Guardian Angels Central Catholic Boys beat David City Aquinas; Girls 3-0 in last three games

The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Boys got back on track Saturday with a 53-51 home overtime win over David City Aquinas.

The Monarchs led 13-12 after one. The Bluejays won the second quarter 13-11 to go up 25-24 at halftime.

David City Aquinas outscored GACC 21-19 in the third quarter to lead 45-44 at the end of three.

The Bluejays scored 5 fourth quarter points and held the Monarchs to 4 to tie the game at 49 and send it into overtime.

GACC doubled up David City Aquinas 4-2 in the extra session.

The Bluejays played a real good game on Saturday. Hopefully the win gets things headed back in the right direction for GACC.

The Bluejays (9-3) host Boone Central/Newman Grove (7-3) Saturday night.

The Cardinals won 60-55 at O'Neill Monday night.

That was certainly a huge win for Boone Central/Newman Grove, and the Cardinals figure to have some momentum heading into this game.

It should be a good battle between two teams who are very capable of playing well on any given night.

It's a tough game to call in terms of trying to predict who is going to win. I would say there's a slight advantage for GACC playing at home, but given what Boone Central/Newman Grove did Monday night, I'm not so sure.

The Bluejays have played well in their last few home games even though they lost to Norfolk Catholic in one of those games.

I think GACC will play well again Saturday night, I'm just not sure if their efforts will yield them a win.

The Bluejays are certainly capable of winning, but this Cardinals' team appears to be legit and the real deal.

It's going to come down to who executes best and who wants it more. A mistake here or there could be the difference in the game.

Catch Saturday night's game on 107.9 the Bull. It's set to start after the girls game, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

It should be a good game.

The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Girls continue to amaze, defeating David City Aquinas 60-29 at home on Saturday, Bishop Neumann 63-22 on the road Tuesday night, and Winnebago 87-42 at home Thursday night.

The Bluejays led the Monarchs 19-4 after one. GACC tripled up David City Aquinas 21-7 in the third quarter to lead 40-11 at halftime.

The Bluejays won the third quarter 16-13 to go up 56-24 at the end of three.

The Monarchs notched 5 fourth quarter points to GACC's 4.

The Bluejays jumped out to a 20-2 lead on the Cavaliers at the end of one. GACC won the second quarter 14-9 to take a 34-11 lead into the locker room.

The Bluejays outscored Bishop Neumann 18-7 in the third quarter to go up 52-18 after three.

GACC notched 11 fourth quarter points while the Cavaliers scored 4.

The Bluejays jumped out to a 28-9 lead on the Indians at the end of one. GACC won the second quarter 28-15 to take a 56-24 lead into the locker room.

The Bluejays outscored Winnebago 19-5 in the third quarter to go up 75-29 after three.

The Indians put up 13 fourth quarter points to GACC's 12.

Katey Brown led the way with 19 points. Emily Reeson added 16 while Katie Steuter and Lauren Wobkin notched 12 apiece. Kate Knobbe registered 11 while Lexis Haase had 7.

The Bluejays have continued to play amazing basketball. I must say I'm surprised at how bad GACC beat Neumann. I thought that game would be a lot closer than it was.

The Bluejays (12-0) host Boone Central/Newman Grove (1-9) Saturday evening.

The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season Monday night, winning 51-48 at O'Neill.

Boone Central/Newman Grove will no doubt be playing with a little more confidence than they were prior to the win over the Eagles.

And the game might be a little bit closer than it would have been had the two teams played say last week, but I don't think it's going to matter much.

GACC is a well oiled machine, and nobody has been able to top them this season.

The Bluejays have had an absolutely incredible season, and it will be interesting to see if GACC can keep the magic going.

I don't see why they can't. I fully expect the Bluejays to roll to a big win on Saturday and improve to 13-0 on the year.

GACC has so many different girls that can hurt you offensively and defensively, and the Bluejays just keep coming at you.

This team is going to be very tough for anyone to beat. Kearney Catholic comes to town in a couple of weeks, and even though GACC has a couple of difficult games before they play the Stars, the Bluejays should be undefeated when Kearney Catholic comes to town.

