Inman sophomore Kaitlynn Goalden dribbles against a Little River defender on Friday. (Mike Courson) |
The Berean Academy basketball squads continued to win last week. The Warrior girls remain unbeaten, and the Berean boys have now won 17 straight.
Inman
The Lady Teutons are picking up steam heading into the post-season. The girls beat Marion 44-41 on Tuesday, then downed Little River 41-27 on Friday to improve to 9-10 on the year. Friday, Inman trailed 11-7 after one quarter, but turned that around for a 19-18 halftime lead. After taking a 28-25 advantage into the fourth quarter, the girls took off for a 14-point win. Sophomore Kaitlynn Goalden scored all of her 12 points in the second half.
“This year, she’s been knocking down some threes in the second half of the season,” said Lady Teuton coach Jeff Friesen. “She’s real good at driving the ball. The fact that she can make a three now, people have to come out and play her.”
Abby Ropp added nine points and led Inman with five rebounds. Staci Schroeder finished with seven points, and Madi Tuxhorn five points.
The Inman boys fell to Marion 54-50, before holding off Little River 36-33 on Friday. The Teutons led 12-4 early in that game. Little River battled back to tie things at 26 heading into the final quarter. Sophomore Justin Friesen’s three put the Teutons back on top, and Inman coach Brett Froese decided to hold the ball against the Redskin 3-2 zone.
“We just didn’t have very good movement,” Froese said. “That 3-2 zone, game tied, I didn’t really like it too much. I figure if it was tied or with the lead, I’m going to try and make them do something a little bit different. It could have backfired on me, but it ended up working out.”
The move used time but neither team capitalized. Josh Miller’s three gave the Teutons a 36-33 lead with 1:08 to play. The junior missed two free throws down the stretch, but Little River’s two three-point tries at the buzzer missed.
Miller finished 4-of-6 from behind the arc to lead all scorers with 14 points. Friesen and Jonathan Landeros each added seven points.
Moundridge
The No. 4 Wildcat boys rebounded from a loss to pick up two wins and improve to 15-3. The squad downed Ell-Saline 64-41, then beat Peabody-Burns 71-39 on Friday. The Wildcats doubled-up Peabody 20-10 in the first quarter and rolled to a 38-16 halftime lead. Trey Unrau led a trio of double-figure scorers with 21 points. Cooper Wedel and Tyler Kaufman each added 12 points.
The Lady Wildcats also picked up two wins, beating No. 10 Ell-Saline 39-38, then dominated Peabody 52-33. Friday, Moundridge outscored the Warriors in each of the first three quarters, taking a 28-14 advantage into the half, and a 45-20 lead into the fourth quarter. Brooke Holloway paced the Cats with 22 points, and Mackenzie Suderman added 12 points.
Berean Academy
The No. 4 Lady Warriors moved to 19-0 last week with two wins. The girls cruised to a 55-22 win against Sedgwick, then knocked out formerly-ranked Remington 55-40. The Warriors needed both halves to down the Broncos on Friday. Trailing 19-18 at the half, Berean clamped down defensively, allowing just 21 second half points while tallying 37 points. Mallory Zuerecher paced the team with 13 points. Kayla Wilgers and Carrie Unruh each scored 11 points, and Libby White finished with 10 points.
The No. 2 Berean boys also won twice last week, extending their win-streak to 17 games with a 43-40 win over Sedgwick, and a 39-30 win at Remington on Friday. The Warriors led 20-12 at the half. Remington cut the lead in half with a quarter to play before Berean outscored the Broncos 15-10 to seal the win. Cameron Rust hit two threes and led the Warriors with 16 points.
Sedgwick
The Cardinal boys had another rough week, dropping both games and losing in four of their last five contests to fall to 11-6. Tuesday, the squad fell to No. 2 Berean Academy 43-40. Friday, they lost to Olpe 49-43. Tuesday, the Cardinals were poised to end Berean’s 16-game win-streak. Sedgwick took a 31-29 lead into the fourth quarter before falling by three points. Logan Thompson led the team with 12 points, and Daniel Vogt finished with nine points.
The Lady Cardinals had to battle two of the top teams in Class 2A, falling to No. 4 Berean 55-22, and losing to No. 2 Olpe 66-36 on Friday. Sedgwick never managed more than seven points in a quarter on Tuesday, falling behind 31-11 by halftime. Annabelle Little paced the team with seven points, and Jamie Lovett added six points. Audrey Bebermeyer grabbed a team-high five rebounds.
