The Stanton Girls' season came to abrupt end last Tuesday night as the Mustangs lost 37-31 to Battle Creek in the C2-7 Sub-District Semifinals at Norfolk Catholic. Stanton fell 40-32 in overtime at home to Pender in the regular season finale on Saturday, February 11th after beating Norfolk Catholic 42-22 at home on Friday, February 10th. The Mustangs lost 38-33 at home to Clarkson/Leigh on Thursday, February 9th.
The Patriots and Mustangs were tied at 5 at the end of one. Stanton doubled up Clarkson/Leigh 6-3 in the second quarter to take an 11-8 lead into the locker room.
The Patriots tripled up the Mustangs 18-6 in the third quarter to go up 26-17 at the end of three.
Stanton won the fourth quarter 16-12.
Jessie and MacKenzie Brandl had 8 points apiece.
The Mustangs doubled up the Knights 14-7 in the first quarter. Norfolk Catholic won the second quarter 8-6 to make it a 20-15 game at halftime in favor of Stanton.
The Mustangs tripled up the Knights 12-4 in the third quarter to go up 32-19 before outscoring Norfolk Catholic 10-3 in the fourth quarter.
Jessie Brandl led the way with 2 points while MacKenzie Brandl and Hannah Heppner had 9 apiece. Bree Burtwhistle chipped in 7.
The Mustangs doubled up the Pendragons 12-6 in the first quarter before winning the second quarter 8-7 to take a 20-13 lead into the locker room.
Pender outscored Stanton 19-12 in the second half to send the game into overtime.
The Pendragons blanked the Mustangs 8-0 in overtime.
MacKenzie Brandl posted 11 points and 8 rebounds while Heppner and Jaiden Hartl notched 8 points apiece. Heppner totaled 10 rebounds as well.
Stanton jumped on Battle Creek 17-4 in the first quarter only to see the Braves outscore them 17-4 in the second quarter and tie the game at 21 at halftime.
The Mustangs won the third quarter 6-4 to lead 27-25 at the end of three.
Battle Creek tripled up Stanton 12-4 in the fourth quarter.
MacKenzie Brandl posted a game-high 12 points while Jessie Brandl recorded 10 points and 7 rebounds.
It was a tough way for the Mustangs to end the season after things looked so promising for most of the season.
Stanton ends the year at 19-5.
The Mustangs had a marvelous season, beating the likes of North Bend Central, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, West Holt, Oakland-Craig, BRLD, and Pender.
Stanton was definitely a good team this year it was just their late season collapse that prevented them from going to state.
The Clarkson/Leigh and Battle Creek losses ultimately cost this team a trip to Lincoln.
MacKenzie Brandl was the team's leading scorer with 297 points while Jessie Brandl and Burtwhistle were 2nd and 3rd with 239 and 200, respectively.
Jessie Brandl was the team leader in rebounds with 123.
The Mustangs say goodbye to four seniors in MacKenzie Brandl, Ashley Colwell, Alysan Wurdinger, and Kiley Wiedeman.
Brandl is the biggest loss of the four by far, but the other three will be missed as well I'm sure.
Jessie Brandl, Burtwhistle. Tenna Beel, Sidney Stallbaum, Heppner, and Allie Spence all return for Stanton.
The Mustangs figure to be good and solid once again in 2017-2018, but it's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication from everyone involved for Stanton to be good again next season.
The Mustangs have to work that much harder in the offseason to get back to state next season after missing out on the party this year.
I'm sure Stanton is pretty disappointed they didn't make state this year. It probably stings the Mustangs to have to sit at home while other teams take part.
Stanton's players should go watch state if they get the chance though just to get an idea of what it would be like to be there again and what they're missing out on.
The Mustangs have to grow and improve drastically from now until the start of next season if they want to experience Lincoln again next year.
State and Unfinished Business has to be Stanton's motto everyday they wake up to workout this offseason.
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