Boys Defeat Tekamah-Herman
The Clarkson-Leigh Patriot boys’ basketball team had a couple mid-season games against the 9-4 North Bend Tigers on January 8th, 2026 and against the 5-6 Tekamah-Herman Tigers on January 10th.
The boys’ varsity started out strong in the first game against North Bend, which had them leading against the Tigers 31-29. The boys couldn’t get much going in the second half, only scoring 17 points, while the Tigers had 32 second half points. The final score was 48-61 and dropped the Patriots to 3-9.
Sophomore starter, Cash Fehringer, said, “It was a hard-fought game, and we now know what we need to work on to finish games so that we can rack up more wins. It sucks that we couldn’t get it going in the second half to finish with a win, but it was a good learning experience.”
In the game, the boys were led by McMullin, who scored 27 points. Senior Tucker Matthies had a great balanced game finishing with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
The Clarkson Leigh boys’ team stayed on the home floor against the Tekamah-Herman Tigers. The Tigers had the upper hand with a record of 5-6 to the Patriots’ 3-9.
The Patriots started out hot and pulled out to a 27-16 lead in the first half against the Tigers. After the first half, the boys didn’t slow down and increased their lead to 17 after the 3rd quarter. The final score of the game was 62-49, increasing the Patriot Boys to 4-9 going into a long break until their next game.
For the second game in a row, Kyle McMullin led the Patriots in points, scoring a career high 34 points against the Tigers. McMullin and Easton Brabec both had a double-double. McMullin had 34 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 blocks, while Easton had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
“It was a fun win for the Pats and pulled out the win in the end. We worked hard all game to get the lead in the start and maintain that lead throughout the game. It felt good to get another win under the belt and hopefully keep the momentum going,” said varsity starter, Easton Brabec.
Clarkson-Leigh vs. North Bend
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
C-L: 15 16 11 6 48
NB: 13 16 16 16 48
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)
Kyle McMullin: 27, 8, 1, 3, 3; Quentin Mullenhoff: 2, 2, 0, 0, 0; Easton Brabec: 3, 4, 1, 1, 1; Cash Fehringer: 0, 3, 1, 0, 0; Blake Loseke: 1, 3, 0, 0, 1; Tucker Matthies: 15, 5, 5, 0, 0; Luke Eisenmann: 0, 0, 1, 0, 0
Clarkson-Leigh vs. Tekamah Herman
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
C-L: 15 12 19 16 48
T-H: 9 7 13 20 49
(points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks)
Kyle McMullin: 34, 16, 1, 0, 3; Quentin Mullenhoff: 2, 3, 2, 0, 0; Easton Brabec: 15, 11, 3, 2, 0; Cash Fehringer: 0, 3, 1, 0, 0; Blake Loseke: 1, 1, 1, 2, 0; Tucker Matthies: 8, 1, 2, 1, 0; Luke Eisenmann: 3, 3, 0, 0, 0