Cedar boys top Pender in first-round Shootout action

WAYNE — Cedar Catholic shook off a slow start, then poured it on to earn a 69-43 first-round win over Pender in the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout Monday.

Weather forced the three-day tourney to skip all games scheduled for Tuesday.

Cedar will now take on Pierce Wednesday in semifinal action.

Cedar was led to Monday’s win by a balanced attack. Myles Thoene hit for a team-high 15 points, while Jaxson Bernecker added 12 and Mack Kuehn had a season-high 11 points.

Cedar        14        19    20    16 — 69

Pender        13        10    15      5 — 43

SCORING

Cedar - Myles Thoene, 15; Jaxson Bernecker, 12; Mack Kuehn, 11; Tate Thoene, 9; Dagen Joachimsen, 7; Carson Arens, 6.

REBOUNDS

Cedar - Dagen Joachsimsen, 7; Carsen Arens, 6; Myles Thoene, 4; Tate Thoene, 3; Mack Kuehn, 3; Jaxson Bernecker, 3; Carsen Arens, 2; Riley Kuehn, 1; Ethan Becker, 1; Jay Steffen, 1.

ASSISTS 

Cedar - Dagen Joachimsen, 6; Carter Arens, 4; Tate Thoene, 3; Myles Thoene, 2.

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