The Clarkson/Leigh Girls are 3-1 in their last four games, upsetting Twin River 43-34 on the road last Thursday night, and beating Lutheran High Northeast 48-42 on the road last Friday night, and Tekamah-Herman 30-26 on the road Thursday night, before falling 44-34 to BRLD in the First Round of the East Husker Conference Tournament at Oakland-Craig Friday night.
The Patriots led the Titans 10-4 at the end of one. Both teams scored 11 points in the second quarter and the score at halftime was 21-15 in favor of Clarkson/Leigh.
Twin River outscored the Patriots 8-3 in the third quarter to make it a 24-23 game at the end of three, but Clarkson/Leigh outlasted the Titans 19-11 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
Kaegan Held led the way with 15 points while Ashlynn Novotny had 9. Hannah Kasik added 8 points and 7 rebounds while Halee Steffensmeier posted 7 points.
The Eagles led the Patriots 9-7 after one. Clarkson/Leigh won the second quarter 12-10 to even up the score at 19 at halftime.
The Patriots also won the third quarter 13-9 to go up 32-28 at the end of three before making the final margin 6 by outscoring LHNE 16-14 in the fourth quarter.
Held had a team-high 21 points while Kasik totaled 11 points and 7 rebounds. Novotny added 10 points while Shelby Paprocki chipped in 7 rebounds.
The Tigers led the Patriots 8-7 after one. Tekamah-Herman won the second quarter 5-4 to go up 13-11 at halftime.
Clarkson/Leigh outscored the Tigers 10-6 in the third quarter to go up 21-19 after three.
The Patriots outlasted Tekamah-Herman 9-7 in the fourth quarter.
Kasik paced Clarkson/Leigh with 11 points, including 8 in the third, while Held notched 7.
The Wolverines and Patriots were tied at 12 at the end of one. Clarkson/Leigh outscored BRLD 9-6 in the second quarter to lead 21-18 at halftime.
The Wolverines outlasted the Patriots 11-3 in the third quarter to make it a 29-24 game at the end of three.
BRLD won the fourth quarter 15-10.
Held registered a game-high 15 points for Clarkson/Leigh. Novotny and Kasik notched 7 apiece.
The Patriots have been on a roll in recent games. I feel Clarkson/Leigh is starting to play their best basketball.
The Patriots (7-10) battle Oakland-Craig (9-6) in the tournament on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in Genoa.
The Knights lost 61-49 at home to West Point-Beemer in the tournament Friday night.
These two teams met on December 6th in Oakland with the Knights winning 47-43.
I think Clarkson/Leigh has a chance to win this time around though given how well they have played lately.
The Patriots had the Wolverines beat for a half, Clarkson/Leigh just couldn't finish the job and seal the deal.
The Patriots did that in their three prior games though so I'm thinking Clarkson/Leigh has a shot to do it again Thursday night.
This should be a very competitive and hotly contested consolation game.
I'm sure both teams would love to be in the winner's bracket, but this game still has meaning and is still important.
The Patriots have to come out and play well, and treat this game as if it is a championship game.
If Clarkson/Leigh can simulate what a championship game is like, that could almost be as good as actually playing in one.
It would be a big deal for the Patriots to knock off Oakland-Craig. This is the type of game that could be a big building block for Clarkson/Leigh's future as a program if they're able to win it.
The Patriots only have two regular season games left after Thursday night's game...that's it, and then it is sub-district time.
If Clarkson/Leigh can knock off the Knights and beat Logan View/Scribner-Snyder they could have quite a bit of confidence heading into the regular season finale with Stanton.
I think the Patriots have already gained some momentum and done some nice things this season, but it's about continuing to build and getting better.
Clarkson/Leigh's defense has led them this year, and I think the Patriots are going to need to slow down the likes of Dacey Nelson, Kennedy Benne, Shannon Pille, and Emmy Bousquet to knock off Oakland-Craig.
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