Hutch Trinity
The Lady Celtics (10-7) went 1-1 last week, downing Bennington 41-34 on Tuesday, but slowing things down in a 26-21 loss to Hoisington on Friday. Trinty managed just two points in the first quarter, then rebounded to take a 12-10 lead into the break. The Celtics lost the lead for good with 1:52 to play in the game.
The Celtic boys woes continued last week with two losses. Trinity has now dropped six of its last seven games. Both losses last week were within reach as the Celtics fell to Bennington 45-42, and lost to formerly-ranked Hoisington 38-37. Trinity held a 22-21 lead at the half, but scored only three points in the first 11 minutes of the second half as Hoisington built a 34-26 lead. Trinity capped an 11-0 run with a steal and layup from Dustin Ohl with 2:42 to play. Hoisington scored twice for a one-point advantage, and Trinity’s final shot was blocked. Cordell Brening paced the Celtics with 10 points. Alec Mailloux had 10 rebounds in the loss.
Marion
The Marion boys picked up two wins to improve to 10-8. They edged Inman 54-50 on Tuesday, then handed Bennington a 41-36 loss on Friday. Inman outscored the Warriors in three of the four quarters Tuesday, but it was a 23-point second quarter that lifted Marion to a 29-20 halftime lead. Michael Antoscyk led the squad with 15 points. Jacob Harper added 13 points.
The Lady Warriors dropped both of their games last week, falling to 2-16 on the year. Inman needed overtime to beat Marion 44-41, then the girls came up just short in a 51-48 loss to Bennington. Tuesday, Marion held a 31-24 lead heading into the final quarter. Inman doubled-up the Warriors 14-7 in the final eight minutes to force the extra frame where they pulled away for the win. Whitney Gordon scored 19 points in the loss.
Remington
The Lady Broncos had a chance to step into an HOA title. That would have meant handing No. 4 Berean Academy its first loss. Instead, the Warriors outscored Remington 37-21 in the second half for a 55-40 win. The Broncos did beat Canton-Galva earlier in the week, and are now 16-3 overall, 7-2 in league play. Despite a slow start Tuesday, Remington led 20-9 at the half, then outscored the Eagles 10-3 in the final quarter to secure the win. Jessi Green and Lauren Berg each tallied 12 points in the win, and Berg capped off a double-double with 12 rebounds. Quin Tillotson scored seven points in the win.
The Remington boys (14-5, 7-2) had a similar week, falling to No. 2 Berean 39-30, but dominated Canton-Galva 62-18 earlier in the week. The Broncos wasted no time in that win, leading 19-4 after eight minutes, and taking a 33-12 lead into the half. Senior Caleb Cherryholmes had the hot-hand, going 6-of-12 from the outside to lead the team with 20 points. Caleb Tanner added 18 points and eight rebounds. Paul Janzen and Kyle Regier each finished with seven points, and Regier also grabbed eight boards.
Canton-Galva
The Eagle boys fell to 2-17 on the year with a 62-18 loss to Remington on Tuesday, and a 45-29 defeat to Goessel on Friday. Canton-Galva had trouble scoring all night on Tuesday, scoring eight points in their best quarter, and putting only six points on the scoreboard in the second half. Nick Vogts scored 10 of the squad’s 18 points.
The Lady Eagles remain winless on the year, falling to 0-19 with a 42-25 loss to Remington on Tuesday, and a 34-29 loss at Goessel on Friday. Canton-Galva was able to hang around on Friday, trailing 20-9 at the half, then outscoring Remington 13-12 in the third quarter. MaKenzie Farnham led the team with 10 points. Erika Smith and Caley Johnson each recorded six points. Leah Schmitz rounded out scoring with three points.
Bennington
The Bulldog boys split their games last week, beating Trinity 45-42 on Tuesday, then falling to Marion 41-36 on Friday. Bennington is now 9-10 on the year. Tuesday featured a close game throughout. The Celtics led 7-6 after one quarter, and held that one-point advantage at the half. Trinity added another point to the lead in the third quarter before Bennington outscored the Celtics 16-11 in the final eight minutes for the win. Derek Stanley went 9-of-13 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points. He added five steals and five assists to his stat sheet on the night. Zach Weis finished with 14 points and led the Bulldogs with seven rebounds.
The Lady Bulldogs went 1-1 last week, moving to 5-14 on the season. The girls fell to Trinity 41-34 on Tuesday, then edged Marion 51-48 on Friday.
