Varsity Girls Best Lutheran High, Boys’ Lose Steam in Second Half
January 24 was a great night for the Clarkson-Leigh Patriots. They played Lutheran High Northeast in Norfolk. The Patriots ended the night with three total wins.
The JV girls started off the night with a win. No scores were available for this game.
The JV boys also edged out a win, 18-10. Freshman Kyle Kasik led the game with 11 points, and 4 rebounds.
Following the JV games was girls’ Varsity. The LHNE Eagles were 6-10 coming into this game. The Patriots struggled early on, going into halftime with a score of 24-26. It continued to be a back-and-forth battle in the second half, but the Patriots had a great final quarter, ending up defeating the Eagles 50-45.
Kayden Schumacher led the team with 16 points, and Cassidy Hoffman also added 7 rebounds.
Assistant coach, Abby Sayers said, "We had a slow start verses Lutheran High but our girls kept working hard and battled until the last seconds of the game for the win. Their hard work and perseverance paid off. I look forward to us continuing to grow the remainder of the season."
The Varsity boys were up next. This was a solid Eagles team who came into the game with a 10-5 record. The Patriots were outmatched, but kept it very close until the fourth quarter. The Patriots entered the fourth quarter down by 8, but were outscored 4-21 in the fourth. The final score was 31-56.
Coach Bachman said, “We played very hard, but ran out of gas from a long and challenging week. We shot poorly and didn’t have the necessary energy to defeat a solid team like LHNE.”
After these games, the girls’ season record is 11-4 and the boys’ is 5-9.
1 2 3 4 Final
Clarkson/Leigh 10 14 9 17 50
Lutheran High 18 8 8 11 45
Individual Stats: (points, rebounds, assists, steals)
Ashlynn Novotny - 5, 5, 2, 2; Kim Stodola - 4, 5, 0, 4; Kennedy Settje - 9, 4, 0, 2
Faith Indra - 0, 1, 0, 0; Bailey Lemburg - 2, 0, 1, 0; Reagan Settje- 0, 1, 0, 0
Cassidy Hoffman - 12, 7, 0, 0; Alissa Kasik - 2, 1, 2, 1; Kayden Schumacher - 14, 6, 0, 0
Boys Varsity Stats:
1 2 3 4 Final
Clarkson/Leigh 15 9 3 4 31
Lutheran-Northeast 16 11 8 21 56
Boys Individual Stats: (points, rebounds, assists, steals)
Lance Paprocki - 9, 2, 0, 0; Jarred Novotny - 6, 3, 2, 2; Eli Hays - 4, 2, 1, 1;
Kyle Kasik - 5, 4, 1, 0; Drew Beeson - 0, 0, 0, 1; Isaak Wiese- 3, 4, 2, 1;
Carter Hanel - 1, 9, 1, 0; Logan Schroeder - 1, 0, 0, 0; Mitch Beeson - 2, 6, 0, 0; Mason Whitmore - 0, 1, 0, 0; Trevor Zulkoski - 0, 1, 0, 0