The Stanton Boys beat Emerson-Hubbard 70-28 on the road last Friday night before losing 52-32 to Wisner-Pilger in the C2-7 Sub-District Play-In-Game at Norfolk Catholic Monday night to see their season come to an end.
The Mustangs led the Pirates 16-1 after one and outscored Emerson-Hubbard 24-14 in the second quarter to take a 40-15 lead into the locker room.
Stanton won the third quarter 17-9 to go up 57-24 at the end of three.
The Mustangs outscored the Pirates 13-4 in the fourth quarter.
Trey Erbst had 24 points and 7 rebounds while Beau Wilke notched 10 points. Henry Bohac added 9 while Hunter Stallbaum totaled 7.
The Gators led 13-10 at the end of one before outscoring the Mustangs 14-5 in the second quarter to take a 27-15 lead into the locker room.
Wisner-Pilger won the third quarter 10-9 to go up 37-24 at the end of three.
The Gators put up 15 points in the fourth quarter compared to 8 for Stanton.
Myles Nickolite had 12 points for the Mustangs while Marcus Spotanski totaled 7.
It was a tough way to end a tough season for Stanton.
The Mustangs end the year at 7-15.
Stanton played and lost to some good teams so I would say the Mustangs weren't as bad as their record.
The win over Wisner-Pilger in the regular season, and the four victories to end the regular season were all positives for Stanton this season, in my opinion.
The Mustangs graduate some talent in Nickolite, Erbst, Bohac, Stallbaum, and Parker Thiesen.
Key returners for Stanton include Wilke, Ashton Flood, Spotanski, Broderick Sieh, and Nate Arens.
Nickolite was the team's leading scorer this season with 342 points while Erbst was second with 271.
Erbst was 1st in rebounding with 115 boards while Nickolite finished 2nd with 98.
It's never easy losing your top two scorers and rebounders, but life without Nickolite and Erbst must go on for Stanton.
The returning players and newcomers have to work hard and get better this offseason.
The returning players and incoming freshmen have to work hard in the weight room and in the gym, and must attend as many open gyms, summer league games, and summer camps as possible.
The more basketball these players play, and the harder the work, the better they will be.
Everyone has to have drive, motivation, and determination everyday to improve.
Hopefully by the start of next season the returning players will be bigger, faster, stronger, and more mature.
Someone is definitely going to need to step up and provide leadership next season so hopefully someone steps up and takes charge in the offseason.
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