Patriot Boys and Girls Fall to Lakeview
The Patriots boys and girls’ basketball teams traveled to Lakeview on December 18 to take on the Class C1 Vikings. This is the first time they have played Lakeview in a regular season game.
They fought hard but could not come home with a win.
The Patriot girls team started the game off strong, leading after the first quarter with a score of 10-7. The Patriots fell behind the Vikings in the second quarter scoring 8 to Lakeview’s 14, going into halftime behind 18-21.
In the third quarter the Patriots matched the Viking score of 7, extending the overall score to 25-28. The Patriots just couldn’t close the three-point gap in the fourth, losing 33-36.
The Patriots’ attack was very well-rounded with many girls contributing significant stats. Seniors Kaegan Held and Beth Wiese led the team in points with 9 and 8 respectively. Senior Hannah Kasik put up 10 rebounds, and senior Halee Steffensmeier led the team in steals with 3.
This brings the Patriot girls’ record to 6-2 on the season.
The boys were up next. They got off to a bad start against the Vikings, ending the first quarter behind the Vikings 8-15. They couldn’t find their groove in the second quarter either scoring 9 to the Vikings 19. The Patriots went into a halftime trailing 17-34.
In the third quarter the Patriots started clicking, scoring 19 to Lakeview’s 12, raising the overall score to 36-46. The Patriots couldn’t close out the game scoring 14 to Lakeviews 24 in the fourth quarter.
The Patriot offense came predominantly from three players. Senior Daniel Beller and freshman Carter Hanel each put up 15 points, and freshman Jarred Novotny put up 10.
The final score of the game was 50-70.
This brings the Patriot boys’ record to 2-5.
Patriot Girls’ Stats:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Clarkson-Leigh 10 8 7 8 33
Lakeview 7 14 7 8 36
Points:
Ashlynn Novotny—4, Hannah Kasik—5, Beth Wiese—8, Kaegan Held—9, Halee Steffensmeier—5, Cassidy Hoffman—2
Rebounds:
Novotny—5, H. Kasik—10, Wiese—2, Held—5, Steffensmeier—1, Hoffman—2, Alissa Kasik—2, Bailey Lemburg—1, Reagan Settje—1
Assists:
Novotny—2, H. Kasik—1, Steffensmeier—1, Hoffman—1
Steals:
Held—2, Steffensmeier--3
Patriot Boys’ Stats:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Clarkson-Leigh 8 9 19 14 50
Lakeview 15 19 12 24 70
Points:
Jarred Novotny—10, Daniel Beller—15, Carter Hanel—15, Tommy McEvoy—4, Gavin Novotny—2, Mitchel Beeson—4
Rebounds:
J. Novotny—3, Beller—6, Hanel—3, McEvoy—5, Isaak Wiese—1, Lance Paprocki—1
Assists:
Paprocki—5, J. Novotny—5, McEvoy—6
Steals:
J. Novotny—2, Beller—2, Hanel—1