GACC should be proud of the way they've dominated this season, but needs to keep the foot on the accelerator as the job is not done yet.

Listen to Saturday's game on 107.9 the Bull. It's set to begin at 5:30 p.m.

Oakland-Craig Boys 0-3 in last three games; Girls 3-0 in same span

The Oakland-Craig Boys went 0-2 last week and are 0-1 so far this week, falling 75-58 at home to Stanton Friday night, Winnebago 91-48 Saturday night, and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 64-45 Tuesday night.

Stanton led the Knights 16-15 after one. The Mustangs outscored Oakland-Craig 23-9 in the second quarter to take a 39-24 lead into the locker room.

Stanton won the third quarter 19-15 to go up 58-39 at the end of three.

The Knights notched 19 fourth quarter points compared to the Mustangs' 17.

Garrett Seagren led the way with 25 points. Carter Thiele notched 16 while Evan Reinert recorded 11.

The Indians led the Knights 27-16 after one. Winnebago won the second quarter 23-15 to go up 50-31 at halftime.

The Indians outscored Oakland-Craig 32-9 in the third quarter to lead 82-40 at the end of three.

Winnebago scored 9 fourth quarter points compared to 8 for the Knights.

Thiele had a team-high 14 points while Seagren and Reinert totaled 12 and 8, respectively.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 19-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Oakland-Craig won the second quarter 15-11 to make it a 30-23 game at halftime.

Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family outscored the Knights 15-9 in the third quarter to lead 45-32 at the end of three.

The Bulldogs put up 19 fourth quarter points while Oakland-Craig scored 13.

Seagren had a game-high 18 points and 9 rebounds while Thiele added 14 points. Reinert registered 7 rebounds.

The Knights really struggled defensively, and even offensively, against all three teams. Oakland-Craig just hasn't been able to keep up the same level of play they had in the early part of the season.

The Knights (4-9) look to snap a three-game losing streak Friday night when they take on Bancroft-Rosalie (7-4) on the road.

The Panthers lost 45-42 at home to West Point-Beemer on Saturday.

Like Oakland-Craig, Bancroft-Rosalie has struggled as of late.

This is definitely a matchup between two teams who could really use a win.

Both teams have scorers, although I think the Panthers might be a stronger defensive team.

When both teams are on, they are on, but when they are off, they are off.

There's plenty of talent and athleticism on both teams, it simply comes down to which team utilizes its strengths better.

So far, Bancroft-Rosalie has probably had the better season, but both teams have played great at times and struggled at others.

Inconsistency has reared its ugly head on both teams, and neither team has had the easiest time as of late.

A win would be big for either team. I'm not sure who needs this one more.

It's going to be awfully difficult for the Knights to win, especially with the game being in Bancroft, but anything can happen in this game.

Perhaps this is the game that gets Oakland-Craig back on track, we will see.

The Oakland-Craig Girls went 2-0 last week, and are 1-0 so far this week, downing Stanton 45-32 at home Friday night, Winnebago 61-45 Saturday night, and Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 57-45 Tuesday night.

The Knights doubled up the Mustangs 12-6 in the first quarter. Oakland-Craig outscored Stanton 15-10 in the second quarter to take a 27-16 lead into the locker room.

The Knights won the third quarter 12-5 to go up 39-21 at the end of three.

The Mustangs notched 11 fourth quarter points compared to 6 for Oakland-Craig.

Dacey Nelson had a game-high 18 points. Brynn Charling totaled 7.

Oakland-Craig led the Indians 20-9 at the end of one. The Knights won the second quarter 10-9 to lead 30-18 at halftime.

Oakland-Craig outscored Winnebago 14-5 in the third quarter to go up 44-23 at the end of three.

The Indians notched 22 fourth quarter points compared to 17 for the Knights.

Emma Reinert posted a game-high 19 points and 14 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Nelson finished with 12 points while Charling had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Bailey Charling chipped in 9 points.

The Bulldogs led Oakland-Craig 12-9 at the end of one. The Knights won the second quarter 15-8 to lead 24-20 at halftime.

Oakland-Craig outscored Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 17-9 in the third quarter to go up 41-29 at the end of three.

