The BRLD Boys lost 57-32 to Ponca in the C2-4 Sub-District Final at West Point-Beemer Thursday afternoon/evening.
The Wolverines led 12-11 after one only to see the Indians double them up 10-5 in the second quarter to take a 21-17 lead into the locker room.
Ponca outscored BRLD 20-6 in the third quarter to go up 41-23 at the end of three.
The Indians won the fourth quarter 16-9.
Montana Riecken totaled 12 points while Kenyan Lovejoy recorded 7.
It was a tough way for the Wolverines to end the season. I thought BRLD would make things closer with Ponca.
The Wolverines end the year at 15-11.
Big wins this season for BRLD came over Howells-Dodge, Oakland-Craig, Wakefield, Twin River, and Omaha Nation (twice).
Lovejoy was the team's leading scorer and rebounder this year with 303 points and 141 boards.
BRLD says goodbye to Riecken, Aaron Ras, Jon Christiansen, Joel Ferguson, Wyatt Hennig, and Cole Christofferson.
Key returners include Lovejoy, Jacob Zuhlke, Michael Snyder, Trent Gatewood, Will Gatzemeyer, and Jaxon Johnson.
I think the Wolverines have a chance to be better next year than they were this year without a doubt.
This year was the first year of the new co-op, and everyone had to adjust and get used to things.
Everyone should be acclimated now though if they weren't already.
Everyone should know what to expect from the coaches and their fellow teammates next season.
BRLD has to have a great offseason to reach an elite level, in my opinion.
Both schools have had success in the past, and the Wolverines had a fairly good year this year, but I feel there's a lot of room for growth and improvement among this team.
The returning players and newcomers have to keep working hard and working together to get more familiar with and know what to expect from one another.
BRLD has to have a quality offseason, and be ready to get down to business in November.
The Wolverines have to have a quality work ethic, and be ready to get after things as much as possible this spring, summer, and fall.
I know a lot of these kids are involved in other sports like spring and summer baseball, and football, but devoting proper time to basketball is important for these kids to do.
BRLD has to have a lot of drive and determination in their offseason workouts. The Wolverines have plenty of time to grow and improve, and so it's important for BRLD to take steps forward from now until the start of next season.
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