Cedar boys, Wynot girls split games in rescheduled contests

HARTINGTON — The Cedar Catholic Trojans hosted the Wynot Blue Devil in a make up game that had been postponed due to adverse weather conditions.

The Blue Devils felt they were ready to compete but the game did not go according to their plans.

The Trojans used a big 24-7 second quarter run to open up a large margin at halftime and went on to down the Blue Devils 59-41.

Cedar used a balanced attack with three players hitting for double figures in the game.

Nolan Becker led all scorers with 19 points followed by Jaymison Cattau who hit 12 points all from three pointland. Braeden Reifenrath contributed 11 points to the win.

Wynot was led by Carson Wieseler with 12 points and Chase Schroeder had 11 points and 7 boards.

Wynot got a three pointer by Carson Wieseler and a basket plus one from Andrew Haberman in the opening quarter to give the Blue Devils an early 11-9 lead.

Cedar’s Nolan Becker hit a pair of mid range jumpers and Braeden Reifenrath had a bucket inside to keep the home team close.

In the second quarter Cedar would explode on a 24-7 run to take command of the game. Nolan Becker led the way with nine points, Jaymison Cattau hit twice from behind the arc and Braeden Reifenrath added a pair of buckets in close to fuel the big run.

Devin Brummer came off the bench to hit three and Carson Wieseler drove to the hoop for a basket but the Blue Devils struggled against the Trojans 1-3-1 half court press.

The Blue Devils would fare better in the third quarter as each team would score 12 points in the period.

Wynot got five points from Chase Schroeder, four points by Carson Wieseler and a trey by Andrew Haberman to lead their offense.

Cedar countered with four points by Nolan Becker and a three pointer each by Mason Baller and Jaymison Cattau.

Wynot would try and rally in the fourth quarter with treys by Carson Wieseler and Chase Schroeder along with four points on the inside by Kasen Koch.

Cedar would maintain their lead thanks to three pointers by Braeden Riefenrath and Jaymison Cattau and a field goal each from Jacob Steffen and Nolan Becker as the Trojans pulled away for the 59-41 win.

Wynot 11 7 12 11 — 41 Cedar 9 24 12 14 — 59

SCORING

Cedar- Nolan Becker, 19; Jaymison Cattau, 12; Braeden Riefenrath, 11; Alex Kuehn, 3; Ty Thoene, 3; Mason Baller, 3; Jared Rutar, 3; Jacob Steffen, 2; Wortmann, 1. Wynot- Carson Wieseler, 12; Chase Schroeder, 10; Andrew Haberman, 6; Kasen Koch, 6; Devin Brummer, 3; Dylan Heine, 2; Kotner Koch, 1, Killian Steinhaus 1.

HARTINGTON — The Wynot Lady Blue Devils took on the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans on Friday night in what turned out to be a defensive battle.

No junior varsity games were held due to complications because of the Wynot School fire.

Wynot would get off to an early lead and their defense made it stand up for the rest of the game to earn the 38-29 win.

Cold free throw shooting by the Lady Trojans was also a factor in this one.

Cedar ended up 4 for 12 from the charity stripe, while Wynot had more chances going 10 for 19 from the line.

Wynot was led by Kenna Oligmueller with 11 points and Myrah Sudbeck with 10 points. Kayla Pinkelman went 5 for 5 from the freethrow line and just missed double figures with her nine points.

Cedar got eight points from Grace Wortmann and six points from Addison Walter to lead the Lady Trojan offensive attack.

In the first quarter, the Lady Blue Devils got three-pointers from Myrah Sudbeck and Kinslee Heimes and went 6-8 from the freethrow line as they earned a 16-9 early advantage.

Cedar got a pair of buckets in the paint from Addison Walter and a field goal each from McKinlee Lammers and Anisten Wortmann.

In a low scoring second quarter, the Lady Trojans cut into Wynot’s lead.

A three-pointer by Lauren Bernecker and a basket plus-one by Anisten Wortmann, along with a floater in the lane from Katy Jones paced the rally.