Both teams scored 16 fourth quarter points.

Nelson had a game-high 18 points while Reinert totaled 12 points and 9 rebounds. Brynn Charling recorded 12 points.

The Knights are playing great basketball right now. Oakland-Craig is playing at a very high level.

The Knights (10-2) take on Bancroft-Rosalie (3-8) in Bancroft Friday night.

The Panthers lost 55-43 at home to West Point-Beemer on Saturday.

Bancroft-Rosalie isn't a bad team, but the Panthers have certainly had their struggles so far this season.

Bancroft-Rosalie has the potential to start games off well, but for whatever reason can't sustain the same level of play throughout an entire contest.

Oakland-Craig is catching the Panthers at a good time. This couldn't be a more favorable matchup for the Knights.

I look for Nelson, Brynn and Bailey Charling, Reinert, and others to keep things up with their offensive prowess.

I also look for Olivia Bures and Melanie Snader to get into the act.

A lot of players should see the floor for Oakland-Craig Friday night.

I expect nothing but a big win for the Knights. Oakland-Craig appears to be the real deal.

The rest of the season is pretty difficult for the Knights so Oakland-Craig needs to win this game big to set the tone for the rest of the year.

The Knights have a big game with Tekamah-Herman on Tuesday.

Stanton Boys and Girls 2-1 in last three games

The Stanton Boys won once and lost once last week, and are 1-0 so far this week as the Mustangs downed Oakland-Craig 75-58 on the road Friday night, lost 43-28 at home against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on Saturday, and won 72-32 at home over Plainview Tuesday night.

Stanton led the Knights 16-15 after one. The Mustangs outscored Oakland-Craig 23-9 in the second quarter to take a 39-24 lead into the locker room.

Stanton won the third quarter 19-15 to go up 58-39 at the end of three.

The Knights notched 19 fourth quarter points compared to the Mustangs' 17.

Myles Nickolite had a team-high 25 points. Mitchael Sieh added 17 points and 8 rebounds while Kyle Sperl notched 17 points and 7 rebounds.

The Mustangs and Raiders were tied at 9 at the end of one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder won the second quarter 9-5 to lead 18-14 at halftime.

The Raiders outscored Stanton 11-7 in the third quarter to go up 29-21 after three.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder doubled up the Mustangs 14-7 in the fourth quarter.

Sieh had a team-high 11 points for Stanton.

Stanton tripled up the Pirates 18-6 in the first quarter. The Mustangs outscored Plainview 20-8 in the second quarter to take a 38-14 lead into the locker room.

Stanton won the third quarter 18-10 to go up 56-24 at the end of three.

The Mustangs doubled up the Pirates 16-8 in the fourth quarter.

Nickolite led the way with 20 points while Sperl had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Trey Erbst added 11 points while Christian Stallbaum notched 8. Brooke Klinetobe registered 7 points while Henry Bohac totaled 9 rebounds.

I'm not sure what happened to Stanton against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder. The Mustangs played great basketball against Oakland-Craig and Plainview.

Stanton (11-3) takes on Boone Central/Newman Grove (7-3) on the road Friday night.

The Cardinals picked up a huge 60-55 win at O'Neill Monday night.

The Mustangs lost 76-50 to the Eagles, and could have a huge challenge on their hands.

It's going to be very important for Stanton to show up and play a good game given what Boone Central/Newman Grove did Monday night.

The Mustangs have to play the way they did against Oakland-Craig and Plainview. Stanton can't afford to have a repeat of the Logan View/Scribner-Snyder game.

Nickolite, Sperl, Stallbaum, Sieh, and Klinetobe all need to have big games scoring for the Mustangs.

Stanton is at their best when multiple players get in on the act.

Having three players in double figures and two in high single digits is a good recipe for success.

The Mustangs need to play the way they did on both ends of the floor against the Pirates. A 40-point win is a big deal regardless of who the opponent is.

Stanton has their work cut out for them with this game being on the road, but there's no doubt in my mind the Mustangs are capable of getting the job done.

It's just going to take a great game on Stanton's part.

