| Mustangs Seek Fourth Consecutive 37th District Title 37th District Tournament Feburary 11-12th - Brossart High School |
| Campbell County Scores Opening Round Win 37-31 Over Scott Eagles |
| The Campbell County Camels earned a berth in the 37th District Tournament Championship Game by defeating the Scott Eagles in the Opening Round/Semi-Finals 37-31 in a game that wasn't decided until the final seconds. The Camels pushed out to a 9-6 first quarter lead and were ahead 18-15 at the break. Scott closed the gap to 25-23 after three periods but could come no closer. The Scott Eagles connected on seven three-point goals, but put up only four points via the garden variety field-goal route. Ryne Smith led the Eagles by hitting a "3" in each quarter for a total of 12 points on the day and Drew Castleman scored 9 including a pair of shots from beyond the arc. The Camels were led by Andy Franzen who put up 9 points on the afternoon. Totals Camels: 12-1-10/19-37 Totals Eagles: 2-7- 6/11 -31 |
| Mustangs Position Themselves To Defend Back-To-Back-To-Back District Titles With 55-24 Win Over Outmanned Silver Grove |
| The Brossart Mustang JVs will find themselves in familiar territiory on Sunday afternoon as they will attempt to win their fourth consecutive District Championship in a 4pm bout with Campbell County. Brossart's three previous District Titles came in the 38th District prior to the most recent realignment in which the Mustangs were farmed out to the 37th. In our contest with Silver Grove the Mustangs struck early and often, opening a 27-8 halftime lead and then cruising to the 55-24 win. Steve Pelle had all 8 of the Big Trains points in the first half. All ten of Coach Bob Rowe's JVs put ink in the scorebook, led by Greg Stortz who was the only double figure scorer in the game with 10 points. Box Score Mustangs: Lloyd 1-2-0/0-8, Rebholz 2-0-0/0-4, Ruberg 0-0-2/2-4, Niemeyer 1-2-1/2-9, Ridder 3-0-0/0-6, Kramer 0-0-1/2-1, Hertzenberg 0-1-0/0-3, Bleha 2-0-0/0-4, Hansman 3-0-2/2-8, Stortz 5-0-0/0-10 Totals Mustangs: 17-5-6/8-55 13-6 Totals Big Trains: 9- 2-0/0-24 |
| Mustangs Win Fourth Consecutive J.V. District Championship Beat Campbell County 29-19 |
| The Brossart Mustang JVs beat the Campbell County J.V.s for the third striaght time this season in winning their fourth consecutive District Championship. Our Mustangs outscored the Camels 24-11 in the final three periods as the Stangs won 29-19. |
| If you are a Mustang JV Player or a Mustang JV fan, Sunday was payday. It wasn't done with mirrors and lights or superior talent. It was done with a season-long work ethic that started back in the third week of October. The Mustang JVs didn't take Christmas break off - they were busy getting ready for this day by taking on Cincinnati LaSalle and Cincinnati McNicholas and would have had one under their belts against Lexington Catholic were it not for a tragedy that befell our school on the day of that scheduled tune-up. It wasn't about winning then - it was about winning now - and they did. They prepared up until the day before the game, returning to the practice floor immediately following their win over Silver Grove on Saturday, and practiced until they got it right and felt that they were prepared to take on the Camels. They did it because they wanted it more, and they did it for their coach who spends endless hours making them better players and a better team. They didn't let him down. |
| They also did it with exactly the same ten JV Mustangs who have suited up and danced every dance this season in the varsity prelim games - and they did it with passion. The picture of Kyle Kramer above should speak volumes. Kyle Kramer is not the leading scorer on the Mustangs JV team - but he is their heart and soul. He demands excellence from his teammates and he gets results. He was passionate on Sunday and the Mustangs won. He wouldn't have had it any other way. |
| There is no 10th Region JV Tournament to strive for. That's O.K. - they got the one they wanted - the one in which they weren't necessarily the favorite, the one that passes the torch to the 2006-07 Mustang JVs to get Coach Rowe the one for the thumb. That team will start preparing a few days after school lets out, when open gyms and weight conditioning starts and they will continue to prepare this summer with a slate of games in Florida at team camp and more formally when practice opens for the 06-07 season on October 15th. There was no raucous celebration, no victory party, no net cutting. Our guys coolly accepted their trophy, showered, and went home with the satisfaction of knowing that they had again beaten their big-school neighbor and were again district champs. |
| They didn't need a party, or a celebration, or adulations from their fans - they are Brossart Mustangs, they expected to win - they've been here before - 3 times to be exact. Maybe it's also a credit to our feeder grade school programs as nine graduates of the Campbell County Parochial Basketball League lined up for the tip today in the District Championship game - six from St. Mary, two from St. Joe, Cold Spring, one from Sts. Peter and Paul and the dad of the one who wasn't, was. The Mustangs were led by Matthew Hansman with 12 points. No Camel scored in double figures. The Camels were held to merely seven points in the second half. Congratulations to Coach Rowe and his very deserving JV Mustangs. |
In the game itself, it was actually Campbell County who led
8-5 after the first period. The Camels would maintain the
lead 12-10 at the 3:13 mark in the second period but a Kyle
Kramer "3", a Greg Stortz bucket, and a free-throw by Matt
Lloyd would make it a 15-12 Brossart advantage and it was
all Brossart from that point on. Our Mustangs outscored the
Camels 13-4 in the pivitol second period, taking an 18-12
lead to the locker-room at halftime, and would turn up the
defense to hold the Camels to 7 points in the entire second
half.
Campbell County did cut the Mustangs lead to 19-16 at the
2:13 mark in the third period when Ben Ridder delivered a
three-pointer and Luke Rebholz hit a pair of free-throws to
slam the door.
The Mustangs improve to 14-6 on the season and add their
37th District Title to their MCIT Runner-Up hardware for
the season. The JV Mustangs are very much still in the
NKAC Division II race with a 2-1 conference record.
Box Score: Lloyd 0-0-1/4-1, Rebholz 1-0-2/2-4,
Niemeyer 0-0-2/4-2, Ridder 0-1-0/03,
Kramer 1-1-0/0-5, Hansman 3-0-6/10-12,
Stortz 1-0-0/0-2
Totals Mustangs: 6-2-11/20-29 14-6 2-1
Totals Camels: 4-1- 8-21-19 10-11
8-5 after the first period. The Camels would maintain the
lead 12-10 at the 3:13 mark in the second period but a Kyle
Kramer "3", a Greg Stortz bucket, and a free-throw by Matt
Lloyd would make it a 15-12 Brossart advantage and it was
all Brossart from that point on. Our Mustangs outscored the
Camels 13-4 in the pivitol second period, taking an 18-12
lead to the locker-room at halftime, and would turn up the
defense to hold the Camels to 7 points in the entire second
half.
Campbell County did cut the Mustangs lead to 19-16 at the
2:13 mark in the third period when Ben Ridder delivered a
three-pointer and Luke Rebholz hit a pair of free-throws to
slam the door.
The Mustangs improve to 14-6 on the season and add their
37th District Title to their MCIT Runner-Up hardware for
the season. The JV Mustangs are very much still in the
NKAC Division II race with a 2-1 conference record.
Box Score: Lloyd 0-0-1/4-1, Rebholz 1-0-2/2-4,
Niemeyer 0-0-2/4-2, Ridder 0-1-0/03,
Kramer 1-1-0/0-5, Hansman 3-0-6/10-12,
Stortz 1-0-0/0-2
Totals Mustangs: 6-2-11/20-29 14-6 2-1
Totals Camels: 4-1- 8-21-19 10-11
