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Cardinals fall to 2-7 on the year

Cardinals fall to 2-7 on the year
Cardinals fall to 2-7 on the year

The Harvard Cardinals fell to 2-7 on the year with a 45-32 loss to Kenesaw and a 55-39 loss to Hampton in the Harvard Holiday Tournament Dec. 29-30. Above, Cohen Reutzel grabs a rebound during action against Hampton, while below, Ethyn Whetstine-Jones looks to score for the Cards. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

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Cougars split with Centurions, Pioneers

Cougars split with Centurions, Pioneers

Defensive pressure like this from Jacob Petr (13), and Owen Oglesby (5) helped the Sandy Creek Cougars hold off the Centura Centurions in the first round of the Blizzard Blowout Holiday Tournament at Sandy Creek with a 50-37 victory. Fort Calhoun claimed the tournament championship with a 46-37 win over the Cougars, dropping Sandy Creek to 7-2 on the year. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars split with Centurions, Pioneers

Senior Zach Corman pressures this Centura player during the opening round of the Blizzard Blowout Holiday Tournament at Sandy Creek. Corman had two key three-point shots to help spur the Cougars to a 13-point win over the Centurions Dec. 29. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Friday the Cougars took on the Centura Centurions and came out on top 50-37.

The game was a slugfest from the beginning, with the Cougars pulling away in the fourth quarter with the help of some key steals and easy fast break points to come away with the win.

A key player for the night was Oliver Oglesby as he had 18 points and shot lights out shooting 80 percent for the night and had nine rebounds and two steals.

Ethan Shaw poured in 16 points, as Oglesby and Shaw combined for 34 of the Cougars’ 50 points in the win.

The Cougars came away with 25 rebounds, 17 defensive, and eight offensive rebounds.

Sandy Creek had 14 steals. The Cougars ball movement was good that night finding the open man and getting easy buckets, and they came away with 11 assists, led by Kaeden Schmidt with three.

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Mustangs 4th during Sutton duals

Mustangs 4th during Sutton duals

Sutton freshman, Griffin Bergen was a perfect 5-0 in action during the Sutton Duals, Tuesday, Dec. 19. Here, Bergen works towards a 1:35 pinfall win over Centennial’s Parker Dishman in the 175-pound weight class. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Mustangs 4th during Sutton duals

Sutton junior Billy Marshall won four of five matches in action at home during the Sutton Duals, held Tuesday, Dec. 19, gaining a pair of pinfall wins, and two forfeit wins during the tournament. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sutton Mustangs wrestling team earned fourth place overall in the 2023 Sutton Duals home tournament, Tuesday, Dec. 19.

The Mustangs won two of their five duals, defeating both Exeter-Milligan/Friend, 60-9, and the Freeman Falcons, 54-12.

Thayer Central earned a 45-18 victory on the mats over Sutton, while Centennial, who placed first in the final overall standings, beat the Mustangs, 46-24, with the Wood River Eagles capturing a narrow three-point, 39-36 win over the Mustangs.

SUTTON 60-EMF 9

106- Double forfeit.

113- Double forfeit.

120- Korey Poppe, wins by forfeit.

126- Lane Shore, wins by forfeit.

132- Connor Hinrichs, wins by forfeit.

138- Shawn Westmoreland, wins by forfeit.

144- Landon Scheidemann, wins by forfeit.

150- Airan Herndandez, wins by forfeit.

157- Javin Jordan, wins by forfeit.

165- Brody Schelkopf falls to Dayton Kremer (EMF),

0:56.

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Cougar wrestlers host lone home action of the season Dec. 21

Cougar wrestlers host lone home action of the season Dec. 21

Sandy Creek’s Rowan Jarosik got his first taste of live action this season, after nursing a significant leg injury during the state track and field championships last May in Omaha. Here, Jarosik works his way towards a 16-1 technical fall win over Red Cloud/Blue Hill’s Chase Ostdiek in the 150-pound weight class during Sandy Creek’s only home event of the season. MELISSA WHITEFOOT | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sandy Creek Cougars wrestling team hosted their only home action of the 2023--

24 season, Thursday, Dec. 21, hosting the Cross County/Osceola matmen, and the Warcat wrestling team, made up by wrestlers from Red Cloud and Blue Hill High Schools.

