The Oakland-Craig Boys Basketball lost 76-36 at home against Winnebago last Tuesday night, fell 54-43 at Wisner-Pilger Thursday night, beat Madison 71-40 on the road Saturday, and won 64-46 at home over GACC Tuesday night.
Winnebago went on a 10-0 run to go up 14-4 after the game was tied at 4 early on.
The Indians led it 21-10 at the end of the first quarter, and outscored Oakland-Craig 30-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 51-18 lead into the locker room.
Winnebago didn't allow the Knights to score in the 2nd half until about 2 1/2 minutes into the 3rd quarter.
The game was a running clock early in the 3rd quarter, and the Indians went on to lead 67-26 after three.
The Knights won the 4th quarter 10-9.
For Oakland-Craig, Wyatt Seagren had a team-high 9 points while Garrison Dodge notched 8. Garrett Seagren made his season debut, and scored 6 points.
Oakland-Craig Head Coach Aaron Meyer on the loss. "We played scared, and I don't know why. Winnebago played really, really well. I mean like that they're going to be tough to beat I don't care who they play. So I mean yes they are very, very good, but at the same time we looked really, really scared. We took fast breaks, and turned them into slow breaks, and wanted to shoot a 3 pointer off a fast break. And just things you can't do if you're going to want to beat teams like them."
The Knights were 5-8 at the free throw line while the Indians were 9-15.
The Gators led Oakland-Craig 14-10 after one. Wisner-Pilger outscored the Knights 17-6 in the 2nd quarter to take a 31-16 lead into the locker room.
Oakland-Craig won the 3rd quarter 20-11 to make it a 42-36 game at the end of three in favor of the Gators.
Wisner-Pilger put up 12 points in the 4th quarter and held the Knights to 7.
Dodge and Kobe Benne had 10 points apiece for Oakland-Craig while Garrett Seagren and Jared Mulder totaled 8 each. Garrett Seagren added 8 rebounds while Wyatt Seagren pulled down 10.
The Knights led the Dragons 14-13 after one. Oakland-Craig won the 2nd quarter 17-11 to go up 31-24 at halftime.
The Knights opened things up in the 3rd quarter, outscoring Madison 23-5 to lead 54-29 at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig put up 17 points in the 4th quarter compared to 11 for the Dragons.
Garrett Seagren led the way with 16 points and 8 rebounds while Benne notched 15 points. Wyatt Seagren added 10 while Cole Bures contributed 7 points and 10 rebounds.
The Knights doubled up the Bluejays 18-9 in the 1st quarter. Oakland-Craig outscored GACC 11-6 in the 2nd quarter to go up 29-15 at halftime.
The Knights won the 3rd quarter 15-13 to lead 44-28 at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig put up 20 points in the 4th quarter compared to 18 for the Bluejays.
Benne had 26 points to lead the team while Wyatt Seagren and Garrett Seagren registered 11 and 9, respectively.
The Knights played a lot better against Madison and GACC than they did against Winnebago and Wisner-Pilger I would say.
Oakland-Craig (5-4) travels to Omaha Nation (5-4) Thursday night to battle the Chiefs.
Omaha Nation beat Marty, SD 67-45 on Saturday at the Lakota Nations Invite in Rapid City, SD.
The Chiefs lost by almost 50 to Winnebago so based on that score the Knights should win.
This should be a good game, but I do think Oakland-Craig will find a way to get the job done.
The Knights have been kind of up and down so far this year you could say, but Oakland-Craig has a couple of nice wins over good teams, and all their losses are to very good teams.
Having Garrett Seagren back makes all the difference for this team, and I think he is going to have a significant impact on Thursday's game.
Him, Wyatt Seagren, Benne, Mulder, Bures, Dodge, and Mayberry really make this team go.
The Knights are at their best when they can get out in transition and score.
One thing I've noticed with Oakland-Craig this year is their defense appears to be strong again.
The Knights are a very gifted team offensively too, but Oakland-Craig is undefeated when holding teams to less than 50 points.
If the Knights can hold the Chiefs to under 50 points they should have a great chance to win.
Even if Oakland-Craig can hold Omaha Nation to the low to mid 50's they should be able to win.
I would say the first one to 60 wins this one.
The Knights have to get out and run up and down the floor all game long.
Oakland-Craig has to play with tremendous energy and effort, and must get after the Chiefs for 4 quarters.
The Knights have to build off of what they did against the Dragons and Bluejays, and keep the ball rolling.
