BROOKINGS The Brookings Bobcats hosted a pair of doubleheaders at Bob Jostad Gymnasiumthis weekend, hosting Rapid City Central on Friday night and Rapid City Stevens on Saturday night.
The girls basketball team fell to the Cobblers 78-67 on Friday night and the 59-46 to the Raiders on Saturday night while the boys team lost 57-56 on Friday night and 59-38 on Saturday.
Girls
Rapid City Central 78, Brookings 67
The Bobcats struggled to take care of the basketball with 28 turnovers in the game and allowed a 22-0 run in the first half as they dropped their first game of the weekend to the Cobblers 78-67 on Friday night.
I thought we were prepared for what we knew we were going to see, Brookings head coach Mitch McLagan said. Our youth showed up a little bit and 28 turnovers is unacceptable at any level.
The Cobblers opened the game on a 10-2 run before the Bobcats answered with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 10, but RC Central scored the final 17 points of the opening frame to take a 27-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. With 10 turnovers, the Cobblers dictated the pace of the game and scored the first five points of the second quarter to complete the run.
We turned the ball over too many times and allowed them to dictate the pace of play, McLagan said. It started with the turnovers and then we didnt defend very hard on the other end.
Macy Evens bucket with 5:41 left in the second quarter ended the run but Brookings played catch-up the rest of the way. Rapid City Central went into halftime with a 42-26 lead and a 65-50 lead at the end of the third quarter. While the Bobcats cut the lead down to 71-61 with 3:43 left to play, that would be the closest they would get as the Cobblers closed out the game.
After the game, McLagan admitted there was plenty of work to do but also complimented the Bobcats on their ability to keep fighting in the second half.
We won the second quarter, third quarter and fourth quarter but we just cant put ourselves in that big of a hole in the first quarter, McLagan said. We talked about it in the locker room at halftime and after the game that we just needed to get tougher and credit to our kids, they were tougher in the second half. We just have to do a better job of being ready to play and show that toughness at tipoff.
Logan Smidt had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and a steal for the Bobcats while Tess Burns had 12 points, seven rebounds, a block and an assist. Even finished with 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block and Amari Ward had seven points, two rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal.
Kymber Buys had six points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal and Alyssa Asleson had five points with two steals and a rebound for the Bobcats.
Lolo Carlow led Rapid City with 22 points, while Leah Landry had 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Aaliyah Jones ahd 13 points, five steals and four rebounds for the Cobblers.
Brookings shot 45 percent in the game including 7-for-20 (35%) on 3-pointers. The Bobcats also shot 18-for-23 (78.3%) from the free throw line.
Rapid City Central shot 47 percent for the game including 10-of-19 (52.6%) on 3-pointers. The Cobblers made 22-of-34 (64.7%) free throws and out-rebounded the Bobcats 32-28.
Rapid City Stevens 59, Brookings 46
The Bobcats played well and took the lead into the half but some similar issues popped up to help the Raiders score a 59-46 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Brookings trailed 10-8 at the end of the first quarter but out-scored the Raiders 17-12 in the second quarter to lead 25-22 at halftime. The most impressive aspect was the Bobcats defense, which held the Raiders to just 20 percent shooting in the first half.
We were able to be more prepared for this game even with the odd start time, McLagan said. We werent able to do a walkthrough this morning, so credit to our kids for understanding the assignment and coming out with more energy to start the game.
While the Bobcats got off to a good start, they couldnt finish the job thanks to six turnovers in the third quarter. The Raiders took advantage to lead 39-34 at the end of the third quarter and led by as many as 10 points in the fourth before securing the victory.
They did a better job of taking away shots in the second half, McLagan said of the Raiders. Their pressure got us to play fast and I thought they forced us into taking shots we didnt want.
Even and Buys led the Bobcats with nine points each and Even added five rebounds to help the cause. Burns, Ward and Brinleigh Mack each had six points and Mack also grabbed five rebounds.
Taaliyah Porter led Rapid City Stevens with 26 points, seven rebounds and two steals while Isabell Higgins had 10 points and six rebounds.
Brookings shot 40 percent in the game including 3-for-12 (25%) on 3-pointers. The Bobcats made 15-of-18 (83.3%) free throws and committed 17 turnovers.
Rapid City Stevens shot 31 percent from the floor including 6-for-25 (24%) on 3-pointers. The Raiders made 23-of-30 (76.7%) free throws, committed 11 turnovers and outrebounded the Bobcats 32-25.
