Our Mustangs continued on a whirlwind string of contests, playing our fifth game in six days with two more on deck in the next three days.  In this one, Beckett Kuntz picked up right where he left off 24 hours ago, scoring 12 points in the first quarter including the Hat Trick from beyond the arc to set the tone.   While applying intense defense, causing the Royals early game woes, we pushed out to a 24-11 first quarter advantage, which would be marred by a plethora of fouls whistled in what would become a whistle-fest.  Both teams put up 15 in the second frame, sending the two teams to the locker room at halftime with Brossart on top 39-26.  Twenty-six free-throws would be shot in the second half, as Nick Cozzi and Drew Steffen, both in foul trouble spent an inordinate amount of time on the bench, as the Mustangs, who had pushed our lead out to 52-28, would be forced to employ a sophomore corps and we were only able to improve our advantage by a single point.  Meanwhile, Kuntz continued on a scoring tear, adding a pair of 3-pointers and a pair of free-throws bringing his sum total to 27 points coming out of the third quarter.  It was more of the same in the finale, as the whistles continued to blow, fouling out Nick Cozzi, while disrupting the flow of the game.  The Mustangs held the Royals at bay, winning by 15 points at 70-55 as Kuntz finished his night’s work with 33 points including five 3-Pointers – his second career high in as many nights.  Drew Steffen added 11 leaving him six points shy of the 500 points milestone.

Derrick McBride’s JVs continue on a roll, winning their seventh game in a row, defeating the Royals 57-43 and improving their season mark to 14-7.  Wyatt Feldman paced the JVs with 13, Cohen Trauth contributed 11, and Bauer Glass 10.   Both teams will be back in action Wednesday night at home, as we host Harrison County on Senior Night.  The JV Game goes at 6pm, with the Senior Night festivities taking place between games, and the Varsity match slated for 7:30pm which will likely be delayed a few minutes to allow for celebrating our seniors.  Friends and fans of our seniors are invited to attend a reception upstairs in Hegenauer Hall immediately following the varsity game.