The Emerson-Hubbard Boys Basketball Team routed Winside 62-16 on the road on Thursday, December 20th before winning 66-26 over Elgin Public/Pope John at the Madison Holiday Tournament on Saturday The Pirates lost 53-40 to Burwell in the Championship game on Monday.
Emerson-Hubbard led the Wildcats 26-7 at the end of one, and outscored them 24-3 in the 2nd quarter to take a 50-10 lead into the locker room.
The Pirates doubled up Winside 8-4 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 58-14 at the end of three.
Emerson-Hubbard won the 4th quarter 4-2.
Jacob Kneifl had 16 points and 7 rebounds while Nolan Belt notched 16 points. Spencer Burcham totaled 10 while Hunter Schock chipped in 9.
The Pirates doubled up the Wolfpack 20-10 in the 1st quarter. Emerson-Hubbard then won the 2nd quarter 12-8 to take a 32-18 lead into the locker room.
The Pirates outscored Elgin Public/Pope John 18-5 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 50-23 at the end of three.
Emerson-Hubbard outscored the Wolfpack 16-3 in the 4th quarter.
Belt finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds, good enough for a double-double, while Kneifl had 21 points and 9 rebounds. Mason Hall chipped in 8 points.
The Pirates jumped on the Longhorns 13-5 at the end of one only to see Burwell outscore them 21-9 in the 2nd quarter to go up 26-22 at halftime.
The Longhorns outscored Emerson-Hubbard 13-4 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 39-26 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 14 points and in 4th quarter.
Belt had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds while Hunter Schock totaled 9 points.
It was nice to see the Pirates notch a couple of wins under their belt.
Emerson-Hubbard (2-6) takes on Siouxland Community Christian, IA on the road Friday night.
This figures to be a pretty even matchup on paper.
I don't know much about Siouxland Community Christian, but the Pirates just have to continue to do the things they did in their wins in this game Friday night.
The Eagles are classified as D-1 in Nebraska so this should be a pretty even matchup for Emerson-Hubbard.
The Pirates got through an extremely tough stretch of games, and now have a bunch of games coming up that can be wins.
It all starts on continuing to do what they've done in their two wins.
Emerson-Hubbard has to find a way to keep getting over that hump and taking steps and making strides as a program.
A win over Siouxland Community Christian, IA would go a long ways in helping the Pirates' confidence down the line I feel.
These out of state matchups are always interesting because you don't know what to expect from the other team.
I'm sure there's been a lot of research and film study done on the Eagles, and I'm sure Emerson-Hubbard has a good game plan in place by now.
The more film that is watched on these guys the better off the Pirates are going to be.
Emerson-Hubbard has to know their tendencies, and must take away the things their players do well.
Exploiting Siouxland Community Christian's weaknesses could be vital and important for the Pirates also.
Most importantly though Emerson-Hubbard just has to play their game and stay within themselves.
The Pirates can't go out there and do anything crazy just because they're playing a team from Iowa.
Emerson-Hubbard has to do what they've been doing all season and they should be fine.
This game is a big chance and an excellent opportunity for the Pirates to pick up a win, and Emerson-Hubbard has to find a way to get the job done.
The Emerson-Hubbard Girls won 57-17 at Winside on Thursday, December 20th before losing 61-37 to Elgin Public/Pope John at the Madison Holiday Tournament on Saturday, and beating the host Dragons 42-29 on Monday for third place.
The Pirates got up 10-2 after one on the Wildcats before Emerson-Hubbard won the 2nd quarter 11-7 to take a 21-9 lead into the locker room.
The Pirates outscored Winside 21-3 in the 3rd quarter to go up 42-12 at the end of three.
Emerson-Hubbard tripled up the Wildcats 15-5 in the 4th quarter.
Melanie Gentrup totaled 22 points while Addison Mackling notched 19 points and 7 rebounds. Stephanie Ferusca added 7 points while Taylor Daum and Brynn Schock registered 9 rebounds each.
The Wolfpack got out to a 21-3 lead on the Pirates at the end of one before outscoring Emerson-Hubbard 20-9 in the 2nd quarter to take a 41-12 lead into the locker room.
Both teams scored 13 points in the 3rd quarter to make it a 54-25 game at the end of three in favor of Elgin Public/Pope John.
The Pirates won the 4th quarter 12-7.
Gentrup led the way with 16 points while Mackling recorded 11. Schock posted 9 rebounds while Ferusca chipped in 7.
Emerson-Hubbard got out to a 9-7 lead on the Dragons after one before winning the 2nd quarter 8-5 to take a 17-12 lead into the locker room.
The Pirates won the 3rd quarter 8-7 to extend the lead to 25-19 at the end of three.
Emerson-Hubbard outscored Madison 17-10 in the 4th quarter.
Schock registered 14 points and 17 rebounds while Gentrup had 14 points. Daum added 14 rebounds.
Good play from the Pirates against Winside and Madison.
Emerson-Hubbard (4-4) takes on Siouxland Community Christian, IA on the road Friday night.
I don't know a ton about the Eagles, but this figures to be a good and close contest.
The way and manner in which the Pirates have been winning lately should give them quite a bit of confidence in this one.
A couple girls recently joined the team so Emerson-Hubbard now has 8 girls out for the team.
That should and maybe already has improved depth and energy.
It should only make the Pirates that much more fresh and ready to go.
Emerson-Hubbard has to treat this game with Siouxland Community Christian the same they would any other game against a Nebraska team.
The Pirates shouldn't be overhyped or too psyched up just because they're playing a team from out of state.
It's exciting to play someone you never play though.
It's a unique opportunity for Emerson-Hubbard, and the Pirates need to come out and play a good game.
Emerson-Hubbard has to continue building upon the things they've already done and make them even better.
The Pirates appear to be on a good pace to do some damage this season before things are all said and done.
Emerson-Hubbard is getting better, and has to continue to find ways to improve constantly.
The Pirates have to continue to get the most out of themselves and each other.
Emerson-Hubbard has to keep maximizing their potential and playing up to their full capability.
I've been impressed with the Pirates this year.
In my opinion, they are doing well for only having 8 girls out for the team, and less girls out to start the season.
Emerson-Hubbard has to keep it up.
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