Sandy Creek gained a narrow 30-28 win over CCO in the opening dual of the meet, while Red Cloud/Blue Hill registered a 42--

20 win over the Cougars.

SC 30 • CROSS COUNTY/OSCEOLA 28 106- Double forfeit.

113- Double forfeit.

120- Double forfeit.

126- Double forfeit.

132- Devin Nuttelman (CCO) won a major decision over Connor Rempe (SC), 11-0.

138- Jed Berggren (CCO), wins by forfeit.

144- Zaeden Hughes (CCO), wins by forfeit.

150- Rowan Jarosik, wins by forfeit.

157- Liam White (CCO), wins by forfeit.

165- Richard Hauck (SC) pins Paxton Burke (CCO),

0:44.

175- Calob Troy (CCO), wins by forfeit.

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Hot shooting D-T Cards hand Cougars their 1st loss of the season

Hot shooting D-T Cards hand Cougars their 1st loss of the season

Even a tough defensive stand by the Sandy Creek boys basketball team couldn’t keep the steamrolling offense of Doniphan-Trumbull from taking care of business in a 57-34 loss to the Cardinals. Pictured JASON BROCKMAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Cougar boys basketball team had a true test of their abilities Tuesday, Dec. 19, as the fast-paced Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals came calling on Sandy Creek, in the Cougars Den.

Sandy Creek was unable to find their rhythm offensively, and dropped a 57-34 decision to the Cardinals, dropping Sandy Creek to 6-1 after their first loss of the young 2023-24 season.

Doniphan-Trumbull played an up-tempo game and could really shoot from the three-point line and the Cougars just couldn’t find the bottom of the net.

Sandy Creek was 15-40 from the field (37.5%), and missed all four of their attempted foul shots, while sinking four of 15 threepoint shots (26.7%).

The Cougars’ leading scorer was junior Jack Clark, as he had 12 points, while sophomore Oliver Oglesby added 10 points in the loss.

Sandy Creek brought down 17 rebounds with junior Ethan Shaw leading the Cougars with six.

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Fillies crush BDS 41-21

Fillies crush BDS 41-21

Kaci Yost (30), and Madylinn Bautista (25) clamp down on the defense during the Fillies’ 41-21 win over BDS Dec. 12. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

It didn’t take the Sutton Fillies long to establish their dominance during their Dec. 12 home clash with the Bruning-Davenport/ Shickley girls, as the Fillies pressed hard on both the offensive and defensive side of the game to produce a crushing 41-21 win over the Eagles to improve to 4-1 on the year.

Sutton held the Eagles to just six first half points, while outscoring BDS 17-6 during the first-half.

The offens and defens continued into the third quarter, where the Fillies held a 15-6 scoring edge to lead 32-12 going into the final eight minutes. Both teams tallied nine fourth quarter points to produce the 20 point win for Sutton.

Sophomore Miranda Nuss led all scorers in the game, hitting for 13 points, while shooting 75 percent, making six of eight shots, and hitting on one of two foul shots.

Juniors Jacee Haight and Avery Robinson added eight points each to the win.

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Cougars hold off late Holdrege run, win 43-36

Cougars hold off late Holdrege run, win 43-36

Junior Ethan Shaw looks to score two of his 10 points in Sandy Creek’s 43-36 win over Holdrege, Tuesday, Dec. 12 in the Cougars Den. Jacob Petr (13) is also shown for the Cougars. JASON BROCKMAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars won a physical battle against the Holdrege Dusters, Tuesday, Dec. 12, as Sandy Creek held off a fourth-quarter Dusters rally to claim a 43-36 victory and run their record to 5-0, while taking over the top spot in the Nebraska School Activities Association’s power points standing in Class C-2.

