Weekend Roundup - Boys basketball

Warriors too strong for Creek Valley, Pine Bluffs

The Warriors advanced their record to 13-4 over the weekend with a pair of wins.

On Friday night in Dalton, Leyton pulled away from the Creek Valley Storm in the second half to earn a 78-41 victory. On Saturday, they crossed over into Wyoming to defeat Pine Bluffs 48-45.

“We played a good first half. We were only down by 12,” said Creek Valley Head Coach Roger Behrends of the Friday game. “In the second half Leyton’s pressure got to us. I was very dissapointed in our rebounding. That has to get better.”

The Storm managed just 14 rebounds as a team against the Warriors. Three Storm players had 3 rebounds to lead the team: Colin Brott, Lane Godfrey and Brett Godfrey.

Brett Godfrey led the Storm in scoring with 16 points while Lane added 8 and Brott 7.

The Godfrey brothers were also tops on the team in steals with Brett collecting 3 and Lane 2.

The Storm are next in action Tuesday when they host the Perkins County Plainsmen from Class C2. Perkins County comes to Chappell with a 3-15 record.

Leyton will also be in action on Tuesday when boys basketball and cheerleaders will be honored on Seniors Night.

Bayard will be the guest with an expected junior varsity tip-off at 4 p.m.

Potter-Dix battles, loses two tough games

Potter-Dix dropped two games over the weekend as their record slipped below .500 to 8-9.

On Friday night the Garden County Eagles edged Potter-Dix 60-58 with a fourth-quarter comeback. The Coyotes were then turned back by Burns 64-56 to wrap up a disappointing home weekend.

While the Eagles jumped out to a 31-14 lead on Friday after the first eight minutes, the Coyotes managed to trim their deficit to 10, at 40-30, by halftime.

Potter-Dix then dominated the third frame 22-6 to take a 52-46 advantage heading to the final period. But Garden County turned the tables on their hosts to nip the Coyotes at the wire.

Three Coyotes finished the Garden County game in double figures: Tyler Magninie (15), Bryant Knigge (12) and Jake Johnson (11). Trace Sharman was close by with 9 points. Cameron Purcell had a positive influence on the offense by contribuitng 3 assists to lead the team.

Trevor Harms and Sharman had the most productive games on the boards with 8 and 7 rebounds, respectively. Sharman also had 3 steals while Knigge added 2 more.

Against Burns on Saturday Knigge led the way offensively for the Coyotes with 17 points while Johnson added 12 and Magninie 9.

Trevor Harms assisted on 3 Potter-Dix scores.

Kelsey Rozelle picked up a pair of steals to help the defensive cause. On the boards, Johnson led the way with 9 while Purcell chipped in with 5.

The Coyotes pack will travel across the Colorado border to meet Peetz on Tuesday. The opening tip in the girls junior varsity game is set for 4 p.m.

Bulldogs toppled by Briggsdale, recover to down Weldon Valley

The Peetz Bulldogs boys basketball team split a pair of weekend games against league opponents to brings their season record to 8-6.

Though Peetz held a narrow 20-19 edge at halftime on Friday night at Briggsdale, the league-leading Falcons came on strong in the second half for a 53-45 win. Briggsdale remains perfect in league play with an 8-0 mark while holding a record of 9-5 overall.

Peetz holds down second place in the league.

On Saturday the Bulldogs returned home to put in a strong second-half performance to down Weldon Valley 80-66.

Josh Fiscus was the high scorer on Friday with 21 points while Tre Lewis finished up with 11. Fiscus added 4 assists to the Bulldogs offensive effort.

On the glass, the Bulldogs pulled down rebounds by committee. Austin Wilson and Lewis each had 5 boards while Bradey Holtz, Cody Wilson and Corbin Heller recorded 4 apiece. Lewis and Cody Wilson were the leading ball hawks with a pair of 2 each.

“It was a tough loss to a good Briggsdale team,” said Peetz Head Coach Bill Fiscus. “They were able to control the tempo and we were unable to get out a run.”

In the victory over Weldon Valley the Bulldogs extended their 31-29 halftime lead with a 27-17 third quarter to win going away.

Fiscus was again the high scorer with a season-high 37 points, hitting 17-18 from the free-throw line. He also assisted on 6 other Bulldogs buckets.

Lewis and Cody Wilson hit double figures in scoring, too, with 19 and 12 points, respectively. Heller added 8.

Lewis was also busy on the boards with a team high 8 rebounds. Holtz and Cody Wilson each pulled 6 balls off the glass. Fiscus led the the team with 5 steals, while Cody Wilson robbed the Warriors of four possessions.

“This was a very exciting game to watch and play,” said Coach Fiscus. “We were able to get Weldona into an up-tempo game and this led to many easy points. They are a very tall team and we knew that the faster we played the better chance we would have.”

Peetz takes a break from a busy league schedule of late to take on local Nebraska rival Potter-Dix on Tuesday at home.

The junior varsity is scheduled to get the action underway at 4 p.m.