Wynot would only get a basket inside from Kenna Oligmueller and a conventional bucket and freethrow by Myrah Sudbeck as Cedar cut the Lady Blue Devil lead to 21-17 at halftime.

In the third quarter the Lady Trojans only managed a pair of Grace Wortman baskets and a couple of freethrows from Addison Walter. Wynot did a little better with seven points by Kayla Pinkelman and an offensive rebound putback by Kenna Oligmueller as the Blue Devils took a 3023 advantage into the final frame.

Defense continued to control the tempo in the fourth quarter.

Cedar got two more baskets inside from Addison Walter and a midrange jumper by Katelyn Arens.

Wynot got four points from Myrah Sudbeck and a basket each from Kenna Olgimueller and Kinslee Heimes as the Blue Devils earned the 3829 win.

Wynot 16 5 9 8 — 38 Cedar 9 8 6 6 — 29 SCORING

Cedar- Grace Wortmann, 8; Addison Walter, 6; Anisten Wortmann, 5; Katelyn Arens, 3; Lauren Bernecker, 3; McKinlee Lammers, 2; Katy Jones, 2. Wynot- Kenna Oligmueller, 11; Myrah Sudbeck, 10; Kayla Pinkelman, 9; Kinslee Heimes, 8.

PONCA — The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans out-lasted Ponca, 27-22, on the road Jan. 23.

If the scoring was hard to come by in the game with the Lady Blue Devils, it was darn-right nearly impossible with the Lady Indians.

Both teams shot under 30 percent from the field and less than 10 percent from the three-point line as the Lady Trojans scrapped to the 27-22 win.

Cedar Catholic held Ponca to just three points the entire second half as it claimed the win.

The Lady Trojans actually failed to score in the first frame and trailed 19-8 heading into the intermission, but a 19-3 run in the final 16 minutes earned the victory.

Anisten Wortmann paved the way for the Cedar Catholic offense with 10 points in the contest. Katelyn Arens tacked on six and Lauren Bernecker tossed in five.

The conference tournament opened Jan. 29 with the Lady Trojans traveling to West Point to take on the No. 2-seeded Guardian Angels Central Catholic at the Lady Bluejay’s gym.

GACC, 14-1, won that contest 59-29 and will now take on the winner of Battle Creek and Boone Central in the semifinals at 7:45 p.m. back in the West Point gym.

The consolation bracket will get underway Feb. 1 at the Werner Activities Center with games at 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m..

Cedar will take on the loser of the Battle Creek and Boone Central game in the consolation bracket in the late game.

The finals are set for Feb. 3 at 5 p.m., a third-place game is set for 1:30 p.m.and a fifth-place contest slated for 10 a.m. all on Feb. 3 and all in West Point.

The Lady Trojans are scheduled for back-to-back home dates with Elkhorn Valley on Feb. 6 and Battle Creek on Feb. 8 before ending the regular season at Pierce on Feb. 9.

Cedar Catholic 0 8 12 7 — 27 Ponca 7 12 0 3 — 22

P=Points, R=Rebounds, A=Assists, S=Steals, B=Blocks.

CEDAR: Bailey Hochstein 0-1 0-0 0P, 1R; Katy Jones 1-7 1-2 3P, 1R, 2S, 2B; Arens 2-10 2-2 6P, 12R, 2S, 1B; Lauren Bernecker 2-6 0-2 5P, 7R, 3B; Anniston Wortmann 5-10 0-0 10P, 6S, 2B; Samantha Pick 1-4 0-0 2P, 6R, 3S; Grace Wortmann 0-6 0-0 0P, 3R, 1A, 1S, 1B; Addison Walter 0-4 1-2 1P, 5R, 1A, 3S.

PONCA (5-11): Lily Korth 2-7 0-2 5P; Elsie Keller 0-4 1-6 1P; Peighton James 1-4 0-2 2P; Alix Hughes 2-16 0-2 4P, Emma Uthoff 0-1 0-0 0P, Jaeden Hughes 1-3 0-0 2P;