The Stanton Girls also went 1-1 last week and are 1-0 so far this week as the Mustangs lost 45-32 at Oakland-Craig Friday night before downing Logan View/Scribner-Snyder 58-22 at home on Saturday. Stanton beat Plainview 53-48 at home Tuesday night.

The Knights doubled up the Mustangs 12-6 in the first quarter. Oakland-Craig outscored Stanton 15-10 in the second quarter to take a 27-16 lead into the locker room.

The Knights won the third quarter 12-5 to go up 39-21 at the end of three.

The Mustangs notched 11 fourth quarter points compared to 6 for Oakland-Craig.

Jessie Brandl had 9 points and 8 rebounds for Stanton while Hiliary Huss totaled 9 points.

In the final game of the week, on Saturday, the Raiders ran into a tough opponent in Stanton, and fell by a final of 58-22.

Stanton jumped out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter and the Raiders were unable to get back into the game.

Huss led all scorers with 28 points. Bree Burtwhistle added 9 while Brandl totaled 8. Hannah Heppner notched 8 rebounds.

The Pirates jumped out to an 18-10 lead on the Mustangs after one. Stanton outscored Plainview 15-7 in the second quarter to tie the game at 25 at halftime.

The Mustangs won the third quarter 14-11 to go up 39-36 at the end of three.

Stanton totaled 14 fourth quarter points while the Pirates notched 12.

Huss led the way with 23 points while Brandl registered 7 points and 9 rebounds.

The Mustangs played incredible basketball against the Raiders. Stanton struggled against Oakland-Craig and Plainview.

The Mustangs (9-5) take on Boone Central/Newman Grove (1-9) on the road Friday night.

The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season at O'Neill Monday night, winning 51-48.

Boone Central/Newman Grove has played some opponents tough this season, others they've laid down against.

The Cardinals haven't been the most consistent team this season, and have struggled against quite a few teams.

A win can sort of change momentum and the outlook for a team, and I'm sure Boone Central/Newman Grove will be playing with more confidence than they were in the 2015 part of the season.

I fully expect Stanton to win, but the game could prove to be more difficult than what it might have been a couple of weeks ago.

The Mustangs need to be ready to play a complete, four quarter game. Stanton can't afford to start off slow like they did against Oakland-Craig and Plainview.

The Mustangs need to get off to a fast start like they did against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

Huss needs to keep scoring at a high rate for Stanton and Burtwhistle and Brandl need to keep helping as well.

Eventually, Stanton needs to develop more scorers.

Logan View/Scribner Boys beat Stanton and Madison; Girls fall to Mustangs, beat Dragons

The Logan View/Scribner-Snyder Boys have caught fire as of late, defeating Stanton 43-28 on the road Saturday before downing Madison 58-21 at home Tuesday night.

The Mustangs and Raiders were tied at 9 at the end of one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder won the second quarter 9-5 to lead 18-14 at halftime.

The Raiders outscored Stanton 11-7 in the third quarter to go up 29-21 after three.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder doubled up the Mustangs 14-7 in the fourth quarter.

Ben Moxness had 12 points and 9 rebounds while Darnell Sims notched 12 points. Jacob Polk added 9 while Hunter Schlueter totaled 7 points and 8 rebounds.

The Raiders led the Dragons 10-4 at the end of one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder outscored Madison 20-3 in the second quarter to go up 30-7 at halftime.

The Raiders won the third quarter 19-4 to lead 49-11 after three.

Madison notched 10 points in the fourth quarter and held Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to 9.

Moxness led the way with 16 points. Sims added 9 while Conner Gralheer totaled 7.

The Raiders have continued to play at a high level. Things are really starting to come together for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

The Raiders (6-5) host Weeping Water (3-9) Friday night.

The Indians lost 50-35 at home to Mead Tuesday night.

It has been a difficult season so far for Weeping Water while Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is a team on the rise.

I fully expect the Raiders to come out and play well.

I don't forese a letdown by Logan View/Scribner-Snyder whatsoever.

Moxness, Sims, Polk, and Gralheer have to keep playing well for the Raiders, and if they do, look out for the Logan View/Scribner-Snyder.

It has been a thing of beauty to see this co-op work and thrive.

