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The Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals would spoil the Sandy Creek boys efforts to advance into the C2-9 Sub-District’s, with a come-from-behind 43-42 win in a game played at the C.L. Jones Middle School in Mindent Tuesday night.
The Cardinals, who would open the game with a 16-7 first quarter lead, would watch on as Sandy Creek, behind a 17-10 second quarter run and an 11-4 third quarter run, take a 35-30 lead into the final eight minutes of play.
The Cougars, with just over two minutes to play, owned a 42-36 lead over D-T, but a 7-0 run in the final minutes by the Cardinals would bring to a close the 2014-15 season for the Cougars, with a 10-15 record.
Junior Kendall Dickson led Sandy Creek’s scoring efforts with 13 points, while senior Brendan Lipovsky, powered by dunks in the second and third quarters, hit for 12 points in the loss.

The Sutton Mustangs Tuesday night began the post-season run with their ultimate goal, to capture the C2-3 sub-district title and earn a trip to the 2015 Nebraska State High School basketball championship, with a win in the C2-2 District final this coming Monday, March 2.
Tuesday’s first round bout as the top seed in the c2-3 Sub-District, however, started on a rather sluggish note for the Mustangs, as fourth seeded Tri County grabbed a hold of a 10-5 first quarter lead to put a little shock and awe in the Mustangs.
Sutton, however, calmed their jets in the second and began chipping away at the Trojans lead, working toward an eventual 45-32 win, improving Sutton to 15-9, with the win.
Sutton held a 20-15 halftime lead after outscoring Tri County 15-5 in the second quarter.
A 9-1 Mustang run in the third lifted Sutton to a 29-16 lead heading into the final eight minutes, where Sutton and Tri County both tallied 16 points to produce the 13 point Sutton win.