The absence of Senior Carson Hesse played large in this one as late in the game, Cru big man Caden Kunstek went to war inside putting up 17 of his game-high 23 points in the second half, paving the way for the Cru to overcome a 10 point halftime deficit and poke a nose in front at 62-61 with only 28 seconds remaining in the game.  It was their first lead since being up 7-5 back in the first quarter.

Early on in this one the Mustangs put on a shooting exhibition as Drew Steffen nailed four 3’s, Beckett Kuntz hit two of them, and Brady Brouske dropped in one.  The second half would see a reversal of sort as it would be St. Henry who would drop five 3’s to  our two as the Cru fought back to post the one-point win.  Kunstek led all scorers with 23 points and Tyler Detzel added 10 for Tim Sullivan’s Cru.  Drew Steffen put up 22 that included six 3’s  and Beckett Kuntz 12 in the losing effort. 

In what I though was one of the best JV games played in quite a while, our two teams traded punches, seeing the score tied at 32 at the end of the third quarter, and the homestanding Mustangs draw off late to post the 53-44 NKAC DivII victory.  Jake Bricking and Wyatt Feldman led all scorers with 16 each, and Derek Bezold tossed in 12.  Sam Duckworth led the Cru effort with 10.

The Mustangs will be back in action in a few hours when they host Eminence in a JV/Varsity twin bill at 12Noon and 1:30pm.