The GACC Boys Basketball Team won 55-45 at home over Crofton on Saturday, December 14th.
The Bluejays led 15-7 after one. The Warriors outscored GACC 17-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 24-23 lead into the locker room.
The Bluejays doubled up Crofton 20-10 in the 3rd quarter to regain the lead at 43-34 at the end of three.
GACC won the 4th quarter 12-11.
Cody Steffen had 15 points and 8 rebounds while Ben Ulrich notched 12 points. Casey Doernemann chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds while Nate Niewohner totaled 7 points. Adam Reeson posted 7 rebounds.
Solid win and solid finish to the pre-Christmas Holiday Schedule for the Bluejays.
GACC (3-2) takes on Howells-Dodge (5-3) in the first round of the Homer Holiday Tournament on Saturday.
The Jaguars downed Clarkson/Leigh 77-61 at home on Saturday.
This should be a really good game that I feel can go either way.
You have to worry about a bit of a slow start for the Bluejays given how long they have been off.
GACC should be fine though as they had a lot of time to practice before the moratorium and had today to get in the gym as well.
I don't think there's any doubt that the Bluejays can win this one.
It should be a heck of a game and battle, and could come down to the wire and be decided in the final minutes.
The winner will likely get BRLD for the Championship, and playing and upsetting the Wolverines is a very tall task as well.
GACC has to worry about Howells-Dodge right now though.
A win over the Jaguars would be big, and the Bluejays can definitely do it.
GACC is an improved team from the last couple of years, in my opinion, and should have a lot of confidence coming into this one.
The Bluejays are already doing better than they have the past couple of years.
GACC is accustomed to playing for championships, and that's exactly what the Bluejays have to strive for in this tournament.
GACC has to expect to play for the championship against BRLD or Homer, and has to expect to compete in that game if not win it as well.
The Bluejays have a lot of pride and storied tradition, and I look for that to be on full display on Saturday.
GACC has a big opportunity in front of them, and has to make the most of it.
Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Homer.
The GACC Girls won 52-42 at home over Crofton on Saturday, December 14th before downing Winnebago 68-40 at home last Thursday night, and Norfolk Catholic 50-44 at home on Saturday.
The Bluejays led the Warriors 9-6 at the end of one before Crofton won the 2nd quarter 15-14 to make it a 23-21 game at halftime.
GACC won the 3rd quarter 12-11 to extend their lead to 35-32 at the end of three.
The Bluejays outscored the Warriors 17-10 in the 4th quarter.
Sophia Hass had a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds while Kate Gnad registered 11 points and Brenna Rief added 10.
GACC doubled up the Indians 16-8 in the 1st quarter. Winnebago won the 2nd quarter 11-10 to make it a 26-19 game at halftime.
The Bluejays outscored the Indians 27-12 in the 3rd quarter to extend their lead to 53-31 at the end of three.
GACC won the 4th quarter 15-9.
Rief led the way with 16 points while Hass posted another double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds. Livia Hunke recorded 14 points while Gnad had 10. Brandi Doernemann chipped in 8 points while Erica Engelmeyer pulled down 7 boards.
The Bluejays went up 20-8 at the end of one on the Knights. Norfolk Catholic won the 2nd quarter 12-11 to make it a 31-20 game at halftime in favor of GACC.
The Knights won the 3rd quarter 10-8 to cut the deficit to 9 at 39-30 at the end of three.
Norfolk Catholic outscored the Bluejays 14-11 in the 4th quarter.
Hass had 20 points and 8 rebounds while Doernemann and Marissa Hunke each had 10 points. Rief added 9.
Great wins for GACC, especially the win over Crofton.
The Bluejays (6-1) take on Howells-Dodge (1-7) in the first round of the Homer Holiday Tournament on Saturday.
The Jaguars lost 53-36 at home to Clarkson/Leigh on Saturday.
GACC should be able to roll to a big win in this one I would think.
Howells-Dodge is young, and has struggled so far.
It's looking like the championship could very well be the Bluejays against BRLD.
GACC has to come out and dominate and play suffocating, championship defense.
The Bluejays also have to get out in transition and run, run, run.
I was really impressed with GACC's offense against Winnebago.
I feel the Bluejays will play an exceptional game on Saturday, and win.
The championship game on Monday would be a heck of a game if it's BRLD against GACC.
It would be a preview of what could come in Sub-Districts.
The Bluejays have to worry about beating the Jaguars first though as do the Wolverines with Homer.
Still though one can't help but get excited about the potential matchup with BRLD in the Championship.
A lot of really good basketball figures to be played in this tournament the next couple of days, and a good chunk of it by both GACC teams.
The Bluejays have to play with a lot of confidence and energy, and be excited about the opportunity that lies in front of them.
GACC has to take advantage of the opportunity in front of them, and get to Monday's Title game.
The Bluejays not only have to beat Howells-Dodge, they need to do it convincingly.
I feel whoever plays better on Saturday between GACC and BRLD, if one plays better than the other, will have more momentum on their side heading into Monday's Championship game should both win.
Saturday's contest is set to tip-off at noon in Homer.
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