Boys defeat Custer/Hysham, NCTS

CCHS Boys Varsity narrowly pulled off the win against the Custer/Hysham Rebels last Tuesday. The game was pretty close throughout. Both teams had similar numbers in rebounds and turnovers. Shay Adler for the Rebels put up 27 points, slightly out-dueling Caleb Fix from CCHS who had 25. Fix got really hot in the second quarter and continued his shooting partway into the third quarter. He ended the game with five 3's. Mick O'Connor played a very solid game inside, scoring 20. He also went 6-7 from the free throw line.

CCHS 17 22 16 18 - 73

Custer/Hysham 18 21 9 19 - 67

Caleb Fix 25, Mick O'Connor 20, Jared Pardee 12, Max Larson 6, Seth Kennedy 5, Dylan King 5

The Bulldogs continued their good play on Friday at Northern Cheyenne. They took a 21-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. The only area where Blue really struggled was with turnovers. They committed 27 in the game. Four Bulldogs finished the game in double figures. O'Connor led all scorers with 26.

CCHS 21 15 24 18 - 78

NCTS 7 10 7 12 - 36

Mick O'Connor 26, Jared Pardee 16, Max Larson 13, Caleb Fix 11, Seth Kennedy 7, Turner Tooke 5

A poor third quarter did the Dawgs in against a tough Wibaux team on Saturday. They were down by three at halftime, but only managed eight points in the third quarter. Blue did better not committing as many turnovers (19) but still only forced 14 Longhorn turnovers. O'Connor again led the scoring for CCHS. Wyatt Kittelmann hit a pair of three-pointers. Cobe Begger of Wibaux led all scorers with 33 of 54 Longhorn points.

CCHS 9 15 8 13 - 45

Wibaux 16 11 14 13 - 54

Mick O'Connor 16, Jared Pardee 9, Wyatt Kittelmann 8, Caleb Fix 6, Seth Kennedy 4, Max Larson 2.