The Emerson-Hubbard Boys lost 71-23 at Ponca on Friday, December 16th, 40-29 at Winside on Tuesday, December 20th, 49-28 to Madison at the Madison Holiday Tournament on Thursday, and 62-50 to Elgin Public/Pope John in the Holiday Tournament on Friday.
The Indians led the Pirates 29-3 at the end of one. Ponca won the second quarter 10-6 to make it a 39-9 game at halftime.
The Indians outscored Emerson-Hubbard 17-9 in the third quarter to lead 56-18 at the end of three.
Ponca tripled up the Pirates 15-5 in the fourth quarter.
Jacob Kneifl notched 8 points while Joshua Sebade had 7.
The Wildcats doubled up Emerson-Hubbard 6-3 in the first quarter. Winside outscored the Pirates 12-2 in the second quarter to go up 18-5 at halftime.
The Wildcats totaled 14 points in the third quarter compared to 8 for Emerson-Hubbard, and the score at the end of three was 32-13 in favor of Winside.
The Pirates doubled up the Wildcats 16-8 in the fourth quarter.
Sebade had a team-high 13 points while Kneifl totaled 9 points and 9 rebounds.
The Dragons led 13-6 after one. Madison outscored Emerson-Hubbard 9-4 in the second quarter to lead 22-10 at halftime.
The Pirates won the third quarter 8-7 to make it a 29-18 game at the end of three.
The Dragons doubled up Emerson-Hubbard 20-10 in the fourth quarter.
Sebade registered 12 points and 8 rebounds while Taylor Donner recorded 7 points.
Both the Wolfpack and Pirates scored 13 points in the first quarter. Elgin Public/Pope John outscored Emerson-Hubbard 11-3 in the second quarter to take a 24-16 lead into the locker room.
The Wolfpack won the third quarter 17-14 to go up 41-30 at the end of three.
Elgin Public/Pope John scored 21 points in the fourth quarter compared to 20 for the Pirates.
Kneifl notched a team-high 15 points while Donner managed 14. Connar Newton and Nolan Belt recorded 8 and 7, respectively.
I feel like Emerson-Hubbard is getting better and has gotten close to coming through with a win, but just haven't been able to get the job done for whatever reason.
The Pirates (0-9) take on Pender (2-7) in the Bob Clough Post Holiday Tournament in Homer Friday night.
The Pendragons lost 64-34 at home to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Tuesday night.
Pender has played good basketball at times this year, but has struggled at others.
I would say to this point the Pendragons are better this year than they were last, and Emerson-Hubbard may not be as good as they were a season ago, but anything can happen.
I didn't expect Allen to beat Pender and they did, so that certainly has to give the Pirates hope that they can get the job done.
The Pendragons could very well give Emerson-Hubbard their first win of the season.
The Pirates just have to play their best game of the season on both ends of the floor to get the job done.
I feel like Emerson-Hubbard can win Friday night, I just don't know if they will.
It just depends which team shows up...the one that's been blown out numerous times or kept things close on multiple occasions.
The Pirates have kept things close with some teams, and have been blown out by others.
That lack of consistency has ultimately led to their lack of success so far this season, in my opinion.
Perhaps this is the game where Emerson-Hubbard gets things turned around though.
The Pirates are certainly capable of knocking off Pender.
A win has to come Emerson-Hubbard's way at some point...so why not now?
A win and a berth in the championship game would be a big deal for the Pirates.
We'll see what happens Friday night. Emerson-Hubbard just has to play their game, and let things come to them.
The Pirates can't force the issue or play out of control. Emerson-Hubbard has to remain calm, cool, and collected at all times and play up to their potential.
Game time is set for 6:15 p.m.
The Emerson-Hubbard Girls are 1-3 in their last four games, losing 51-40 at Ponca on Friday, December 16th, and beating Winside 51-30 on the road on Tuesday, December 20th, before losing 42-35 to Madison in the Madison Holiday Tournament on Thursday, and 58-23 to Burwell in Friday's consolation game.
The Indians got out to an 18-5 lead on the Pirates at the end of one. Emerson-Hubbard quadrupled up Ponca 8-2 in the second quarter to make it a 20-13 game at halftime.
Both teams scored 14 points in the third quarter, and the score at the end of three was 34-27 in favor of the Indians.
Ponca won the fourth quarter 17-13.
Caleigh Mackling led the way with 14 points while Courtney Bokemper added 11. Melanie Gentrup notched 7.
The Pirates led the Wildcats 25-21 at halftime. Emerson-Hubbard won the third quarter 9-6 to go up 34-27 at the end of three.
The Pirates outscored Winside 17-3 inn the fourth quarter.
Gentrup notched 11 points and 8 rebounds while Taylor Daum posted a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Skye Miller posted 7 rebounds.
The Dragons quadrupled up Emerson-Hubbard 8-2 in the first quarter. Madison outscored the Pirates 17-13 in the second quarter to lead 25-15 at halftime.
Emerson-Hubbard won the third quarter 11-8 to make it a 33-26 game at the end of three.
Both teams scored 9 points in the fourth quarter.
Gentrup totaled a team-high 15 points while Emma Haberman registered 13.
The Longhorns jumped out to a 13-4 lead on the Pirates after one. Burwell outscored Emerson-Hubbard 15-4 in the second quarter to take a 28-8 lead into the locker room.
The Longhorns outlasted the Pirates 16-5 in the third quarter to go up 44-13 at the end of three.
Burwell won the fourth quarter 14-10.
Haberman paced Emerson-Hubbard with 8 points.
I thought the Pirates played really good basketball since I last wrote about them with the exception of the Burwell game. Not sure what happened to Emerson-Hubbard in that game.
The Pirates (3-6) take on Wakefield (3-6) in the Bob Clough Post Holiday Tournament this week.
The Trojans won 48-28 over Neligh-Oakdale in the Shootout on the Elkhorn on Friday.
This should be a very competitive game I would say.
And Emerson-Hubbard has to feel like they've got a chance to win it.
I feel the girls division of this tournament is very competitive.
I think all four teams are capable of playing well and beating one another on any given night.
I'm sure the Pirates would love to get a shot at Pender, and if Emerson-Hubbard is able to knock off Wakefield, the Pirates could very well face the Pendragons in the championship.
Emerson-Hubbard has to get back to playing the type of basketball they are capable of playing though. The Pirates can't afford to have any more games like they had against Burwell.
Emerson-Hubbard has to play the way they did in their three games prior.
If the Pirates do that they should be in good shape.
This is a very winnable game for Emerson-Hubbard. The Pirates just have to come out and play well, and put their minds to it that they're going to win.
Emerson-Hubbard has to have that killer instinct, that drive to put teams away.
The Pirates must find a way to finish strong like they did against Winside.
Emerson-Hubbard also has to avoid the kind of start they had against Ponca.
It's really all about becoming consistent if you are the Pirates.
Once Emerson-Hubbard can start putting together more 4 quarter games, the more games they should win.
There's just not a lot of room or margin for error with this team. The Pirates need to consistently play well every night.
I know teams have off games and off nights every now and then, but Emerson-Hubbard has to do what they can to play at a high level at all times.
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