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Tuesday sports shorts: PP&K; McCook soph, 9th, 8th basketball
Austin Bishop to compete
in PP&K Sunday at Kansas City
McCook's Austin Bishop placed first in the 11-year-old boys division at the Optimist Club sponsored Punt, Pass & Kick sectional competition at Lincoln Oct. 3.
Bishop qualified to compete at the team championships Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Erin Premer placed second in the 11-year-old girls division, Kaylee Samway placed 3rd in the 9-year-old girls division and J.D. Stone place fourth in the 15-year-old boys division.
Also representing McCook at the sectional competition, but not placing were Jonathon Spilinek and Andrew Carpenter.
Omissions
* McCook High School senior David McCorkle's name was left out of the honorable mention selections for the McCook Daily Gazette All-Area Football Team in Monday's paper.
The corrected list can be found at mccookgazette.com
* Southwest High School's Travis Priest finished first in the 171-pound weight class at the Medicine Valley-Maywood/North Platte-St. Patrick's wrestling tournament Saturday.
Bison soph
boys roll
The McCook High School sophomore boys basketball team handed Hitchcock County a 69-24 loss Monday at the MHS gym.
Josh Cherry led the Bison (1-1) with 24 points, 5 steals and 4 assists. John Swanhorst had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals.
Brett Burton had 10 points, 4 rebounds. Brock Hubert had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists.
Andy Lambing had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists. Nate Berry had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists.
David Swisher had 0 points, 3 steals, 1 assist.
"I was pleased with how well the team played the final three quarters," said McCook sophomore boys coach Matt Wiemers. "We made some good decisions and did a great job of getting the ball inside to Brock and John.
"Our pressure defense was a big factor and the team responed well by not getting fatigued. Only giving up two points in the second half was a tremendous team effort. We shot the ball better (50 percent) and were patient on offense, as the team accumalated 14 assists.
"The biggest stat of the game was our assist margin. We scored 28 field goals, of which 14 came from assists, which showed very unselfish basketball. The team played some great defense and continued to show signs of improvement as a whole."
Wiemers said several players contributed to the winning effort.
"Josh did a nice job on both ends of the court," Wiemers said. "He is an outstanding hustler and is developing a scorers mentality. Brock played a strong game inside leading the team in rebounding. John also played well, as he lead us in rebounds and steals. I was pleased with his offense and determination to score.
"All seven players contributed to the win in some asspect of the game. They are a great group to work with, as they work hard and compete at a high level."
The Bison boys will play their next game Jan. 6 at Lexington. Tipoff is 6:30 p.m.
Bison soph girls clip Hitchcock County 33-29
The McCook High School sophomore girls basketball team edged Hitchcock County 33-29 Monday night at the MHS gym.
The Bison (1-1) outscored the Falcons 6-0 in the first quarter, but led just 16-10 at halftime.
Betsy Kohmetscher led the Bison with 8 points, followed by Taryn Placzek 7, Amy Beckenhauer 5, Jessica Harris 5, Michelle Slater 4, Lindsay McNutt 3 and Samantha Brown 1.
Nevada West led the Falcons with 6 points.
The Bison attempted 36 free throws, but made just 11. The Falcons made just 6-of-16 foul shots.
"We had a letdown defensively and we need to work on our free throws, but overall the girls played as a team and everyone contributed," said McCook sophomore girls coach Lynne Kinne.
The Bison girls will play their next game Jan. 6 at Lexington. Tipoff is 6:30 p.m.
Bison 9th boys
down So. Valley
OXFORD -- The McCook High School ninth grade boys basketball team defeated Southern Valley 46-28 Monday night at Oxford.
The Bison put the the game away with a 14-5 fourth quarter.
Eric Rippen led the Bison with 15 points. Cory Gaston fired in 10. Andrew Reitz scored 6 points, Kendall Foster 5, Chance Unger 4 and Heath Pierson 2.
Jared Maruhn led the Eagles with 14 points. Kellon Cummins added 8, Jordan Bose 4 and Zach Nielsen 2.
"We struggled in the first half with offensive execution and checking out on the defensive side," said McCook coach Bill Beckenhauer. "We made adjustments at halftime and played well in the second half."
The Bison ninth grade boys are off until a Jan. 4 game at Lexington.
McCook frosh
girls clip Eagles
OXFORD -- The McCook High School ninth grade girls basketball team handed Southern Valley a 45-20 setback Monday night at Oxford.
Jessica Einspahr led the Bison with 16 points and 5 steals. Kelsee Miessner added 9 points. Cody Korus added 7 points and 5 steals. Austin Wilson pulled down 5 rebounds and Lindsey Hazlitt 4.
"Overall the firls had a terrific team effort on defense," said coach Robin Heinrichs. "They played probably their best game defensively, which in turn led to a lot of easy buckets."
The Bison ninth grade girls are off until a Jan. 4 game at Lexington.
McCook 8th
girls teams
sweep Lexington
The McCook Junior High School eighth grade girls basketball A, B and C teams swept Lexington at home Monday.
The Bison A team won 30-16, the B team won 42-10 and the C team 24-3.
Tara Powell led the A team in scoring with 9 points, followed by Kali Lyons 5, Jordan Baumbach 4, Joanna Bryant 4, Danielle Cappel 4, Sydney Jumps 2 and Brianna Watkins 2.
Lyndsay McLaren paced the Bison B team with 9 points. Hanah Swanhorst added 8, Ashley Palic 6, Kesley Berry 6, Danae McCorkle 4, Athena Parde 4, Audrie Krepcik 3 and Tara Powell 2.
Berry paced the Bison C team in scoring with 6 points. Jessica Lotter added 5, Kelsey Korell 4, Madison Wagner 3, Krepcik 2, Shelby Woitazeski 2, Madison Felker 1 and Palic 1.
"We were able to win, but we need to learn to take care of the ball a lot better than we did," said McCook eighth grade girls basketball coach Steve Clapp. "Turnovers allowed the game to stay close for three quarters before we were able to pull away."
The Bison will play Southwest at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bartley gym.