The players from each school are apparently getting along and working well together, and that's what you like to see when schools join forces.

I would say the Raiders are playing up to their potential and maximizing their abilities.

There's not a lot Logan View/Scribner-Snyder hasn't done well this season. Day-by-day, game-by-game, this team is getting better and better.

And as long as the Raiders continue to improve, I see Logan View/Scribner-Snyder being a factor in conference and sub districts.

In the final game of the week, on Saturday, the Raiders ran into a tough opponent in Stanton, and fell by a final of 58-22.

Stanton jumped out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter and the Raiders were unable to get back into the game.

Ashley Peters led the Raiders in scoring with 6 points. Other scorers included Sierra Beacom-5 points 4 steals, MacKenzy Schreck-3, Abby Kahlandt-2, Paige Heinke-2, Jamie Poppe-1.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder defeated Madison 38-22 at home Tuesday night.

The Raiders led the Dragons 12-2 after one. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder outscored Madison 12-4 in the second quarter to lead 24-6 at halftime.

The Raiders won the third quarter 9-8 to go up 33-14 at the end of three.

The Dragons notched 8 fourth quarter points and held Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to 5.

Kaylee Boyle led all scorers with 14 points.

The Raiders did a good job bouncing back against Madison after losing so big to the Mustangs.

Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (2-9) hosts Weeping Water (4-10) Friday night.

The Indians lost 47-17 at home to Mead Tuesday night.

I think the Raiders have a chance to pick up their third win of the year Friday night.

Weeping Water has lost seven in a row, and hasn't been real competitive in their losses.

The Indians have really struggled to score, scoring in the teens on multiple occasions and even single digits once this season.

It could be argued that Weeping Water is the better team defensively solely based on statistics.

I really like Logan View/Scribner-Snyder's chances of winning their second straight game though.

I just don't feel the Indians are playing good enough basketball right now to beat the Raiders.

I was real impressed with Logan View/Scribner-Snyder the other night, and I look for the Raiders to build on the Madison win, and find more success Friday night.

I look for Logan View/Scribner-Snyder to really get after things defensively, and do enough offensively to pick up the victory.

The Raiders are nowhere near where they want to be, but Logan View/Scribner-Snyder is making strides and taking steps in the right direction.

Pender Boys lose to Wakefield and Homer, beat Homer; Girls down Homer twice, lose close game to Emerson-Hubbard

The Pender Boys are 1-2 in their last three games, losing 70-49 to Wakefield on Friday and 70-51 to Homer on Saturday in the Bob Clough Post Holiday Tournament at Emerson before coming back and defeating the Knights 79-68 on the road Tuesday night.

The Trojans got out to a 23-7 lead at the end of one. Wakefield won the second quarter 15-14 to go up 38-21 at halftime.

The Trojans outscored the Pendragons 18-11 in the third quarter to make it a 56-32 game at the end of three.

Pender notched 17 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for Wakefield.

In the first matchup with Homer, the Knights jumped out to a 15-9 lead at the end of one. Homer outscored the Pendragons 23-12 in the second quarter to go up 38-21 at halftime.

The Knights won the third quarter 15-13 to make it a 53-34 game at the end of three.

Both teams scored 17 fourth quarter points.

In the second game, Pender led 24-22 after one. The Pendragons won the second quarter 17-15 to lead 41-37 at halftime.

Pender outscored Homer 20-11 in the third quarter to go up 61-48 after three.

The Knights put up 20 points in the fourth quarter while the Pendragons notched 18.

Head Coach Sean King says his team played well offensively.

"Yeah it was a great game. Our offense really started clicking. Had a couple boys that really showed up and had a couple of great performances. And I think we started playing well as a team so it was good to see."

James Bensen had 36 points and 14 rebounds in the win for the Pendragons.

Pender (2-11) hosts Lyons-Decatur Northeast (8-2) Friday night.

The Cougars fell 53-34 at Mead on Saturday after downing Tekamah-Herman 60-43 at home Friday night.

King says he likes the way his team matches up with the Cougars.

"I think we matchup pretty well. They come out, they play tough, they always have, and they've got some good post play, but I think we matchup pretty well. We've got some strong posts too, and have some guards that can play some good defense so it should be a good game."

