On Saturdays, we crown champions within the mid-season tournaments.
Within the fifty fifth annual Bluestem Basic, all eight groups will tackle host El Dorado of their medal sport at Goddard for seventh place. Because the event favourite ends at 7 p.m., Kapaun takes on Mt. He goes on to defend his crown in final 12 months’s title match towards Carmel Goddard.
This can be your one cease store for all outcomes for the 2022 Bluestem Basic.
Manhattan SHIF 78, Wichita Trinity 64
2021 Bluestem Basic Champion Manhattan CHIEF secured fifth place on this 12 months’s event with a stable second half to defeat residence college group Wichita Trinity…
The Thunder trailed 28-27 at halftime, however used a 25-point third quarter to flip the script and run away with a detailed sport. Aden Mericle was the catalyst with eight factors within the third. His 30 factors are essentially the most within the event this season. It is essentially the most in a Bluestem Basic since Nice Bend’s Alex Schremmer scored 33 within the 2020 championship sport.
Whereas Mericle ran the bases, it was Grant Amerin who hit deep. The senior nailed 3 3s and went 9-of-9 on the line. The 2 seniors mixed for 18 of their 28 factors within the third quarter.
The sport did not get off to the perfect begin for Trinity as they forgot so as to add a participant to the e book and CHIEF was awarded a technical free throw for the foul. Coaches should approve the e book earlier than the sport.
Trinity rallied after falling behind within the first quarter to take a 28-27 lead into halftime, however Mericle would have loads to say concerning the comeback.
Zimmerman would hit 15 of 17 within the second half for Trinity, which fell to 5-7 on the season. Matt Draper had 14 factors and Drew Wertenberger had 14 factors for Trinity.
4 completed in double figures for CHIEF. Mericle’s confirmed 30 methods. Amerin scored 18 factors within the second half. The 2 mixed for 39 factors within the second half. Cody Schrule added 11 and Brekken Wertenberger 12 for the Thunder.
CHIEF has received not less than one sport in each Bluestem Basic it has performed in and the second time it has received not less than two video games.
HEAD 78, Trinity 64
HEAD; 17; 10; 25; 26-78
TRINITY;12;16;15;21-64
BASH (10-2): Merikul 10 (1) 7-9 30; amerine (3) 9-9 18; Wertenberg 6 0-2 12; Schurle 4 (1) 11; Zimmerman 2 4; DeLallo 1 2; D. Goff 1-2 1; C Goff 0-2 0. TOTAL: 23 (5) 17-24 78
TRINITY (5-7): Zimmerman 5 (2) 1-1 17; Draper 7 1-3 15; Wertenberger 4 (1) 3-3 14; Shaffer (2) 6; Roberson 2 4; garrison 1 2-3 4; Kriewl 1 2; Wuthnow 1 2. TOTAL: 23 (3) 7-10 64.
Goddard 55, Eldorado 53
Ryan Bay made two free throws with 8.4 seconds left as Goddard held off a plucky El Dorado staff to take seventh within the Bluestem Basic.
Bay, the one senior on Goddard’s roster, led the Lions with 19 factors within the win.
El Dorado (2-9) constructed an early 157 lead on two 3s from Hint Fowler, however Goddard would combat again within the second quarter. The Lions (4-7) had six straight turnovers, lots of which got here off turnovers compelled by Goddard. He had 9 factors in a run that gave Bay Goddard a 29-21 lead with lower than three minutes to go within the half.
Gabe Harp-Jackson layup after which back-to-back buckets by Logan Garner pulled El Dorado inside 34-30 at halftime.
Within the second half, whereas El Dorado bought stops, they by no means capitalized as they turned it over 17 instances on the afternoon. Goddard discovered layups and simple layups that helped maintain them away from El Dorado.
Jake Jasnoski’s bucket with lower than three left within the third put Goddard again to 43-36. That is when El Dorado began feeding Harp-Jackson from the underside, and Goddard did not have a lot of a solution.
Again-to-back Harp-Jackson layups and a jumper by Garner pulled El Dorado inside 50-49 with 1:01 remaining. Jasnoski missed 5 straight free throws earlier than attempting with lower than a minute to go. The missed free throws all went large as Jasnoski sank the final two and Bay capitalized on his makes an attempt.
Garner lays down with 18.2 seconds left within the sport. El Dorado could be referred to as for a foul with 8.4 seconds left and Bay would sink the free throws.
Garner scored 14 factors within the second half and led El Dorado with 21 factors. Harp-Jackson scored 11 factors for El Dorado.
Goddard had three in double figures, Nick Rogers had 12 and Jasnoski had 13 to go together with Bay’s 19.
Goddard 55, Eldorado 53
GODDARD;9;25;9;12—55
EL DORADO;15;15;12;11—53
GODDARD (4-7): Bay 6 (1) 4-6 19; Jasnoski 5 3-9 13; Rogers 5 2-3 12; 1 1-4 3 to promote; Healey 1 1-2 3; Rudkin (1) 3; Davis 1 2. TOTALS: 19 (2) 11-24 55.
EL DORADO (2-9): Garner 8 5-8 21; Harp-Jackson 5 1-3 11; Fowler (2) 6; Summer time 3 6; Lesh 1 1-2 3; Franklin 1 1-2 3; Rikard 1-2 1. TOTAL: 18 (2) 11-19 53.
fifty fifth Bluestem Basic Schedule
Thursday, January 19 at El Dorado Heights
Recreation 1: Collegiate 58, Goddard 43
Recreation 2: Arkansas Metropolis 61, Trinity 40
Recreation 3: Nice Bend 65, CHIEF 54
Recreation 4: Capaun 67, Eldorado 25
Friday, January 20
Recreation 5: Trinity 64, Eldorado 43
Recreation 6: SHIF 64, Goddard 56
Recreation 7: Nice Bend 61, Collegiate 55
Recreation 8: Ark Metropolis (5-5) vs. Kapaun (9-1), 7:45 p.m
Saturday, January 21
seventh: Goddard 55, El Dorado 53
fifth: CHIEF 78, Trinity 64
third place: Collegiate (10-1) vs. Ark Metropolis (5-6), 2:30 p.m
Championship: Nice Bend (6-5) vs. Capaun (10-1), 4:15 p.m
