The Wisner-Pilger Boys lost 58-38 at Oakland-Craig last Thursday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull before falling 64-37 at Wayne Friday night. The Gators then won 67-46 at home over Stanton Tuesday night.
Oakland-Craig got out to a red hot start, taking an early 13-0 lead. Wisner-Pilger finally scored its first points of the game with 17 seconds left in the first quarter, making it 13-2.
The Gators came alive in the second quarter, scoring 15 points, but O-C led at halftime 29-17.
Wisner-Pilger opened the third quarter with a 7-0 scoring run, and would eventually cut their deficit to seven points, But O-C was able to pull away again, and led 41-30 after the third period.
The Knights then outscored the Gators 17-8 in the fourth.
Spencer Batenhorst had 10 points for Wisner-Pilger.
The Blue Devils went up 6-5 at the end of the 1st quarter, and outscored the Gators 21-10 in the 2nd quarter to take a 27-15 lead into the locker room.
Wayne won the 3rd quarter 16-10 to go up 43-25 at the end of three.
The Blue Devils outscored Wisner-Pilger 21-12 in the 4th quarter.
The Mustangs went up 12-11 at the end of one. The Gators won the 2nd quarter 14-9 to pull ahead 25-21 at halftime.
Wisner-Pilger won the 3rd quarter 20-17 to increase their advantage to 45-38 at the end of three.
The Gators outscored Stanton 22-8 in the 4th quarter.
Good win over a rival after losing a couple of tough ones.
Wisner-Pilger concludes the pre-Christmas Holiday Schedule with a 3-3 record.
It has been a fairly decent start to the season for the Gators.
Wisner-Pilger is young and has a new coach so not bad all things considered.
The Gators take on Ponca (5-2) in the first round of the Wisner Holiday Tournament on Tuesday.
The Indians won 50-43 at Battle Creek Tuesday night.
On the other side is Neligh-Oakdale and Wakefield so Wisner-Pilger has two tough games on their hands regardless.
The Gators have to build off what they did against Stanton and pick things up.
Wisner-Pilger has to raise their level of play, and play great basketball next week.
Of course this tournament is weather permitting, but hopefully mother nature cooperates and doesn't dump a bunch of snow in the region.
That's not something we can control though so the Gators have to be ready for whatever situation presents itself.
In the meantime, the kids have to enjoy the time off with their families or whatever it is that they do during this pandemic, and have to do everything they can to remain healthy.
Tuesday's game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. in the Swamp.
The Wisner-Pilger Girls lost 55-38 at Oakland-Craig last Thursday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull before falling 55-42 at Wayne Friday night. The Gators then beat Stanton 48-45 at home Tuesday night.
In the Oakland-Craig game, both teams took a little while to get their scoring going, but O-C would eventually build a 10-2 lead, before Maggie Schweers converted a three-point play for the Gators as time expired in the quarter, making it 10-5.
The Knights outscored the Gators 19-8 in the second quarter, and Oakland-Craig led 29-13 at halftime.
Wisner-Pilger played an improved second half on offense, but Oakland-Craig still proved to be too much.
O-C led 41-23 after the third quarter. The Gators won the 4th quarter 15-14.
Lindsey Kneifl had 16 points for Wisner-Pilger.
The Blue Devils tripled up the Gators 12-4 in the 2nd quarter. Wayne won the 2nd quarter 13-10 to take a 25-14 lead into the locker room.
The Blue Devils won the 3rd quarter 11-8 to go up 36-22 at the end of three.
Wisner-Pilger won the 4th quarter 20-19.
Good job by the Gators beating Stanton and competing decently against both the Knights and Blue Devils.
Wisner-Pilger (2-4) takes on Ponca (8-0) in the Wisner-Pilger Holiday Tournament on Tuesday.
The Indians won 64-51 at Battle Creek Tuesday night.
A definite challenge in this one for the Gators.
On the other side is Wakefield and Neligh-Oakdale.
The Trojans are 5-2 while the Warriors have been very competitive at 1-5.
The Gators have their work cut out for them whoever they play on Wednesday.
This is a challenging tournament for Wisner-Pilger, but as a competitor you welcome any challenge.
The Gators have to play tough, and can't back down from whoever they play in this tournament whatsoever.
Game time on Tuesday is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at the Swamp.
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