Scott played their best basketball at the best time.
The Eagles dominated Bishop Brossart, 67-28, in the semifinals of the boys 37th district basketball tournament to move on to their second consecutive district championship game.
“We needed this game,” Scott head coach Steve Fromeyer said. “We haven’t played
this well since we went out to Boone County and played in mid-January. It’s been
there, just lying there, waiting to just wake back up. I hope that something like this
will propel them.”
The Mustangs couldn’t get anything going early and they never recovered. Bothered
by deflections and steals, they were shutout in the first quarter 16-0.
“It was a combination of struggles on both sides of the floor,” Bishop Brossart head
coach Ben Franzen said. “They played well defensively, we struggled offensively. The
first quarter we had put us in a hole from the get-go, and Scott continued to play
really well, so credit to them.”
Everything was falling for the Eagles, especially Dylan Giffen, who had a game-high
26 points, 19 of them coming in the first half.
“I knocked down a few shots early, everybody just told me to keep shooting and I
did,” Giffen said. “My teammates set me up, gave me a place to score, and I got going.”
Scott’s defense helped create the offense that scored six points above their season
average of 61 a game. Along with Giffen, Connor Griffin also stepped up with 14
points.
“The defense was huge the entire night,” Fromeyer said. “We do a really good job of
scouting teams, especially when we have days in advance. We had all their sets, we
repped them for three straight days and we did again today. They executed and
their energy and urgency were up.”
Bishop Brossart finally got on the board in the second quarter, but it was too late.
They trailed 28-11 at halftime. By the end of the third quarter, it was 49-22, and with
only six points in the fourth quarter the Mustangs season came to an end.
Parker Mulberry, who also made the 37th district all-tournament team, led the
‘Stangs in scoring with nine points.
It was a bumpy season for Brossart with a 3-26 record, but there isn’t a single senior on
the Mustangs roster.
“We have three juniors,” Franzen said. “A lot of kids were forced into action this year
that normally wouldn’t happen. We hope some maturity happens physically and skill-wise that put us in a good situation for next year.”
Scott improves to 14-16 and moves on to a meeting with Campbell County in the
district championship game Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Eagles fell in the
regular season to the Camels 73-61.
“It will be tough,” Fromeyer said, “Campbell County is very good. They’re big and
they’re physical, so it’s going to be tough to score. We know that from all the
matchups we’ve had. We’ll see what happens.”
EAGLES 67, MUSTANGS 28
BISHOP BROSSART — 0-11-11-6 — 28
SCOTT — 16-12-21-18 — 67
Scoring
Bishop Brossart (28) — Mulberry 9, Hadden 7, Combs 4, Cozzi 2, Hesse 2, Kuntz 2, D. Steffen 2
Scott (67) — Giffen 26, Griffin 14, Sarakatsannis 6, Evans 5, Coleman 4, Eten 4, Lowe 4, Brooks 2, Huelsman 2
Game Stats
3-Pointers: Bishop Brossart 3, Scott 6
Free Throws: Bishop Brossart 9/10, Scott 5/7
Fouls: Bishop Brossart 8, Scott 7
Records: Bishop Brossart 3-26, Scott 14-16
Campbell County 56, Calvary Christian 25
For the 11th straight season, Campbell County is headed to the district
championship after defeating Calvary Christian in the 37th district tournament
semifinals.
The Camels controlled the game from the start with their defensive pressure. Their
halfcourt defense helped them to an 18-7 lead after the first eight minutes.
The Camels outscored the Cougars 15-1 in the second quarter for a 33-8 halftime
lead. Midway through the third quarter, Campbell County got the margin up to 35
points for a running clock the rest of the game, and led 54-21 at the end of the third
quarter.
Both teams looked to their bench for the fourth quarter and the Camels still kept up
their success for the 56-25 win, to move to 22-6 on the season.
Garyn Jackson led the Camels with 16 points and Connor Weinel added 15. Campbell
County took advantage of the size difference, feeding the ball down low for a
majority of their points.
Calvary Christian’s season came to an end with a 12-19 record. Freshman Peyton
Morris led the squad in scoring with 9 points. Senior, Race Zachary, was named to
the 37th district all-tournament team.