The Wisner-Pilger Boys Basketball Team won 54-43 at home over Oakland-Craig Thursday night, 65-40 at Wayne Friday night, and 55-52 at home over Arlington Tuesday night.
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.
Against the Blue Devils, Wisner-Pilger scored over 20 points in the first two quarters, and made six three-pointers in the first half, racing to a 43-23 lead at the half.
Hunter Waterman paced three Gators in double digits with 22 points, going along with 18 from Gunner Labenz and 13 from Keegan Ruskamp.
Wisner-Pilger jumped on the Eagles 16-9 after one. Arlington won the 2nd quarter 13-10 to make it a 26-22 game at halftime.
The Eagles won the 3rd quarter 14-12 to cut the deficit to 2 at 38-36 at the end of three.
The Gators put up 17 points in the 4th quarter compared to 16 for Arlington.
Wisner-Pilger is playing great basketball right now. The Gators are clicking on all cylinders. I've been very impressed with this Wisner-Pilger team.
The Gators (5-1) travel to Stanton (1-6) to take on the Mustangs Thursday night.
The Mustangs lost 58-37 at Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Tuesday night and have lost 6 in a row.
Stanton has a lot of trouble scoring, and defense is a strength for this Wisner-Pilger team as is offense.
I'm sure the Gators would love nothing more than to put it on the Mustangs and take it to them for 4 quarters.
Stanton had gotten the better of these two in recent years up until sub-districts last year.
I look for Wisner-Pilger to win this matchup and any other matchups between the two teams this season.
I don't know if the Gators will beat the Mustangs the way they beat Tekamah-Herman, but Wisner-Pilger should be able to win this one rather handily.
Waterman, Labenz, Ruskamp, Jayden Raabe, and others have to have nice games for the Gators.
Wisner-Pilger has to come out and dominate from the start, and never allow Stanton to be in the game.
The Gators have turned in a lot of complete game performances this season, and I look for Wisner-Pilger to turn in another one Thursday night.
I look for the Gators to not only win this game, but win it big.
A lot of players should see the floor for Wisner-Pilger in this game, and it should be a great game all the way around for the Gators.
I don't know how much mercy or sympathy Wisner-Pilger will show the Mustangs in this game so it will be interesting to see how much the Gators win by.
I think Wisner-Pilger has a chance to win this game by at least 25-30 if not more.
The Gators have been dominant in certain games this year, but I feel Wisner-Pilger can be even more dominant than they have been.
Either way this game with Stanton should be a great way for the Gators to enter the Holiday Break.
This game with the Mustangs should be fun as should the Shootout on the Elkhorn at Wisner-Pilger next week.
Things get tougher for Wisner-Pilger after this game with Stanton so the Gators need to play well.
The Wisner-Pilger Girls Basketball Team lost 53-46 at home to Oakland-Craig Thursday night, 62-54 at Wayne Friday night, and 52-46 at home to Arlington Tuesday night.
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.
Wayne got out to a quick start offensively, taking a 37-21 lead into halftime. The Blue Devils held a double digit lead throughout much of the second half. The Gators went on a run late, but couldn’t cut the deficit closer than eight points.
Jordan Wegner and Ariel Meyer each had 13 points to lead Wisner-Pilger, while Maci Batenhorst added 11.
It has been tough sledding for the Gators lately without the services of Alexis Heller.
Wisner-Pilger (2-4) takes on Stanton (7-0) on the road Thursday night.
The Mustangs topped Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 48-45 on the road Tuesday night.
Stanton appears to be legit and the real deal once again this year, and so far have proven to be the best team in the conference.
I think the Gators can still compete and make things interesting though.
Wisner-Pilger is a better team than their record indicates, in my opinion.
The Gators have lost to some good teams, and came close to beating 2-4 Lutheran High Northeast.
Wisner-Pilger has been very competitive in all of their games this season, and I look for this game with the Mustangs to be decided by single digits.
I think Stanton will win, but anything can happen, especially in a rivalry game.
The Mustangs have played a lot of games lately, and sometimes coming off a big emotional win like Stanton had on Tuesday takes its toll on a team.
The Gators could be seeing the Mustangs at a better time though I would say.
Wisner-Pilger is banged up while Stanton is 7-0 and rolling.
It's a rivalry game though, and the Gators have to dig deep and play a great game.
Wegner, Meyer, and Batenhorst have to step up and have big games for Wisner-Pilger, and the Gators have to challenge the shots of Jessie Brandl, Hannah Heppner, Liz Christensen, Bree Burtwhistle, and others.
It's going to be important for Wisner-Pilger to play well on both ends of the floor, in my opinion.
If the Gators struggle on one end or both ends of the floor then it could be another tough game and long night for Wisner-Pilger.
But if the Gators make good, smart, crisp passes, work the ball around the perimeter and in the post for good, open shots, get to and convert at the free throw line, make their layups, as well as box out and rebound well, and pressure the ball tightly and create turnovers, then they may have a chance to pull off the upset.
Wisner-Pilger has to play with a spark and a fire lit under them.
The Gators have to play with the mindset that they can win and have nothing to lose, because both things certainly hold true.
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