Some players the Pendragons will have to try and contain include Alec Anderson, Marcus Hegy, Montana Riecken, Jon Christiansen, and Cole Christoffersen.

Pender has to have some confidence heading into this game. Anytime you score 79 points against a team you are doing something right.

The Pendragons certainly got hot last time out, and it will be interesting to see if Pender can continue their high scoring efforts Friday night.

I think this could be a very intriguing game. Lyons-Decatur Northeast is coming off a loss while the Pendragons won last time out.

A week ago I would of said no way Pender wins, but now I believe the Pendragons have a shot.

The Cougars will be tough, but I look for a good game between these two teams. I really think Pender may be starting to play their best basketball of the season right now.

The game is set to begin after the girls game, which is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. The games can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

The Pender Girls continue to play at a high level, knocking off Homer 78-39 Thursday night and falling 57-54 to Emerson-Hubbard on Saturday in the Bob Clough Post Holiday Tournament. The Pendragons won 70-42 at Homer Tuesday night.

In the first matchup with the Knights, Pender led 21-13 after one. Homer won the second quarter 14-8 to make it a 29-27 game at halftime.

The Pendragons outscored the Knights 19-8 in the third quarter to go up 48-35 at the end of three.

Pender scored 30 fourth quarter points and limited Homer to 4.

Hallie Ballinger had 20 points and 13 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Kam Anderson notched 17 while Justice Sorenson scored 15. Amber English notched 10 points while Cecelie Jacobsen ripped down 14 rebounds.

The Pirates led the Pendragons 14-8 at the end of one. Pender won the second quarter 17-13 to make it a 27-25 game at halftime.

The Pirates outscored the Pendragons 12-10 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 39-35 at the end of three.

Pender put up 19 fourth quarter points compared to 18 for Emerson-Hubbard.

Anderson led the way with 17 points while English totaled 14. Ballinger had 9 points and 12 rebounds while Jacobsen registered 9 points and 10 rebounds.

In the second matchup with the Knights, the Pendragons tripled up Homer 21-7 in the first quarter. Pender won the second quarter 17-14 to lead 38-21 at halftime.

The Pendragons outscored the Knights 22-10 in the third quarter to go up 60-31 at the end of three.

Homer put up 11 fourth quarter points compared to 10 for Pender.

Sorenson led the way with 26 points. English and Anderson added 12 points each while Ballinger recorded 7 points and 14 rebounds. Jacobsen added 11 rebounds.

The Pendragons have continued to play great basketball. Pender is playing at a high level right now, and did a great job keeping things close with Emerson-Hubbard and blowing out Homer.

The Pendragons (8-6) play host to Lyons-Decatur Northeast (9-2) Friday night.

The Cougars beat Mead 51-40 on the road Saturday after defeating Tekamah-Herman 56-52 at home Friday night.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast only has 9 girls on their varsity roster, but they have found ways to make the most of what they have.

Both teams are playing great basketball right now, and honestly I could see this game going either way.

This is a tough game to call as to trying to predict who wins and who loses.

I would have to give the slight advantage to the Cougars with the game being on their home floor, but Pender has a lot of offensive weapons.

Anderson, Ballinger, Jacobsen, English, and Sorenson are playing about as well as any group of individuals could be right now.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the Pendragons win.

It should be a great game between two outstanding teams. I think it could be a high scoring affair, but I could also see both teams clamping down on defense.

Either way I look for things to come down to the wire. It would really surprise me if this game isn't decided by single digits.

The game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. and can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.

Howells-Dodge Boys down Plainview; Girls beat Pirates and Lutheran High Northeast

The Howells-Dodge Boys defeated Plainview at home on Saturday, winning 49-35.

The Jaguars led the Pirates 13-7 after one. Howells-Dodge doubled up Plainview 12-6 in the second quarter to take a 25-13 lead into the locker room.

The Jaguars won the third quarter 11-10 to go up 36-23 at the end of three.

Howells-Dodge notched 13 fourth quarter points compared to 12 for the Pirates.

Tyler Polacek led the way with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Mitchell Prusa added 11 points while Nolan Lund had 8 rebounds.

