In a game in which we came as close to winning as one rebound away, the Scott Eagles were able to go the length of the floor, score, deflect and then intercept a Brossart pass, followed by a 25-foot straightaway 3-point, game -winner by Scott Senior Jordan Clemons ahead of the final buzzer to beat us.

If you paid your $6 to witness this ballgame, you got your money’s worth.  In the first quarter, despite the feeling that we were outplaying them, neither team could establish a meaningful lead and Brossart led 13-12 on the merits of a pair of Drew Steffen 3-pointers and a pair of free-throws.  In the second period, our Mustangs attempted to get some separation, opening up an 18-12 lead which dissolved late in the quarter as Scott actually took a 25-24 late half lead, before we scored the final bucket, retaking the lead 26-25 at intermission.

In the third stanza, we would be forced to come from five down at 31-26, 41-36, and 46-41, but were up to the challenge, as Brady Boruske hit a pair of threes, and an old-fashioned 3-Point Play, netting 9 of his game-total 11 points, rallying us back on each occasion, along with a Brady Rowe ahead-of-the-buzzer field goal to cut the Eagles’ advantage to 46-44 with eight minutes remaining in one of our seasons.  In the fourth quarter it was Scott who threatened to open a sizable lead, pushing it out to 51-44, but again we would battle back and re-take the lead at 54-53 as Beckett Kuntz attempted to put us on his shoulders and carry us to victory.  With time winding down and our two teams exchanging leads Brossart trailed 58-57 when Beckett hit his third 3 of the night, giving us a 60-58 lead with 25.1 left on the clock.  It was at that time that a quick touch-foul was assessed to Nick Cozzi in the backcourt, stopping the clock and , giving 86% free-throw shooter, Ben Brown a pair of free-throws which he hit to tie the score at 60s.  Kuntz would be fouled on a rim-run, and when “The Captain” hit both of them we led 62-60 and then needed that one rebound that I spoke about earlier.

 However, it was not to be.  Out of a Steve Frommeyer time-out the Eagles executed a give and go to Brown who drove it the length of the floor to score with 9 ticks on the clock.  In our haste to inbound the ball, get it down the floor, score, and win the game, we had our inbounds pass deflected.  When we recovered it and attempted to advance it down the floor, Jordan Clemons was there to intercept it, and hit the game-winner, ending our season at 15-13.  For the game, seven Mustangs put ink in the scorebook, led by Drew Steffen, who nailed four 3-s on the night, with 16.  Beckett Kuntz, who was named to the All-Tournament Team, scored 15, with 12 of them coming in the pivotal fourth quarter.  He hit three 3-pointers.  Brady Boruske was our other double-figure scorer with 11 points and a pair of three-pointers on the night.  We were 17-21 from the charity stripe.  The Eagles were paced by Ben Brown with 19 points, Jordan Clemons added 13, and Jayden Dodd 12.  The Eagles will face Campbell County in the 37th District Championship game Thursday night at 7pm.  In the second semi-finals game, Calvary Christian was contentious for a half, before succumbing to the Camels 83-53.

Beckett Kuntz completes his high school basketball career with 705 career points and will hold down the 43rd place on the All-Time St. Mary/Bishop Brossart Scoring List.