Elwood held off a comeback from S-E-M in the second half and pulled away late, winning the game 56-36. Angel Boteo lead the way for the Mustangs with 13 points to go with 11 from Brian Guerra and 10 from Chase Erwin. Andrew Sleicher put in two points, but finished at the team's leading rebounder with six. S-E-M shot 5-9 from the free throw line. For more, check out the next edition of the Custer County Chief.
In the opening-round girls game, Arcadia fell to Elwood 50-35 and Elwood also defeated Arcadia in the opening round of the boys game. Ansley-Litchfield edged S-E-M in their opening round girls game before S-E-M won the boys game 37-35. Elwood will play Ansley-Litchfield in the championship game on Saturday at 6:00 while Arcadia and S-E-M will play for third place Saturday at 3:00. On the boys side, S-E-M will take on Elwood for the championship Saturday at 7:30 and Arcadia will take on Ansley-Litchfield for third place on Saturday at 4:30.
New Mexico Bowl: Arizona (7-5) vs. Nevada (7-5)- There are a lot about these teams that are similar. They both have the same record, powerful offenses and defenses that just plain don't show up. This should be a shootout out west. I'm going to give Rich Rodriguez and the Arizona Wildcats the edge here.
Broken Bow earned a win over Ord Saturday night with the final score being 55-38. The Indians put the game away with strong free throw shooting in the fourth quarter and a tough defensive effort. For full details, check out the next edition of the Custer County Chief.
Sargent Burwell muscled their way to victory in the Anselmo-Merna wrestling Invite Saturday, finishing with 275.5 points. They had winners in seven weight classes. For full details, see the next edition of the Custer County Chief.
Elm Creek 62, S-E-M 23
South Loup 64, SMC 48
Stuart 40, Twin Loup 30
The Ansley-Litchfield vs. Sandhills/Thedford score was not available via NSAA. Check back later for that score as well as full details on all games in the next edition of the Custer County Chief.
Sandhills/Thedford 42, Ansley-Litchfield 36
South Loup 38, SMC 35
Stuart 50, Twin Loup 36
S-E-M 42, Elm Creek 31
The Broken Bow vs. Minden score was not yet reported to the NSAA. Check back later for that score as well as full details in the next edition of the Custer County Chief.
