Bulldogs defeat Rebels, Hawks

The Bulldogs cruised to a 65-32 win over the Custer/Hysham Rebels in Custer last Thursday night. Blue took care of the ball, totaling only 10 turnovers, while forcing 26. Eight players made their way into the scoring column, led by Jared Pardee with 19 and Mick O'Connor with 18. As a team, they went 12-19 from the free throw line. Most of their scoring came from inside.

CCHS 19 39 52 65

Custer/Hysham 4 14 24 32

CCHS: Jared Pardee 19, Mick O'Connor 18, Turner Tooke 8, Caleb Fix 8, Jaden Pardee 6, Tucker Tooke 2, Ryan Rychner 2, Shane Burkhalter 2.

Custer/Hysham: Preston Long 22, Braden Webb 8, Gabe Eves 2

In a JV game at Melstone on Saturday, the Bulldog boys struggled, losing 34-80. Blue went down 21 after the first quarter and couldn't close the gap for the remainder of the contest. They had 30 turnovers and went 9-15 from the charity stripe. Melstone's Bryce Grebe led all scorers with 22 points.

CCHS 10 16 23 34

Melstone 31 53 68 80

CCHS: Tucker Tooke 10, Jaden Pardee 9, Sean Wolenetz 5, Shane Burkhalter 4, Brennan Graham 4, Ryan Rychner 2

Melstone: Bryce Grebe 22, Gus Adams 11, Ty Meredith 8, Davon Meredith 8, Brayden DeJaegher 6, Ty Kombol 6, Harry Griswold 5, Chance Adams 4, Kaleb DeJaegher 4, Colby Thurston 4, Paul Bergin 2

The varsity boys also struggled against a tough Melstone team. The Broncs' defense forced 31 Bulldog turnovers and held them to 8 points in the first half. The Dogs lost, 29-69. Mick O'Connor led the way for Blue on offense with 15 points.

CCHS 5 8 18 29

Melstone 11 28 53 69

CCHS: Mick O'Connor 15, Jared Pardee 5, Shane Burkhalter 3, Jaden Pardee 3, Turner Tooke 3

Melstone: Brody Grebe 27, Shayden Cooke 11, Nathan Zard 11, Thomas DeJaegher 6, Davon Meredith 5, Brayden DeJaegher 3, Gus Adams 2, Ty Kombol 2, Carson Hein 2

In a JV game against Broadus, the Bulldog JV boys lost 26-35. The game was full of turnovers; Broadus had 42 and CCHS had 38. Blue shot 50 percent on free throws. Eighth grader JW Elmore led the way on offense with 7 points.

CCHS 5 9 16 26

Broadus 9 17 23 35

CCHS: JW Elmore 7, Tucker Tooke 6, Brennan Graham 6, Ryan Rychner 2, Jaden Pardee 2, Shane Burkhalter 2, Sean Wolenetz 1

Broadus: Guille Castellanos 14, Johnny Richards 7, Al Galieni 5, Aaron Rogers 3, Gavin Severcide 2, Aidan Kenelly 2, Paysen Kuhbacher 2

On Tuesday in Ekalaka, the Bulldogs took on Broadus for a second time this season. A few short weeks ago, Blue narrowly escaped Broadus with a win. That game, they were without inside presence Mick O'Connor. With O'Connor on Tuesday, the Dogs took a three point halftime lead, and grew that lead to 17 by the end of the game. Hot shooting from outside, led by senior Caleb Fix who hit three shots from beyond the arc, helped to open things up inside the painted area. Full court pressure from the Hawks did result in 16 Bulldog turnovers, but as a team they were able to overcome them. The Dogs shot 70 percent on free throws in the contest.

CCHS 12 22 36 58

Broadus 4 19 25 41

CCHS: Mick O'Connor 26, Jared Pardee 14, Caleb Fix 11, Turner Tooke 5, Seth Kennedy 2

Broadus: Johnny Richards 13, Beau Kuhbacher 8, Marcus Mader 7, Tayden Gee 6, Kashus Giacometto 4, Clay LaPlant 3