Head Coach Cole Fischer on the win. "We came out played well in first half and got sloppy. Plainview played great in second half and we did not have an answer offensively. Overall, I'm very happy with this win."

Howells-Dodge (6-7) battles Wisner-Pilger (5-5) on the road Friday night.

The Gators downed Bancroft-Rosalie 50-41 on the road Thursday night.

Wisner-Pilger isn't a bad team, but they aren't great. The Gators have sort of been inconsistent this year, kind of like Howells-Dodge.

This is a toss up game if you ask me. The Jaguars have a lot to gain by winning and even playing this game for that matter while the Gators have a lot to lose.

Wisner-Pilger is expected to win being the bigger school.

That sort of pressure isn't on Howells-Dodge.

There shouldn't be any pressure on the Jaguars at all. Howells-Dodge should be able to go out and play their game, and treat the contest like any other.

The Jaguars have a lot to gain by playing and beating the Gators.

Wisner-Pilger doesn't have a lot lot to gain by beating Howells-Dodge.

This is just another game for the Gators.

The Jaguars have a real chance to earn some extra power points, and continue their winning ways.

Howells-Dodge didn't play bad on Saturday, but the Jaguars need to play much better Friday night if they want to knock off Wisner-Pilger.

The Howells-Dodge Girls defeated Plainview 50-15 at home on Saturday before knocking off Lutheran High Northeast 61-22 at home Tuesday night.

The Jaguars held a 18-5 advantage at the end of one against the Pirates. Howells-Dodge outscored Plainview 10-1 in the second quarter to lead 28-6 at halftime.

The Jaguars won the third quarter 13-3 to go up 41-9 at the end of three.

Howells-Dodge notched 9 fourth quarter points and held the Pirates 6.

Sam Brester recorded 20 points and 7 rebounds while Kalli Brester totaled 12 points.

The Jaguars led the Eagles 27-4 at the end of one. Howells-Dodge outscored Lutheran High Northeast 19-6 in the second quarter to take a 46-10 lead into the locker room.

The Jaguars won the third quarter 7-2 to go up 53-12 at the end of three.

The Eagles notched 10 fourth quarter points and held Howells-Dodge to 8.

Sam Brester finished with a game-high 17 points and 9 rebounds. Chelsea Bayer recorded 15 points while Macey Kulhanek added 8.

The Jaguars played tremendous basketball on Saturday and Tuesday. It's just what Howells-Dodge needed.

The Jaguars (9-3) take on Wisner-Pilger (7-4) on the road Friday night.

The Gators topped Bancroft-Rosalie 55-38 at home Thursday night.

This is going to be a difficult game for Howells-Dodge, in my opinion.

Wisner-Pilger has done some nice things this year, and has been a thorn in certain teams' backsides this season.

The Gators have played well this year, and perhaps have surprised some people.

The Jaguars should know all about Wisner-Pilger's exploits so far this season, and be ready to go four quarters with the Gators.

Howells-Dodge needs to play the way they did Saturday and Tuesday to pick up a win.

When the Jaguars play defense like that, they are going to be very difficult to beat.

It will be interesting to see if Howells-Dodge can maintain the high level of play they've had the last couple of ball games.

This Jaguars' team appears to be the real deal, and beating them is going to be quite difficult, in my opinion.

Howells-Dodge has Humphrey St. Francis on Saturday so neither game figures to be easy this weekend.

With that said, I think the Jaguars are very capable of winning both.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys beat Tekamah-Herman, fall to Mead; Girls beat both

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys Basketball team went 1-1 this past weekend, defeating Tekamah-Herman 60-43 at home Friday night before losing 53-34 at Mead on Saturday. Co-Head Coach Derek Lahm sums up his team's play.

"We're learning quite a bit. Tekamah we had some good moments, and we had some moments where we're still trying to learn and grow as a team. Against Mead we played really well for just over three quarters, and things just kind of didn't go our way. Breaks didn't go our way. And we end up losing by a pretty significant amount of points. But I think we gained quite a bit of things that we can work on, things that we need to improve, especially as we get going here in the conference season and conference tournament coming up."

