Bison boys triumph over Tigers

BENKELMAN, Neb. — McCook’s freshman boys had a blast going into Christmas break with their 63-50 victory over Dundy County-Stratton’s reserves Monday evening.

Brendan Gillen shot a blazing five-for-eight (63 percent) from three-point distance while scoring 17 points.

Cole Cappel nearly matched that pace as he tallied 14 points and Hunter Hansen tossed in 10.

Matthew Nichols, Victor Schwartz and Jonas Somerville added two points apiece to the team’s first win this season. The Bison (1-2) made a great recovery from last week’s overtime loss at Cozad.