Wildcats pick up wins over Plainview, Winside

HARTINGTON — The Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats flexed their defensive muscles last week in wins over Winside and Plainview.

The Wildcats held Plainview to just two points Tuesday in the first frame. The visitors were able to hit for nine in the second stanza, but that still left them in a 26-11 hole at the halftime break.

The Purple and White eased up in the second half as the Pirates managed a 21-18 scoring advantage, but it was too little, too late as HNS hung on for the 44-32 win.

A trio of HNS athletes hit for double figures to lead the offense on the night.

Sam Harms led the way with his 16-point effort. Shaye Morten and Matthew Meisenheimer followed him with 10 points each. Rebounding was led by a balanced effort as Teagan Scoggan led the way with five.

The Cats were able to find their range most of the night, hitting on 15-38 from the floor and 4-13 from beyond the arc.

HNS 9 17 11 7 – 44 Plainview 2 9 13 8 – 32

SCORING

HNS - Sam Harms, 16; Shaye Morten, 10; Matthew Meisenheimer, 10; Isaac Bruning, 6; Dylan Dendinger, 2;

REBOUNDS

HNS- Teagan Scoggan, 5; Matthew Meisenheimer, 4; Shaye Morten, 4; Kobe Heitman, 4; Sam Harms, 3; Shay Dickes, 2; Dylan Dendinger, 1; Bennet Sievers, 1; Isaac Bruning, 1.

ASSISTS

HNS - Shaye Morten, 7; Sam Harms, 4; Kobe Heitman, 2; Bennet Sievers, 2; Shay Dickes, 1.

STEALS

HNS - Sam Harms, 4; Kobe Heitman, 4; Isaac Bruning, 2; Bennet Sievers, 2; Shaye Morten, 1; Dylan Dendinger, 1.

The Wildcats put on a clinic Thursday against Winside, rolling up a huge 70-12 win.

The HNS in-your-face defense kept Winside from setting up their offense of the night. HNS forced Winside into 30 turnovers on the night. The Purple Cats also collected 23 steals in the contest, led by Shaye Morten’s season-best nine.

HNS raced out to a 17-3 first-quarter advantage, then hung a 25-4 run on Winside in the second frame, including a 3-pointer at the buzzer by Shaye Morten, to give the home team a 42-7 halfime lead.

Coach Nick Haselhorst substituted generously in the contest, getting all of his players into the game. The result meant eight different Wildcats got into the scoring column, four of which hit for double figures. Kobe Heitman led the offense with 16 points, while Shaye Morten, Sam Harms and Matthew Meisenheimer all hit for 13.

HNS 17 25 15 13 – 70 Winside 3 4 3 2 – 12

SCORING

HNS - Kobe Heitman, 16; Shaye Morten, 13; Sam Harms, 13; Matthew Meisenheimer, 13; Teagan Scoggan, 8; Isaac Bruning, 3; Bennet Sievers, 3; Shay Dickes,

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REBOUNDS

HNS- Sam Harms, 7; Matthew Meisenheimer, 6; Shaye Morten, 3; Kobe Heitman, 2; Dylan Dendinger, 1; Isaac Bruning, 1; Teagan Scoggan, 1; Bennet Sievers, 1; Turner Dendinger, 1; Reece Morten, 1.

ASSISTS

HNS- Kobe Heitman, 6; Sam Harms, 5; Dylan Dendinger, 4; Shaye Morten, 3; Bennet Sievers, 2; Teagan Scoggan, 1; Shay Dickes, 1.

STEALS

HNS - Shaye Morten, 9; Kobe Heitman, 5; Sam Harms, 4; Matthew Meisenheimer, 3; Isaac Bruning, 1; Dylan Dendinger, 1.