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Tuesday sports shorts (1/18/2005): Colby tourney, McCook soph/frosh boys, NCTA, Eustis-Farnam
McCook boys,
girls competing
at Colby Orange
and Black Classic
The McCook High School boys and girls basketball teams are slated to compete at the 2005 Colby Orange and Black Classic Thursday through Saturday.
The McCook boys (4-8) will play Liberal in the first round at 4:45 p.m. at the Colby Community Building.
The Bison girls (2-12) will play Ponca City, Okla., at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at the Colby High School gym.
Other schools competing are Goodland, Ulysses, Colby, Beloit and Scott City.
McCook soph
boys down
Chase County
The McCook High School sophomore boys basketball team handed Chase County-Imperial a 66-55 loss Monday night at the MHS gym.
"We got off to a good start in the first quarter and then had a big third quarter," said McCook coach Matt Wiemers. "The team did a god job of finding open spots against their zone. We didn't play well on defense, as we gave up way too many points and fouls."
The Bison shot 54 percent from the field and 57 percent from the free throw line.
"It was another great team effort and the guys did a good job of playing unselfish basketball," Wiemers said. "John had a huge game, as he recorded our team's first double-double (points-rebounds).
"When we score offensively as a team, John and Brock are big keys to our success. John plays solid defense and does a great job of rebounding. The team played well and continue to show positive signs of improvement."
McCook evened its record at 2-2. The Bison host North Platte next Monday.
McCook stats:
John Swanhorst 18 pts, 11 rebs, 1 steal
Josh Cherry 14 pts, 4 assts, 1 steal
Brett Burton 11 pts, 6 rebs, 5 assts, 1 steal
Andy Lambing 11 pts, 6 steals, 3 assts, 2 rebs
Nate Berry 8 pts, 2 rebs, 1 steal
Brock Hubert 4 pts, 6 rebs, 4 steals, 1 asst
David Swisher 0 pts, 1 reb, 1 steal
McCook 9th grade
boys rip
Chase County
The McCook High School freshmen boys basketball team routed Chase County-Imperial 61-35 Monday at home.
Brady Dame led the Bison with 16 points, including 8 in the third quarter.
Andrew Reitz added 11 points, Eric Rippen 9, J.D. Stone 8, Chance Unger 7, Kendall Foster 5, Tyler Budke 2, Justin Spector 2 and Mitch Green 1.
Rony Sieperda led the Longhorns with 17 points.
"The boys played very well defensively and in the transition game," said McCook ninth grade boys coach Bill Beckenhauer.
The Bison, 6-1, will host North Platte Gold Jan. 28.
NCTA teams
post 1-2 mark
for weekend
CURTIS -- The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture men's basketball reserves and varsity posted a 1-2 mark during weekend games.
The NCTA Aggie junior varsity defeated Platte Valley Bible College 101-98 Thursday.
On a trip to South Dakota, the Aggie varsity lost 95-91 to Sinte Gleska Friday and 98-94 to Ogala Lakota of Pine Ridge Saturday.
Josh McClain led the NCTA JV with 29 points, followed by Cody Haiar with 25 and Seth Domek 22. McClain also had 12 rebounds.
In the Sinte Gleska game, B.J. Luke led the NCTA varsity with 29 points and McClain had 22. Haiar pulled down 13 rebounds.
"An inability to stop the long pass and to hit the lay-ins made a considerable difference in the game," said NCTA coach Del Van Der Werff.
Six players scored in double figures in the Ogala game, led by Luke with 26 points. Matt Klima added 16, Zak Herrington 15, Ryan Sedlacek 13 and McClain 10.
The Aggies committed 23 turnovers, but shot 53 percent from the floor.
The Aggies were without the services of Seth Swanson for the weekend because of an injury. Van Der Werff said the Stockville native should be ready to play Thursday when the Aggies play Nebraska Christian at Norfolk.
Tip-off is 6:30 p.m.
Eustis-Farnam
boys lose
to Callaway
CALLAWAY -- The Eustis-Farnam boys basketball team lost at Callaway 44-30 Friday night.
The Knights shot 20 percent from the field (9-of-45) and were outscored 13-2 in the third quarter.
Jeff Loshonkohl led the Knights with 14 points. Tyler Thulin added 7, Dere Williams 4, Evan Wach 3 and Sean Sabin 2.
Williams pulled down 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots and had 3 steals. Thulin had 7 rebounds and Wach blocked 2 shots.
"I was very pleased with our performance," said Eustis-Farnam boys coach Grant Mollring. "We need to start shooting the ball better if we hope to remain in the for four quarters.
"After a big stumble at Trenton, this was definitely a step forward."