The Clarkson/Leigh Boys Basketball Team is off to a 1-1 start, losing 77-34 at home to defending Class D-1 State Champion Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in Friday night's season opener, and then downing Madison 64-44 on the road Saturday.
The Bulldogs led 14-10 at the end of one and won the 2nd quarter 17-11 to take a 31-21 lead into the locker room.
Things got away from the Patriots and unraveled in the 3rd quarter as H/LHF outscored them 31-8 in the period to go up 62-29 at the end of three.
The Bulldogs tripled up Clarkson/Leigh 15-5 in the 4th quarter.
Jarred Novotny had 16 points while Carter Hanel and Eli Hays had 8 and 7 rebounds, respectively.
The Patriots got off to a strong start against the Dragons too, going up 14-2 at the end of one and outscoring Madison 15-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 29-10 lead into the locker room.
The Dragons won the 3rd quarter 17-11 to make it a 40-27 game at the end of three.
Clarkson/Leigh outscored Madison 24-17 in the 4th quarter.
Hays had 21 points and 9 rebounds while Novotny totaled 17 points and 7 rebounds. Hanel added 7 points and 15 rebounds while Lance Paprocki notched 7 points.
Really when you look at it the Patriots have played 6 good quarters of basketball out of 8 so far.
Clarkson/Leigh (1-1) plays host to Oakland-Craig (0-2) Tuesday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Knights lost 47-38 at home to Logan View/Scribner-Snyder in Thursday night's season opener, and fell 76-70 at home to Boys Town on Saturday.
Oakland-Craig was coming off a long football season though, and isn't your typical 0-2 team.
The Knights beat the Patriots pretty good last year if I remember so Clarkson/Leigh definitely has their work cut out for them.
But if the Patriots play the way they did against the Dragons and in the first half against the Bulldogs then I feel they have a chance to do well Tuesday night.
Clarkson/Leigh is down a couple guys in Tommy McEvoy and Isaak Wiese, and it could be that way all year long.
I felt like the Patriots were much more efficient offensively on Saturday than they were Thursday though.
Some of that is probably due to who Clarkson/Leigh was playing, but a lot of credit should go to the Patriots as well.
Clarkson/Leigh has to play good defense Tuesday night though.
Oakland-Craig likes to get out and run and gun and if the Knights play the way they did against Boys Town, at least from an offensive standpoint, then they're going to be very tough to beat.
The Patriots have to come into this game unnerved and fearless though.
Clarkson/Leigh has to give the Knights their best shot and all they can handle and then some.
The Patriots have to defend their home court and play with lots of fire, pride, toughness, tenacity, grit, and passion.
Clarkson/Leigh has to try and put on a show for the hometown crowd, and try and go out there and win a basketball game against a very good and quality opponent.
The Patriots have to go out there and give it their all and see the ball come off their hands and stare at the hoop when they shoot.
Clarkson/Leigh also has to follow their shot and get after loose balls and hustle and rebound well also.
Tip-off from Clarkson is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. on the Bull.
The Clarkson/Leigh Girls are also off to a 1-1 start as the Patriots lost 48-41 at home to Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family in Friday night's season opener before winning 69-31 at Madison on Saturday.
The Bulldogs held a 15-9 lead after one, and won the 2nd quarter 10-7 to take a 25-16 lead into the locker room.
Both teams scored 12 points in the 3rd quarter, and it was a 37-28 game at the end of three in favor of H/LHF.
Clarkson/Leigh won the 4th quarter 13-11.
Kennedy Settje had 12 points while Cassidy Hoffman registered 7.
The Patriots held a 27-8 lead at the end of one against the Dragons, and won the 2nd quarter 18-11 to go up 45-19 at halftime.
Clarkson/Leigh outscored Madison 15-8 in the 3rd quarter to lead 60-27 at the end of three.
The Patriots won the 4th quarter 9-4.
Ashlynn Novotny had 17 points while Hoffman totaled 13. Settje recorded 10 while Alissa Kasik had 8. Kim Stodola chipped in 7.
I feel like Clarkson/Leigh has played really good basketball the last 6 quarters.
The Patriots (1-1) host Oakland-Craig (2-0) Tuesday night in action that can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The Knights dominated Logan View/Scribner-Snyder and Boys Town over the weekend.
This will be Oakland-Craig's first real test, however.
The Knights boast three very talented freshmen, but I don't think they've gone up against a defense as tough as Clarkson/Leigh's, at least not yet.
It's the Patriots' job to make them uncomfortable and frustrated.
Last year's game was close and tight, and we'll see if Clarkson/Leigh can get over the hump this time.
I feel they can if they play the way they have the last six quarters.
Oakland-Craig is a very good team on both ends of the floor though so beating them will not be easy.
I think it's an advantage for the Patriots being at home though as opposed to being on the road and the game being in Oakland.
I think offense and scoring will be big in this one for Clarkson/Leigh though.
The Patriots have to find ways to manufacture points, and have a lot of girls score like they did against Madison.
Clarkson/Leigh has to slow the game down and control pace.
The Patriots can't get into a track meet with the Knights.
If Clarkson/Leigh can make this a halfcourt game and grind things out, I feel they might be able to win.
But if the Patriots turn the ball over and Oakland-Craig gets numerous transition layups and buckets then it could be the type of result Clarkson/Leigh doesn't want to see.
Applying ball pressure and handling the ball will be important for the Patriots, and for both teams for that matter.
But Clarkson/Leigh has to really play suffocating defense.
I think post play will be big in this one as well.
The Knights have a couple of solid post players in Makenna Pearson and Jeannina Blahak.
Guard play figures to be big too as Oakland-Craig has a lot of good guards, including Kennedy Benne.
Tip-off from Clarkson is set for 6:00 p.m. on the Bull.
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