The Cougars led the Tigers 11-2 after one. Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored the Tigers 18-11 in the second quarter to take a 29-13 lead into the locker room.

Tekamah-Herman won the third quarter 13-10 to make it a 39-26 game at the end of three.

The Cougars amassed 21 fourth quarter points while the Tigers scored 17.

Marcus Hegy finished with 24 points and 8 rebounds while Alec Anderson totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Raiders led Lyons-Decatur Northeast 7-3 at the end of one.

The Cougars won the second quarter 16-15 to make it a 22-19 game at halftime.

Mead outscored Lyons-Decatur Northeast 16-12 in the third quarter to go up 38-31 after three.

The Raiders notched 15 fourth quarter points and limited the Cougars to 3.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast played good basketball over the weekend. All was good minus the fourth quarter against Mead.

The Cougars (8-2) battle Pender (1-11) on the road Friday night.

Lahm says his team needs to be ready to play.

"They always come and they give us always a good battle. And so we really need to come out and play our brand of basketball. We kind of need to get back to just playing the hoops and getting people our matchups that we need to get the ball and just score and play defense with some intensity and fire."


Lyons-Decatur Northeast certainly needs to play well, and if they do, there's probably a good chance they will win.

The Pendragons have fought hard this season, their efforts just haven't yielded them much success.

Hegy, Montana Riecken, Anderson, Jon Christiansen, Cole Christoffersen, and others need to play well for the Cougars.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast needs to get back on track given the fourth quarter they had against the Raiders.

The Cougars need to come out and play well in all facets of the game to get back on the winning side of things.

One setback isn't the end of the world, but Lyons-Decatur Northeast needs to make sure they don't have another setback against Pender.



The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull following the girls game, which is set to begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Girls Basketball team is 9-2 on the season thanks to wins over Tekamah-Herman and Mead last weekend. Head Coach Rex Haskell says his team made things difficult on the Tigers on both ends of the floor.

"Well Tekamah's a team that always plays tough, and they got a good inside game, but our girls showed up and really clamped down on defense, and stopped their inside play, and made it difficult on them. And offensively we were aggressive and we looked to score, and they had trouble, so it was a good win."

The Cougars beat the Tigers 56-52 at home Friday night before downing the Raiders 51-40 on the road Saturday.

The Cougars led the Tigers 12-11 at the end of one. Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored Tekamah-Herman 15-8 in the second quarter to lead 27-19 at halftime.

The Tigers won the third quarter 17-15 to make it a 42-36 game at the end of three.

Tekamah-Herman notched 16 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for the Cougars.


Brianne Haskell led the way with 18 points. Lexie Bacon added 17 points and 9 rebounds while Kelly Wakeley notched 9 points. Mariah Jessen totaled 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Lyons-Decatur Northeast led the Raiders 8-6 at the end of one. The Cougars outscored Mead 17-10 in the second quarter to take a 25-16 lead into the locker room.

Both teams scored 7 third quarter points. Lyons-Decatur Northeast won the fourth quarter 19-17.

Wakeley had a team-high 12 points. Tessie Collins notched 11 while Jessen registered 10.

The Cougars played outstanding basketball last weekend. Lyons-Decatur Northeast picked up two huge wins.

The Cougars (9-2) battle Pender (8-6) on the road Friday night.






The Pendragons defeated Homer 70-42 on the road Tuesday night.

Haskell feels either team could win.

"I look for it to be a battle that could go either way. So it's just going to be who hits shots and who makes the fewest mistakes, and see what happens."


It will be important for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to slow down the Pendragons' offensive attack.

Pender has a number of players who can hurt people, including Justice Sorenson, Hallie Ballinger, Kamryn Anderson, Amber English, Rylee Lehmkuhl, and others.

This is going to be a very difficult game for the Cougars, in my opinion. The Pendragons have pushed some of the tougher teams on their schedule.

This should be a great game given the way both teams are playing right now.

I fully expect the game to go down to the wire. I think things could be decided on the final possession, or at the very least, the final seconds.

Emotions and energy should be high for this game. I fully expect both teams to get after one another.


Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m., and the game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.