournament last Wednesday, beating St. Edward 51-16 in the Holiday Tournament Consolation game last Thursday, and falling 46-27 at North Bend Central Tuesday night.
The Pendragons held a 19-6 lead on the Patriots at the end of one. Pender outscored Clarkson/Leigh 13-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-13 lead into the locker room.
The Pendragons won the third quarter 12-9 to go up 44-22 at the end of three.
The Patriots notched 11 points in the fourth quarter compared to 7 for Pender.
Shelby Paprocki had a team-high 11 points.
Clarkson/Leigh led the Chieftains 7-6 at the end of one. The Patriots outscored Yutan 14-8 in the second quarter to lead 21-14 at halftime.
Clarkson/Leigh doubled up the Chieftains 14-7 in the third quarter to go up 35-21 at the end of three.
Yutan won the fourth quarter 10-7.
Ashlynn Novotny totaled 13 points while Kaegan Held notched 11. Paprocki added 7 points and 7 rebounds while Kasik brought down 7 boards of her own.
The Jaguars led the Patriots 15-11 after one. Howells-Dodge outscored Clarkson/Leigh 22-7 in the second quarter to take a 37-18 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots outscored the Jaguars 17-9 in the third quarter to make it a 46-35 game after three.
Howells-Dodge won the fourth quarter 8-5.
Halee Steffensmeier led the way with 13 points while Paprock registered 11.
The Patriots got out to an 8-6 lead on the Bulldogs at the end of one. Osceola outscored Clarkson/Leigh 16-10 in the second quarter to take a 22-18 lead into the locker room.
The Bulldogs outlasted the Patriots 13-7 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 10 at 35-25 at the end of three.
Clarkson/Leigh won the fourth quarter 12-9.
Steffensmeier notched 9 points while Held and Novotny registered 8 and 7, respectively.
The Patriots blanked the Beavers 17-0 in the first quarter. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 10-4 to go up 27-4 at halftime.
The Patriots outscored St. Edward 17-2 in the third quarter to go up 44-6 at the end of three.
The Beavers won the fourth quarter 10-7.
Kasik had a game-high 14 points while Paprocki recorded 13. Novotny and Steffensmeier scored 7 apiece.
The Tigers doubled up the Patriots 8-4 in the first quarter. North Bend Central won the second quarter 8-3 to take a 16-7 lead into the locker room.
The Tigers outscored Clarkson/Leigh 13-10 in the third quarter to make it a 29-17 lead at the end of three.
North Bend Central outlasted the Patriots 17-10 in the fourth quarter.
Paprocki paced Clarkson/Leigh with 7 points and 8 rebounds.
Head Coach Matt Murren.
"We got to play with energy and passion. That's what we got to do, and we didn't bring it."
Murren's girls scored only 9 field goals. He hopes they do better against GACC on Saturday.
"We look forward to it. Hopefully we'll get back to playing basketball like we did before the break."
The Patriots (4-7) take on the Bluejays (8-1) on the road Saturday.
GACC knocked off Howells-Dodge 45-50 in the GACC Holiday Tournament Championship Game last Friday.
The Bluejays appear to be mighty once again this year, but I feel Clarkson/Leigh has taken some steps forward this year.
I don't think the Patriots played their best game against North Bend Central though. I think Clarkson/Leigh is a better team than what they showed in that game.
The Patriots were playing pretty well before the break, now it's a matter of getting back to form.
Paprocki, Kasik, Novotny, and Steffensmeier all need to play well offensively for Clarkson/Leigh, and the Patriots need to be strong defensively.
Clarkson/Leigh has to try and slow down the likes of Maddie Knobbe, Hannah Hunke, and Lauren Wobken.
GACC is a very formidable foe, and will likely be on top of their game.
I don't expect the Bluejays to be an easy opponent for the Patriots whatsoever, but Clarkson/Leigh needs to play well to help prepare themselves for some of the tough teams on their schedule this month.
This is also a big game with GACC being in the Patriots' sub-district.
Clarkson/Leigh needs to have a good game plan, and be ready to execute it.
The Patriots need to be on top of their game, and be ready to go hard for 4 quarters.
The Bluejays are a really good measuring stick for success, and at the very least Clarkson/Leigh should be able to see what it's going to take to get to the top.
I think facing GACC will teach the Patriots the things they need to know to become an elite team in the future.
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