In the first half ,it was a tight one with Cougars winning the paint battle and the Dusters starting to fall back on the three-point shot. Sandy Creek, behind a 13-11 first-quarter run, and an 8-5 secondquarter run held the halftime lead, 21-16.

Right out of halftime break, the Cougars came out running, outscoring Holdrege 12-5 in the third quarter but the Dusters refused to quit, as Holdrege played a very physical fourth-quarter, as the Cougars were rushed and couldn’t get their offense rolling, as they did in the first three quarters, but coming down the stretch Sandy Creek made some key free throws to close out the game and gain the seven-point win.

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Mustangs hold off BDS Eagles 48-45

Mustangs hold off BDS Eagles 48-45

Junior Aidan Jones tossed in 21 points during Sutton’s 48-45 win over BDS inside the Sutton Dome, Tuesday, Dec. 12 to lead the Mustangs to a 2-2 record at the time. ANDI LANDENBERGER | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

In the final home game for the 2023 portion of the Sutton Mustangs basketball season proved to be a big night, as the Mustangs drew their young season record to an even 2-2, after holding off the Bruning-Davenport/Shickley Eagles 48-45 in the Sutton Dome, Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Sutton raced out to a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, and held a 23-18 halftime lead before the Eagles battled back in the third quarter to cut Sutton’s lead to just one point at the end of the third, 34-33.

Sutton then stretched their eventual winning margin to three points with a 14-12 fourth-quarter run.

Junior Aidan Jones went wild from the floor, hitting on eight of 12 shots, including a 5-7 effort from three-point land to score 21 points.

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Cougars run record to 4-0 last week with wins over Broncos and Huskies

Cougars run record to 4-0 last week with wins over Broncos and Huskies

Defensive pressure and a hot shooting hand by Ethan Shaw led the Cougars to their current 4-0 record with a 65-40 win over Shelby-Rising City Saturday, Dec. 9. Here, Shaw, right, attempts to deflect a pass with his foot, while Oliver Oglesby (25) adds pressure in the first half of the 25-point win. Shaw finished with 25 points in the victory. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Cougars run record to 4-0 last week with wins over Broncos and Huskies

Owen Oglesby got a break-away dunk against Shelby-Rising City in the first half of the Cougars’ 25-point win over the Huskies. Oglesby finished with nine points in the win. TORY DUNCAN | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

The Sandy Creek boys basketball team snuck away with a nail-biting double overtime win Thursday, Dec. 7, against the Centennial Broncos, as Sandy Creek claimed a low-scoring 3734 win to remain unbeaten at 3-0 in the Southern Nebraska Conference clash at Centennial.

It was a defensive showdown between the two teams, as in the first quarter the game was tied at five before the Cougars found a little rhythm in the second and third quarters, to hold a 30-27 lead, but the Broncos hung around all game to outscore Sandy Creek 5-2 in the fourth quarter and force overtime.

In the first bonus period, nobody scored, so the two teams headed to a second “free basketball” period where the Cougars got some open driving lanes and made some easy buckets, and made a couple offree throws to pull out the 37-34 overtime win.

Ethan Shaw finished the game with a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Sandy Creek finished with 33 total rebounds.

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Mustang wrestlers battle in always tough Wood River Invite, head to Johnson Co. Central Saturday

Mustang wrestlers battle in always tough Wood River Invite, head to Johnson Co. Central Saturday

The Sutton Mustangs, fresh off of a runner-up finish at the season-opening Harvard Invitational, Dec. 2, entered into what could possibly be one of the toughest regular-season meets of the 2023-24 season.

The Wood River Invitational boasts the names of some traditionally rich wrestling programs, with the likes of Aquinas Catholic, O’Neill, Valentine, and Amherst, and the action proved to be tough for the Mustangs, especially without two of their leaders, Korey Poppe and Landon Scheidemann, who missed the tournament for the national finals rodeo in Las Vegas.

Nonetheless, Sutton tallied 37 team points, but would fall short of having a medalist in Wood River, while placing 14th in the 18-team meet.

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