The Oakland-Craig Boys Basketball Team lost 67-45 at home to Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Thursday night and 62-54 at home to Boys Town on Saturday.
The Raiders jumped on the Knights 18-7 at the end of the first quarter. LVSS tripled up Oakland-Craig 18-6 in the 2nd quarter to take a 36-13 lead into the locker room.
The Raiders won the 3rd quarter 21-17 to lead 57-30 at the end of three.
The Knights put up 15 points in the 4th quarter compared to 10 for LVSS.
Jared Mulder had a team-high 12 points while Garrison Dodge and Tyson Harney totaled 8 and 7, respectively. Wyatt Seagren chipped in 8 rebounds.
Oakland-Craig got off to a strong start against the Cowboys, going up 13-10 at the end of one. Boys Town outscored the Knights 23-15 in the 2nd quarter to take 33-28 lead into the locker room.
The Cowboys won the 3rd quarter 12-9 to extend their lead to 45-37 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 17 points in the 4th quarter.
Kobe Benne had a game-high 25 points for Oakland-Craig while Mulder and Seagren chipped in 8 and 7, respectively.
I thought the Knights played well against Boys Town considering they were without Garrett Seagren. Not having him kind of led to the slow start against LVSS I would say, but after that first half against the Raiders, Oakland-Craig appeared to figure some things out.
The Knights (0-2) battle Clarkson/Leigh (0-2) on the road Tuesday night.
The Patriots were very competitive in their first two games of the season, losing 55-44 to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family at home Friday night, and 67-60 at Madison on Saturday.
It certainly doesn't appear like it will be easy to beat Clarkson/Leigh, especially on their home floor, but I'm willing to bet Oakland-Craig finds a way to get the job done.
Regardless of if Garrett Seagren plays or not, I look for this to be a win for the Knights.
I don't know if the Patriots will be able to slow down Oakland-Craig offensively.
Clarkson/Leigh's offense may put up a fair amount of points against the Knights, but it will be interesting to see if the Patriots' defense is able to do anything.
Oakland-Craig has to look to get out and run and push tempo.
This is a game the Knights need to not only win, but win big.
Oakland-Craig has to come out and put their foot on the throttle and keep pushing forward.
The Knights have to be relentless offensively, and apply a lot of pressure on defense as well.
Oakland-Craig has to take care of the ball, and force Clarkson/Leigh into committing a bunch of turnovers.
I would say the Patriots are a much improved team from last year already, but the Knights appear to be good again, and have been even without Garrett Seagren, in my opinion.
Oakland-Craig may be 0-2, but I still think this team is good.
I look for the Knights to pick up a couple of wins this week over Clarkson/Leigh and Pender, and give Howells-Dodge a great battle on Saturday.
I think Oakland-Craig can go 3-0 this week, but the Knights need Seagren back for the Howells-Dodge game if at all possible.
The Jaguars appear to be off to a great start so far, and I don't know if Oakland-Craig will beat them without Garrett.
First things first though, the Knights have to focus on and worry about beating the Patriots.
Oakland-Craig can worry about Howells-Dodge after Friday night's game against the Pendragons.
The Oakland-Craig Girls Basketball team won 53-32 at home over Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Thursday night before downing Boys Town 60-19 at home on Saturday.
The Knights jumped on the Raiders 15-2 at the end of one, and outscored LVSS 15-8 in the 2nd quarter to lead 30-10 at halftime.
The Raiders won the 3rd quarter 13-12 to make it a 42-23 game at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig put up 11 points in the 4th quarter, and held LVSS to 9.
Kennedy Benne led all scorers with 27 points while Ashley Denton totaled 7.
The Knights led the Cowboys 30-6 after one. Oakland-Craig outscored Boys Town 16-2 in the 2nd quarter to take a 46-8 lead into the locker room.
Both teams scored 6 points in the 3rd quarter, and it was 52-14 Knights at the end of three.
Oakland-Craig won the 4th quarter 8-5.
Benne led the way with 17 points while Makenna Pearson and Natalia McNeill registered 8 apiece. Mya Guzinski and Ellie Weitzenkamp recorded 7 each.
Two good wins for the Knights. Two lopsided wins is always a great way to get the season started.
Oakland-Craig (2-0) takes on Clarkson/Leigh (1-1 on the road Tuesday night.
The Patriots won 55-26 at Madison on Saturday after dropping their season opener at home to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Friday night, 40-28.
Clarkson/Leigh is a tough team, and is probably the best team the Knights will have faced so far.
Oakland-Craig has to be up and ready for this one.
The Patriots had a great Volleyball season, and appear to be a good Basketball team as well.
With that said, I think the Knights have been a little better up to this point.
I've been super impressed with Oakland-Craig's offense, and their ability to score the ball.
Anytime you put up over 50 points you're doing something right.
I think Clarkson/Leigh's defense has been just as good if not better than the Knights's though.
Both teams are playing at a high level right now, and if the Patriots have an offensive game like they did against Madison then this game could be very interesting.
If Oakland-Craig holds down Clarkson/Leigh's offense the way the Bulldogs did though then the Knights should be able to win.
Oakland-Craig may be without Dacey Nelson, but so far you can't tell.
This Patriot team will be the toughest team the Knights will have faced so far though.
Oakland-Craig's defense has been great so far, but you can bet Clarkson/Leigh's offense will be the toughest they've faced so far.
The Patriots appeared to play a lot better on offense Saturday than they did on Friday, and a lot of that could have had to do with who they were playing, but still Clarkson/Leigh turned in an impressive performance on Saturday.
I like Oakland-Craig in this one though as I feel they've been more consistent up to this point.
I think the Patriots are still kind of trying to gain their form after a long Volleyball season, and feel the Knights will be well prepared and ready for whatever Clarkson/Leigh decides to throw at them and at their way.
This should be a great, close game though. I don't think there's any doubt Oakland-Craig is in for a dog fight.
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