HOLDREGE – The Amherst boys will attempt to win their third straight conference championship after beating Ansley-Litchfield 70-28 while S-E-M edged Elm Creek 44-40 to advance to the Fort Kearney Conference title game.
The Amherst boys led from start to finish in their convincing win over Ansley-Litchfield Friday night. The Broncos cashed in on 14 three pointers and forced 19 turnovers to capture the victory. Amherst also held the Spartans to single digits scoring in every quarter except the third period. The Broncos would score 20 plus points in every period except the fourth. Individually, three seperate Amherst players scored in double figures, led by Tayje Hadwiger’s 18 points. He scored 14 in the third quarter to put the game away. Nolan Eloe would score 16 points and hit four three pointers and Austin Adelung knocked in five triples to finish with 15 points. In the losing effort, Leyton Rohde scored 13 points for Ansley-Litchfield.
The S-E-M boys had to sweat out the victory and needed a late layup from Jayson Guthard to help give the Mustangs the win. Elm Creek grabbed an early lead but S-E-M would go on a 13-0 run and eventually build a 12 point lead. After scoring 19 points in the first quarter, the Mustangs struggled to score the rest of the contest and eventually saw the Buffaloes retake the lead in the fourth quarter. Both teams would trade leads in the final period and Elm Creek would have multiple opportunities to secure the lead at the free throw line, but failed to do so. With less than 30 seconds to play and a tie game, Guthard would score on a layup to give the Mustangs the lead. Elm Creek on the ensuing possession would inbound the ball but eventually turn it over and Noah Eggleston would score to secure the victory. In the win, Guthard led S-E-M with 12 points. Kellen Eggleston chipped in nine points and Jace Rosentreader finished with eight points. The Mustangs gave away the ball nine times. Elm Creek was led by Trent Watkins who finished with 12 points. Kade Sindt scored seven points. The Buffaloes finished 6-15 from the free throw line and 14 turnovers.
Up next: Amherst and S-E-M will play for the FKC championship Saturday at 8 p.m. from Holdrege High School. Listen the game on 880 AM KRVN, 106.9 FM and krvn.com. Elm Creek and Ansley-Litchfield will play in the third place game at 4 p.m. from Holdrege.
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