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Thursday’s non-conference bout with the Wood River Eagles proved to be a battle of two halves for the Sutton Mustangs, as a slow start out of the gate would see the Mustangs hold a narrow 21-15 lead over the three-win Eagles.

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The 2020 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest is set for Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Sutton High School gym. Boys and girls, ages 9-14, are invited to participate. 

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Two more wins have been added to the now 6-5 Cardinals, following trips to Red Cloud and Kenesaw Jan. 10-11.

From the start Harvard had the upperhand after a 16-5 lead in the first quarter and a narrow 9-7 lead in the second.

A couple of 11-point scores in the third and fourth quarters squashed the Warriors chances of earning the win, as Red Cloud had four and 13 points in the final half, with the Cards taking the 47-29 win.

Noah Okraska posted 14 points, making 6-13 (46%) attempts, one coming in via a 3-pointer and five of 11 from the free throw line.

In total, seven Cardinals contributed points, as Harvard went 20-52 (38%) in field goals. Four Cardinals contributed four points from the foul line via Okraska, David Reazola, Ethan Piper, and Ben Okraska.

In a big week of action, the Sutton Mustangs ran their season record to 9-2 with a trio of big wins.

Sutton opened the first full week of the new year with a 54-37 road win at Centura on Jan. 7, before returning home for the first time since Dec. 17, to take down a pesky Cross County squad 68-50, using a 17-5 fourth quarter run to gain the 18-point win on Jan. 9.

Friday night brought in Southern Nebraska Conference rival Centennial to the dome, with the Mustangs taking down the Broncos 59-52.

Sutton’s 17-point win at Centura opened with a 19-5 Sutton run, while a 15-9 Centura run in the second set up a 28-20 halftime lead for the Mustangs.

In second half action, Sutton, with an 18-11 third quarter run and an 8-6 fourth quarter edge, posted the 54-37 win.

Despite a tough 50-37 setback at the hands of Hastings St. Cecilia, the Sandy Creek Cougars ran their season record to 6-5 with a masterful 46-44 overtime win on the road over the 9-3 St. Paul Wildcats.

The loss to the Bluehawks on Jan. 9, would see the Cougars hit on 40 percent of their shots, making 14 of 35, but the hot handed Bluehawks outscored the Cougars in the first three quarters, 38-21, to put the game out of reach.

Sandy Creek held a 16-12 scoring edge in the fourth frame, but fell to 5-5 with the 50-37 road loss.

Sandy Creek struggled from three-point range, hitting just three of 16

(18.8%), while hitting on five of six foul shots.

Josh Shaw and Wyatt Mach paced the Sandy Creek scoring, with Shaw hitting for 12 and Mach for 10.

Micah Biltoft added eight, while Shaw led the Cougars in rebounds with nine.

After battling through perhaps the toughest Class C-2 schedule in the month of December, the Sutton Fillies have reeled off four straight wins, dating back to a 41-31 road win at Nebraska Christian on Jan. 3.

This past week, Sutton gained three important wins, as Sutton improved to 6-6 on the year, after a 46-36 win over Centura, a 47-36 win over Cross County and a 54-53 nailbiter over Centennial.

A trip to Centura on Tuesday, Jan. 7 earned the Fillies a hot start in their 10-point win over the Centurions, as Sutton outscored Centura 22-10 in the opening quarter. Sutton held a 28-20 halftime lead and then outscored the Centurions 18-16 in the second half to improve to 4-6 with the win.

Junior Kylie Baumert pulled off a double-double with a team high 22 points and 14 rebounds.

As a team, Sutton was 19-44 from the field (43.2%), while at the foul line, the Fillies were 8-15 (53.3%).

Senior Oscar Medina ran his record to 14-6 on the year by picking up a fourth-place finish in the 120-pound weight class, in action at the Pleasanton Invitational, this past Saturday, Jan. 4.

In the run to the fourthplace medal, Medina accounted for all 12 team points scored by the Cardinals, winning his first three matches, before falling by medical default in the final two matches.

Medina opened with a 3:35 pin over Gavin Losey of Hitchcock County, before pinning Gavin Goodner of the Kearney High Blue team in 1:10.

In the third round, Medina gained a 12-1 major decision over South Central Unified’s John Brodrick, winning 12-1, before falling by way of the medical default to Cole Kleint of Grand Island Central Catholic and to Daylon Weekly of Sandhills Valley.

Brett Dillman wrestled in the 126-pound class for the Cardinals, but came up short of a win in Pleasanton Saturday.

Sutton’s girls basketball team notched their third win in nine games, opening up the 2020 portion of the winter season with a 41-31 win over Nebraska Christian on the home floor of the Eagles on Friday, Jan. 3.

Playing without leading scorer Kylie Baumert, the Fillies received scoring from seven different players, led by junior Dayvie Perrien, who hit for 11 points in the win.

Xytlaly Bautista and Kate Griess both hit for nine points, while Julia George finished the night with six points.

The Fillies used a fivepoint, 9-4 run in the first quarter and a 15-8 fourth quarter run to seal the win.

Sutton held a 14-8 halftime lead, before Nebraska Christian cut into the six-point advantage by three with a 15-12 run to set the game at a 26-23 Sutton lead before the Fillies gained the seven-point run in the fourth quarter to seal the 10-point win and improve to 3-6, after running through a brutal December schedule of teams.

Sutton junior Joe Hinrichs joined the elite 100 wins club at Sutton High School during action at the Thunderbird Invitational, hosted by Johnson County Central High School on Saturday, Dec. 21. The milestone win for Hinrichs, shown above, came with a 3:54 pinfall win over Freeman High School’s Brody Dickinson, leading the junior 160-pound wrestler to the weight class gold medal and helping his Mustang teammates place second, behind the Yutan Chieftains, as Yutan held a narrow four-point margin over the Mustangs, 170-166.

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A brutal December has taken an early toll on the Sutton Fillies, falling to a strong group of state ranked teams, including two No. 1 ranked teams in Lincoln Christian and Hastings St. Cecilia. However, in action at the Grand Island Central Catholic Holiday Tournament, the Fillies gained their second win of the season, tripping up the Fullerton Warriors 46-32 in the tournament opener, played Friday, Dec. 27.

Junior Kylie Baumert and sophomore Julia George led the team in scoring with 16 and 11 points, respectively, while Xytlaly Bautista added eight tallies in the win.

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