Howells-Dodge Game Story Credit: Joel Janecek
The Clarkson/Leigh Boys Basketball Team lost 61-59 to Bancroft-Rosalie in the East Husker Conference Tournament Semifinals from West Point-Beemer Friday night in action aired on 107.9 the Bull before falling 69-39 to Howells-Dodge in Saturday’s 3rd Place Game at Midland also aired on the Bull. The Patriots then fell 49-25 at Pierce Tuesday night in action also aired on the Bull.
The Panthers jumped out to a 17-5 lead on the Patriots at the end of one. Clarkson/Leigh outscored Bancroft-Rosalie 21-12 in the 2nd quarter to make it a 29-26 game at halftime.
B-R won the 3rd quarter 13-12 to extend their lead to 42-38 at the end of three.
The Patriots won the 4th quarter 21-19.
Kyle Kasik had 19 points and 9 rebounds while Drew Beeson was also in double figures with 15 points. Kyle Holmberg added 9 points while Mason Whitmore recorded 8 rebounds.
The Jaguars raced out to a 16-5 lead after the first quarter, and expanded their advantage to 34-25 at halftime.
Howells-Dodge continued their dominance, outscoring the Patriots 22-15 in the third quarter and 13-9 in the fourth quarter.
Kasik had 14 points for the Patriots, and Whitmore added 12. Beeson tallied 7 while Holmberg compiled 7 rebounds.
The Bluejays led 17-8 after one and 32-16 at halftime.
Pierce won the 3rd quarter 10-6 to extend their lead to 42-22 at the end of three.
The Bluejays won the 4th quarter 7-3.
Whitmore posted 10 rebounds.
Rough stretch of games for the Patriots.
Clarkson/Leigh (12-8) takes on Stanton (8-12) on the road Thursday night.
The Mustangs won 55-37 at home over Winside Tuesday night.
This figures to be an interesting and competitive game.
These two are rivals of sorts and I look for the game to be super close and competitive.
I think Clarkson/Leigh can bounce back and get back on track with a win, but it won’t be easy.
The Mustangs are a better team than their record would indicate and will be very tough without a doubt.
It’ll be a good one that’s for sure.
I look for the game to be decided by single digits, perhaps even by 5 points or less.
This is a big game from a Football perspective too as the Patriots went into Stanton and whooped up on the Mustangs in the Semifinals this past fall on their way to the D-1 State Title.
