The Stanton Boys Basketball Team lost 63-29 at home to Wakefield Friday night, 59-44 at Pender on Saturday, and 58-37 at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Tuesday night.
The Pendragons got out to a 19-12 lead at the end of one. The Mustangs won the 2nd quarter 11-7 to make it a 26-23 game at halftime.
Pender outscored Stanton 15-4 in the 3rd quarter to lead 41-27 at the end of three.
The Pendragons put up 18 points in the 4th quarter compared to 17 for the Mustangs.
The Bulldogs led 15-4 at the end of one, and won the 2nd quarter 14-10 to take a 29-14 lead into the locker room.
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family outscored Stanton 13-8 in the 3rd quarter to go up 42-22 at the end of three.
The Bulldogs put up 16 points in the 4th quarter compared to 15 for the Mustangs.
One quarter killed Stanton in the losses to Pender and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family, in my opinion.
The Mustangs (1-6) host Wisner-Pilger (5-1) Thursday night.
The Gators won 55-52 at home over Arlington Tuesday night.
Wisner-Pilger is very good this year, and is led by the likes of Hunter Waterman, Gunner Labenz, Keegan Ruskamp, and Jayden Raabe.
Stanton has had a lot of success against the Gators in recent years so that has to give the Mustangs a lift of confidence heading into this one.
I thought Stanton played better basketball against Pender and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family than they have in any other games this season.
I thought the Mustangs played at a higher level against those two teams, and that should help Stanton heading into this game.
The Gators are a very good and tough team though, and competing with and beating them will be no easy or small task.
It won't be easy for the Mustangs to sustain the same level of play against Wisner-Pilger, in my opinion, but it's a rivalry game, and I think this contest could be closer than if it wasn't a rivalry game.
I don't know if Stanton will win, but I think the Mustangs could put forth a good scoring effort and play decent defense.
I feel Stanton has a chance to take some steps forward Thursday night, and can turn in their best performance of the season.
If anything this game with the Gators will help prepare the Mustangs for their Holiday Tournament next week.
Stanton has West Holt coming in, and the Huskies are a very strong D-1 team.
The biggest thing for the Mustangs against Wisner-Pilger though is showing improvement and growth and playing at the highest level possible.
Stanton may not win, but there's a lot of good things the Mustangs can do in a loss, in my opinion.
I think there will be plenty of things Stanton can take from the game and apply it to future games should they lose, or win for that matter.
So even if the Mustangs don't beat the Gators, I feel there are some things to be had in the form of a moral victory for Stanton.
The Stanton Girls Basketball Team continues to roll as the Mustangs beat Wakefield 50-18 at home Friday night, Pender 53-37 on the road Saturday, and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 48-45 on the road Tuesday night.
The Mustangs led the Trojans 9-1 after one. Stanton outscored Wakefield 16-2 in the 2nd quarter to take a 25-3 lead at halftime.
The Mustangs won the 3rd quarter 18-5 to go up 43-8 at the end of three.
The Trojans scored 10 points in the 4th quarter compared to 7 for Stanton.
Hannah Heppner had 13 points and 9 rebounds while Bree Burtwhistle and Jessie Brandl notched 12 and 9 points, respectively.
The Mustangs held an 8-7 advantage on the Pendragons at the end of one. Pender won the 2nd quarter 9-8 to tie the game at 16 at halftime.
The Pendragons put up 12 points in the 3rd quarter compared to 11 for Stanton to lead 28-27 at the end of three.
The Mustangs outscored Pender 26-9 in the 4th quarter.
Burtwhistle and Heppner totaled 15 points each while Liz Christensen totaled 14 points. Brandl added 7 points and 7 rebounds while Heppner registered 9 rebounds.
Stanton jumped out to a 15-9 lead on the Bulldogs at the end of one. Both teams scored 10 points in the 2nd quarter, and the halftime score was 25-19 in favor of the Mustangs.
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family outscored Stanton 19-4 in the 3rd quarter to go up 38-29 at the end of three.
The Mustangs put up 19 points in the 4th quarter and held the Bulldogs to 7.
Brandl posted a team-high 16 points and 7 rebounds while Heppner and Burtwhistle tallied 11 points apiece. Jaiden Hartl recorded 10.
Stanton has lived dangerously their last couple of games, but has found ways to win and pull things out in the 4th quarter.
The Mustangs (7-0) host rival Wisner-Pilger (2-4) Thursday night.
The Gators lost 52-46 at home to Arlington Tuesday night.
Stanton should be able to beat Wisner-Pilger, but I don't know if the Mustangs can afford to wait until the 4th quarter again to get the job done.
What I'm trying to say is Stanton has lived dangerously in their past couple of games, and if the Gators have the lead heading into the 4th quarter, they may not give it up.
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family is a stronger team than Wisner-Pilger, and Pender may even be stronger, but the Mustangs have to play better for 4 quarters against the Gators than they did in either of those two games.
Reason being Wisner-Pilger is a rival, and has competed well against everyone they've played so far.
The Gators haven't been blown out this year, and I look for this game to be close as well.
I think things will be decided by single digits, but feel Stanton will find a way to win.
The Mustangs are at home and undefeated, and it's just too tough to go against Stanton given how consistent they've been.
You can bet the Mustangs will get Wisner-Pilger's best shot though.
I'm sure the Gators would much rather be 3-4 than 2-5 heading into the Holiday Break.
Wisner-Pilger has been without Alexis Heller though, and if she's still out for this game against Stanton then that's going to really hurt and hamper the Gators.
Burtwhistle, Brandl, Heppner, and Hartl need to keep doing what they've been doing for the Mustangs.
All four have scored the ball well, and Brandl and Heppner have been excellent rebounders as well.
Stanton has been very tough defensively this year, and that's what has ultimately gotten them over the hump night in and night out, in my opinion.
The offense has been solid too, but the strong point and backbone of this Mustangs' squad is definitely their defense.
Guarding Jordan Wegner, Ariel Meyer, Maci Batenhorst, and others tightly, and contesting their shots and boxing them out will be key for Stanton, in my opinion.
The Mustangs have to play suffocating defense, and create turnovers to get extra possessions on the fast break and in the half court offense.
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