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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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Four Sutton wrestlers would walk away from the Mustangs lone home meet of the season without a loss on their home mats, as Cory Carlson, Jarvis Smith, Joe Hinrichs and Adrian Hernandez all went 5-0 in the meet to help lead the Mustangs to a third-place finish in the six team duals meet.

Wood River claimed team gold, with Thayer Central finishing just ahead of the Mustangs at second.

Following Sutton was Centennial in fourth, Cross County/Osceola, fifth, and Freeman, sixth, overall.

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The Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association, in conjunction with the Nebraska School Activities Association has announced the 2019 Fall Sports Academic All-State Awards for the season past. In Clay County, 15 student athletes were honored for their performance in the classroom.

HARVARD

Harvard had four students earn six honors for the fall season, as Celina Chrisman and Ashley Nierman both were honored in two events, Chrisman in cross country and play production, while Nierman earned honors in volleyball and play production.

Elizabeth Fields and Ben Okraska were the other two students honored, Fields in cross country and Okraska in football.

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Following a tough 48-17 Southern Nebraska Conference loss at Centennial, Dec. 12, the Sandy Creek girls basketball team notched their first win of the season Saturday afternoon at Friend, thanks in big part to a 35-point, nine rebound game for junior Jaden Claycamp, to set the Cougars’ record at 1-3 during the young 2019-20 season.

Thursday’s trip to Centennial would see the Cougars struggle from the floor, shooting just 13.9 percent, hitting on just five of 36 total shots. Sandy Creek sank seven of 11 foul shots

(63.6%).

After an even first quarter that set the game at a 7-7 tie, Centennial went on a 24-1 scoring run in the second frame to take control of the SNC clash, leading 31-8 at the break.

The Broncos then outscored Sandy Creek 17-9 in the second half to gain the 48-17 win.

The Harvard boys basketball team wrapped up week two of the 2019-20 season with an even 2-2 record, after splitting a pair of Twin Valley Conference games and falling in non-conference play at Axtell.

The Cardinals ran into a red hot Shelton Bulldog team on Tuesday, Dec. 10, as Shelton used a 26-19 first half run to propel them to a 36-24 second half edge and claim a 62-43 win.

Harvard shot just under 31 percent in the loss, hitting on 17 of 56 total shots, including a 4-16 outing from three-point range (25%). Harvard also shot a sluggish 5-12 from the foul line (41.7%).

Senior Noah Okraska led Harvard against the Bulldogs with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

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Following a first week, nine-point loss to the Kearney Catholic Stars, a game that would see the Sutton Mustangs trail the Stars 39-38 going into the final quarter, only to have their legs come out from under them to be outscored 12-4 in the final eight minutes. The Mustangs, who had less than five full practices going into the game in Kearney, found their basketball legs this past week to pick up two road wins, downing Heartland Dec. 10, 66-54, before heading to Lincoln to take a big 62-45 win from Lincoln Christian, the pre-season sixth ranked team in Class C-1.

Tuesday’s trip to Henderson and the Mustangs opening Southern Nebraska Conference game would see Sutton jump to a quick start, outscoring the Huskies 17-9 and 16-6 in the first two quarters for a 33-15 halftime lead.

The Huskies and Mustangs both heated up in the third quarter, as Sutton held a 23-20 scoring edge in the third, to take a 56-35 lead going into the final quarter.