While McLagan was disappointed with the result and the Bobcats five-game losing streak that has dropped them to 2-8 on the season, he remained encouraged based on the improvement over the weekend.
When you just look at today compared to last night, we came out with much better energy and played better basketball, McLagan said. But youve got to get to a point where the energy thing cant be a light switch. Its got to come every single day in practice. You cant take days off because then this stuff starts to snowball a little bit. With a young team, a losing streak can wear on you so weve got to make sure our kids are ready to go.
The Bobcats will return to action when they host Harrisburg at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Boys
Rapid City Central 57, Brookings 56
The Bobcats held a five-point lead with 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter but Isaiah Whitings steal and lay-up with 3.8 seconds to play gave the Cobblers a 57-56 win on Friday night.
The Bobcats and Cobblers had an even battle throughout the first three quarters as Rapid City Central led 14-11 at the end of the first quarter and took a 31-28 lead into halftime. Brookings went into the fourth quarter tied at 39 before a 9-1 run gave the Bobcats a 48-40 lead with 6:18 to play.
The Cobblers responded with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 48-48 on Jet Janvrins free throws with 4:18 left in the game. A technical foul on Colton Carlson led to a pair of Austin Clark free throws that gave Brookings a 50-48 lead and the Bobcats took a 55-50 lead on Clarks free throw with 20 seconds to play.
A foul on Ben Moret led to a pair of free throws from Janvrin that made it a three-point game with 14 seconds to play and Clark made 1-of-2 free throws to make it 56-52 in favor of the Bobcats with 13 seconds to play.
Janvrin made a 3-pointer to make it a 56-55 game with seven seconds to play before Whiting stole the inbounds pass and scored the game-winning layup to give the Cobblers their first win of the season.
They just made a play when they needed to, Brookings head coach Mike McCarty said. We were in control of the game for a majority and at the end there were about four or five things that needed to go against us for that outcome to happen. Unfortunately for us, thats exactly what happened.
Despite the result, the game had several positives for the Bobcats including Owen Burns, who put up a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
We thought we had an advantage in there and he worked his tail off tonight, McCarty said of Burns. He was going up through contact and finishing and he played a good game on both ends of the court.
Clark led the Bobcats with a game-high 23 points including 5-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers and Moret had eight points, six rebounds, four assists and a steal while Nathan Smith added six points and a pair of assists.
Janvrin led Rapid City Central with 21 points, three assists, two rebounds and two assists while Whiting finished with 15 points, three rebounds, two steals, an assist and a block. Ryan Wetch also had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists for the Cobblers.
Brookings shot 38 percent in the game including 9-for-21 (42.9%) on 3-point attempts. The Bobcats also made 15-of-24 (62.5%) free throws, committed 15 turnovers and outrebounded the Cobblers 34-24.
Rapid City Central shot 45 percent for the game including 4-of-13 (30.8%) on 3-pointers. The Cobblers also shot 13-of-23 (56.5%) from the free throw line and committed nine turnovers.
Rapid City Stevens 59, Brookings 38
The Raiders started strong and led a majority of the game as they defeated the Bobcats 59-38 in the second game of Saturdays doubleheader.
Rapid City Stevens used an early 10-0 run to take a 15-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and ran the lead to 31-18 at halftime. The Raiders shot 50 percent from the floor and held a 21-13 rebounding advantage in the first half and continued to hold Brookings out of the game in the second half.
The Raiders built their lead up to 41-24 at the end of the third quarter and used 13 points and five rebounds from Shun-Zi White Woman to secure the victory.
Smith led the Bobcats with 10 points and Brodie McCarty had eight points in the loss. Burns had seven points and three rebounds and Clark had six points.
Dayler Segrist also had 12 points and four rebounds for the Raiders.
Brookings shot 28 percent in the game including 3-for-18 (16.7%) on 3-pointers. The Bobcats also shot 9-for-12 (75%) on free throws and committed 12 turnovers.
Rapid City Stevens shot 48 percent in the first half including 2-for-15 (26.7%) on 3-pointers. The Raiders made 11-of-17 (64.7%) free throws, outrebounded the Bobcats 35-25 and committed 12 turnovers.
The Bobcats fell to 1-9 with the loss and will travel to Harrisburg on Tuesday night.
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