I thought Oakland-Craig did a nice job beating Madison and GACC the way they did, now it's a matter of sustaining a high level of play and playing good basketball against Omaha Nation.
The Knights have to be prepared for a 4 quarter battle as you can bet the Chiefs will give a great effort for the full 32 minutes against Oakland-Craig.
The Oakland-Craig Girls Basketball Team won 56-54 at home over Winnebago last Tuesday night, 53-46 at Wisner-Pilger Thursday night, and 58-37 at Madison on Saturday.
Winnebago jumped out in front 12-5 before Oakland-Craig went on a 9-2 run to end the 1st quarter to tie the game at 14.
The Indians outscored the Knights 17-13 in the 2nd quarter to go up 31-27 in a quarter that ended with Ashley Denton of Oakland-Craig knocking down a 3 pointer.
The Knights won the 3rd quarter 12-10 to make it a 41-39 game at the end of three with the Indians in the lead. Kennedy Benne canned a 3 to end the frame.
Oakland-Craig eventually took the lead in the 4th quarter after trailing for much of the game, and won the 4th quarter 17-13.
The Knights got Winnebago in foul trouble early and often as Jayla Price and Kae Earth both fouled out for the Indians.
Oakland-Craig went 22-40 at the free throw line while Winnebago was 11-18.
Benne led all scorers with 27 points while Natalia McNeill chipped in 9. Denton registered 9 while Makenna Pearson totaled 7.
Oakland-Craig Head Coach Joe Anderson says it was tough sledding early on. "What hurt us early is we didn't rebound. They pushed around underneath the basket, and we didn't get any transition game going because we didn't get any rebounds. So it was a little bit tough early going, got a couple girls in foul trouble a little bit, but as the game went on I thought our girls stepped up. We started moving the ball a little bit better against their zone and got some good shots, and started getting some shots to fall."
The Knights led the Gators 16-7 at the end of one. Oakland-Craig won the 2nd quarter 17-15 to take a 33-22 lead at halftime.
The Knights put up 11 points in the 3rd quarter compared to 10 for Wisner-Pilger, and Oakland-Craig held a 44-32 advantage at the end of three.
The Gators outscored the Knights 14-9 in the 4th quarter.
Benne led the way with 32 points and 7 rebounds while McNeill totaled 10 points.
Oakland-Craig got out to a 21-8 lead on the Dragons at the end of one. The Knights outscored Madison 16-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 37-15 at halftime lead.
The Dragons won the 3rd quarter 12-11 to make it a 48-27 game at the the end of three.
Both teams scored 10 points in the 4th quarter.
Benne had a game-high 24 points while McNeill posted 10. Makenna Pearson added 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Oakland-Craig appears to be finding their groove a little as they've won 3 in a row and 4 out of their last 5.
The Knights (6-2) square off with Omaha Nation (8-1) on the road Thursday night.
The Chiefs beat White River, SD 62-54 at the Lakota Nations Invite in Rapid City, SD on Friday.
Omaha Nation's biggest win of the season came in the season opener on November 30th against BRLD, who the Chiefs beat 66-57.
That's the measuring stick for Oakland-Craig.
Both BRLD and Omaha Nation are in the Knights' Sub-District so Oakland-Craig will get a good idea of where they stand come Thursday night.
I think the Knights can go up there and pick up a win.
The Chiefs haven't been challenged by any Nebraska teams except the Wolverines, and I just question the level of competition Omaha Nation has played.
The Chiefs are still a very good and exceptional team though I would say.
Omaha Nation is a team to be reckoned with, and Benne and company are going to need to be ready to go full tilt for 4 quarters.
Benne, McNeill, Pearson, and Denton have to all be on top of their game.
I think Oakland-Craig is going to need Benne to have a gigantic game, and for 1 or 2 other girls to reach double figures, and another score 7 or more.
Benne is definitely the key to this game, in my opinion.
She has to go off for the Knights to be able to win. There's no other way around it.
The Chiefs beat Winnebago 52-37 in a game that Omaha Nation outscored the Indians in the 4th quarter 21-6.
That game was really closer than the final score so I definitely think Oakland-Craig can knock off the Chiefs.
Omaha Nation appears to be pretty salty though. The Chiefs are a threat to the Knights now, and in the postseason.
This game is big with the two teams being in the same sub-district.
I think Oakland-Craig has to win or at least make things close to really get themselves to believe that they can hang and compete with and beat anyone in their sub-district and beyond.
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