Bulldog basketball begins

The CCHS Bulldog varsity boys' basketball team kicked off their season last weekend, falling to non-conference opponents Bridger and Broadview-Lavina.

The Dogs had a rough second half against Bridger on Friday, getting outscored 40-14. Four Scouts finished the game in double figures. Eighth grader Chace Loehding had a team-high 12 points for the Bulldogs. Loehding hit four three-pointers, three of them in the fourth quarter.

CCHS 17 31 33 45

Bridger 22 44 62 84

CCHS: Chace Loehding 12, Jaden Pardee 8, Tucker Tooke 7, Turner Tooke 6, J.W. Elmore 5, Wyatt Melton 3, Sean Wolenetz 2, Ryker Carroll 2.

Bridger: Quin Gillespie 22, Jace Weiman 18, Baylor Pospisil 15, Rod Zentner 10, Lucius Althoff 7, Jake Buissing 5, Gage Golitz 4, Chance Gultz 3.

The Bulldogs played hard and had a closer contest on Saturday, losing to Broadview by 25. Jaden Pardee had the hot hand for the Bulldogs with 19 points. CCHS went 15-24 from the free throw line (63 percent). Broadview's Kade Erickson led all scorers with 29 points, fifteen of which came from behind the arc.

CCHS 10 26 39 47

Broadview 17 40 55 72

CCHS: Jaden Pardee 19, Turner Tooke 10, J.W. Elmore 7, Tucker Tooke 5, Sean Wolenetz 5, Kaleb Frye 1.

Broadview: Kade Erickson 29, Hunter Brown 15, Connor Glennie 9, Lee Karpstein 9, William Sanguins 6, William Hanser 4.

The Bulldogs are coached this year by head coach Jeremy Frye and assistant Jalyn Klauzer. CCHS basketball will be playing Friday in Baker and will begin conference play in Melstone on Saturday. They will also play in Wibaux next Tuesday and at home versus Jordan next Thursday before breaking for the holidays. Hopefully, the Eagle will be able to obtain full statistics for future games this season.