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Author: Kyle LaBoria

Knights men keep rolling with pair of W’s

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North Platte, NE (KOOQ) – The North Platte Community College men’s basketball team is separating themselves from last years rough start any way they can.

After the performance they put on this weekend, its safe to say they have succeeded. The men improve to 8-1 to start the season after a pair of very convincing wins against teams from Wyoming.

The weekend started off with a rematch against Laramie County, the team that took the Knights to OT in the very first game of the season. Things started fast in that game for the Knights, they opened up with a 19-5 lead. The Golden Eagles would clamp down on defense for the rest of the first half and the Knights would take a 27-22 lead into the half.

Laramie College would increase the intensity to start the 2nd half getting as close as 4 points 35-31. A big 3 point shot by Courtney Murrell would kick the lead back to 7 and the Knights would never look back. The final score in the Knights favors 67-50.

The second game of the weekend would go much differently for the Knights. Eastern Wyoming was in town for another rematch from earlier in the season, when the Knights beat them 88-80. Saturday’s game would be a statement win for the Knights.

The Knights started off by jumping on the Lancers, taking a 23-4 lead to open the game and took a 43-29 lead into halftime. The first half the Knights seemed to score at will with a good mix of down low play by Jakub Karwowski and outside shooting by Edgars Kaufmanis. Karwowski would end the half leading all scorers with 14.

The Lancers made a small run at the start of the second half behind stellar offensive rebounding and scoring from Brandon Meadows but could never get closer than 10 points at 45-35.

North Platte cruised to the victory 82-57. Karwowski was officially on triple-double watch through the second half, he finished with 21 pts, 12 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Kaufmanis finished right behind him with 20 pts on 6-7 shooting from the three-point line.

The Knights (8-1) have one more game at home before the long holiday break, they take on Southeast Community College December 11th, tipoff at 5 p.m.

Bulldog boys and girls fall to Lincoln SW in rescheduled match up

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North Platte, NE (KOOQ) – North Platte basketball teams dropped two games to Lincoln SW last night after the games were rescheduled from mid-February.

The night started off with the Lady Bulldogs, fresh off a close win over Kearney Catholic just a few nights ago. The ladies got off to a good start as both teams shot fairly well. The first Quarter ended with the Bulldogs trailing 15-10.

Things looked much the same in the 2nd Quarter as teams traded baskets and runs. Lincoln SouthWest would outscore North Platte 13-12 to take a 28-22 lead into Halftime.

The 3rd Quarter was the difference maker in the game as Lincoln Southwest would come out shooting hot and score 16 in the Quarter. Lincoln SouthWest played stifling defense against the Bulldogs as well allowing North Platte to only score 6 pts in the quarter. At the end of three, it was 44-28.

The Lady Bulldogs would fair a little better in the 4th Quarter but couldn’t sustain any offensive momentum as they would eventually lose 60-38.

The Lady Bulldogs are now 1-1 on the season and get ready to host Lincoln Northeast on Friday Dec. 7th. Tip-off is at 6 pm.

The Boys would match up next, with the Bulldogs looking to put the loss to Kearney Catholic behind them.

Both teams would start slow as they traded defensive stops and baskets all quarter. Lincoln SW would take the one point edge after the first, 11-10.

Things would click out of the gate for the Bulldog boys as they came out with intensity on both the offensive and defensive sides of the game in the 2nd Quarter, stopping Lincoln SW’s momentum on a few occasions. At halftime, the Bulldogs had the lead 23-18.

Coming out of the lockerroom Lincoln SW wanted to make things interesting and it showed with an impressive offensive showing scoring 17 in the third. North Platte, however, was able to hold their own as they put 18 points on the board during the third to take a 41-35 lead into the final frame.

In the 4th things would all go Lincoln SW’s way as it seemed everything they threw up went into the basket. North Platte would struggle from the field in the fourth, only scoring 8 points all quarter. Lincoln Southwest would take the victory 54-49.

The Bulldogs fall to 0-2 on the season and prepare for game 3 of the homestand against Lincoln Northeast also on Friday evening. Tip-off in that game is set for 7:45 pm.

Bulldog Recap Sept 7 vs Fremont

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North Platte, Neb – The Bulldogs dropped to 0-3 on the season after taking a 27-9 loss against Fremont.

Along with the loss, the Bulldogs left Fremont pretty banged up. Starting FB Nick Bocott was hurt in the first few plays of the game and would not see the field again. Cody Wright would come in and do a good job filling in for Bocott, rushing for 13 times for 59 yards.

Dalton Caley, the starting QB would also be hit by the injury bug going down late in the 4th quarter with what looked to be a shoulder injury. Caley on the game would run 17 times for 53 yards and a TD along with 2/7 in the air for 36 yards.

No word yet on the status of either player.

You can hear the recap of the game here:

Scott and Kyles Nebraska Picks (UPDATED: 9/4)

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Follow along with Scott and Kyle and see how your picks for the Nebraska season stand!

 

Opponent Scott Prediction Kyle Prediction Who won?
Akron Neb 63-14 Neb 45-17 Tie: Game cancelled
Colorado Neb 31-21 Neb 45-17
Troy Neb 48-7 Neb 55-20
@ Michigan Mich 31-17 Mich 48-28
Purdue Neb 31-28 Purdue 28-24
@Wisconsin Wis 41-20 Wis 38-21
@Northwestern Neb 24-21 Neb 40-24
Minnesota Neb 35-14 *turnovers* Neb 34-31
@Ohio State OSU 51-24 OSU 48-14
Illinois Neb 48-21 Neb 28-24
Michigan State MSU 35-17 MSU 35-31
@Iowa Neb 31-28 Iowa 41-38

Scott Neb Overall record: 8-4
Kyle Neb Overall record: 6-6

True Freshman named QB for first time in Neb History

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Lincoln, Neb – ESPN ran a story Sunday morning about Martinez becoming the first true freshman in Nebraska history to start week one:

 

True freshman Adrian Martinez will start the season at quarterback for Nebraska.

Coach Scott Frost made the announcement Sunday with the release of the team’s Week 1 depth chart, selecting Martinez over redshirt freshman Tristan Gebbia. No true freshman has ever opened a season as the top QB for the Cornhuskers.

Nebraska opens the season Saturday at home against Akron.

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Martinez was the prize signee in Frost’s first recruiting class last December. He switched loyalty from Tennessee to Nebraska amid coaching upheaval at both schools, picking the Big Ten program after Frost flew cross-country to Fresno, California, to pursue Martinez even as the coach readied UCF for the Peach Bowl.

Martinez and Gebbia waged a race that heated up in March. Both Californians performed well in the spring game, though Martinez gained most of the attention for his four touchdowns and elusive running that appeared a strong fit in Frost’s high-octane offense.

Ranked 103rd in the ESPN 300 for the Class of 2018, Martinez missed his senior season last fall at Clovis High School in Fresno with a shoulder injury. He returned in January to play in the Under Armour All-America Game.

He will be called to lead an offense deep at running back and receiver amid heightened excitement at Nebraska around the return of Frost, the native son who led the Huskers as a QB to their most recent national championship in 1997.

Nebraska underperformed last year in winning just four games, its worst record since 1961.

The last Nebraska true freshman to start a game at QB was Cody Green in 2009. Tommie Frazier famously took over as the starter six games into the 1992 season as a true freshman — ultimately helping push Frost, then a recruit, to pick Stanford over Nebraska. He transferred to Lincoln in 1995.

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