Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Oakland-Craig Boys top Omaha Brownell-Talbot in Sub-Districts
The Oakland-Craig Boys topped Omaha Brownell-Talbot 72-46 in the C2-3 Sub-District Semifinals at Fort Calhoun Tuesday night.
The Knights led 15-12 after one before outscoring the Raiders 25-10 in the second quarter to take a 40-22 lead into the locker room.
Omaha Brownell-Talbot won the third quarter 18-16 to make it a 56-40 game at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig totaled 16 points in the fourth quarter and held the Raiders to 6.
Carter Thiele led the way with 33 points and 7 rebounds while Garrett Seagren notched 17 points.
Head Coach Aaron Meyer feels his team could have played better despite the win. "I'd like to see us start both halves better than we did. We lacked a little in our defensive intensity overall. I also didn't like our overall body language on the court. We won, and by looking at the scoreboard won big, but it wasn't pretty."
The Knights (16-6) take on Yutan (17-7) in the Sub-District Final Thursday night.
The Chieftains beat Fremont Bergan 56-46 in the Sub-District Semifinals Tuesday night.
Oakland-Craig beat Bergan 65-58 in overtime so this should be an interesting game at the very least.
The Knights could still perhaps get a wildcard to state if they lose, but you never want to have to rely on the wildcard.
Oakland-Craig has to come out and play the way they did against West Point-Beemer.
The Knights have to start the 1st and 3rd quarters better than they did on Tuesday.
Oakland-Craig played well in the 2nd and 4th quarters against Omaha Brownell-Talbot, but the Knights are going to have to play well for four quarters to beat Yutan I would say.
The Chieftains are a quality team, and if Oakland-Craig isn't on top of their game and plays the way they did for part of the game on Tuesday, they could get beat.
The Knights are too good and too talented to fall short of their hopes and dreams of making state.
With that said, Oakland-Craig needs other players besides Thiele and Seagren to step up and score.
The Knights might be able to win if those two combine for 50 again, but players like Kobe Benne, Tyson Harney, and Evan Reinert have to step up and contribute as well.
Oakland-Craig has to get out and run, and be on fire from beyond the arc.
The Knights have to stay calm and poised no matter the situation, and must find a way to come through in the clutch.
Oakland-Craig must play their best game of the year to come away with the win, in my opinion.
This time of year it doesn't matter how much you win by...all that matters is that you win.
So I feel the Knights can definitely win Thursday night, but beating the Chieftains will be no small task.
Oakland-Craig has to be mentally and physically tough, and has to be ready to bring it for 32 minutes.
The Knights can't take any plays off at all. Everything has to be done with 100% effort.
Oakland-Craig has to play with heart, pride passion, toughness, tenacity, and grit to pick up the win, in my opinion.
Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
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