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Mustangs Put An Exclamation Point On
2003-2004 Season
With 77-41 Win Over Simon Kenton
Head Into District At 23-5
Big Men McDole and Rhoden Combine For 29 Points
JVs Solidify Back To Back 20 Win Seasons
With 34-32 Photo Finish Win Over 'Neers
  The Varsity Mustangs put an exclamation point on their regular season with a solid 77-41 win over the Simon Kenton Pioneers on Senior Night where Derrick Rhoden and Rob Doyle were playing in their final home game as a Mustang.  Doyle and Rhoden responded by combining for 20 points, Rhoden putting up 14 and Doyle 6.  The senior duo was responsible for the first seven points of the game, putting the Mustangs in the lead that they would never relinquish. 
 
   The Mustangs increased their lead to 15-2 midway through the first period as Ryan Anderson drilled a pair of 3s enroute to a 22-6 first quarter lead.  Brossart did not let up in the second quarter putting 20 more points on the board, led by Evan McDole who was responsible for eight of those points, extending our lead to 42-20 by halftime.

   There was no letdown in the third quarter as the Mustangs continued their torrid scoring pace recording 22 more points, on the merits of 14 points from the big man corps of McDole-Rhoden, six points from Kevin Smith and a bucket by Brett Reilly, to open up a 64-28 advantage.

   Coach Willie Schlarman cleared the Mustangs bench in the fourth quarter as each and every Mustang dressed for the contest made an entry in the scorebook.  Brossart again continued their dominance over the Pioneers, leading by 40 points at one point 70-30, outscoring the 'Neers 15-11 enroute to the 77-41 win, our twenty-third of the season vs five losses. 

   The Mustangs were led in the scoring department by Evan McDole with 15 points.  Evan now has 942 career points and has dead aim on becoming the next Mustang to join the elite THOUSAND POINT CLUB.
Derrick Rhoden had a big night on Senior night with 14 points.  Jason Cooper hit double digits with 10 points including a pair of 3-balls.  Three Mustangs scorers put six points on the board, Rob Doyle, Ryan Anderson (with three-pointers number 30 and 31), and Kevin Smith.  Brett Reilly contributed 5 points; Michael Schenk 4; Brad Seiter, Nick Clark, and Steve McCarthy 3 each; and Adam Franzen 2.   Kyle Lubbers experienced some shortness of breath following the JV game and did not play in the varsity event.  No Simon Kenton player scored double figures.

   The Mustangs will now begin the "second season" on Wednesday night (March 3rd) in the 38th District Tournament vs Bracken County at 6pm at the Campbell County Middle School.  The Mustangs received a favorable draw which will require them to defeat the Polar Bears on Wednesday to advance to the tournament finals on Friday night, March 5th and receive an automatic bid to the annual rites of spring at the Mason County Fieldhouse in the 10th Region Tournament the week of March 8th.   
JVs Survive Simon Kenton Bullet As Troy Cooper Scores At The Buzzer to Salvage a 34-32 Win and Score Back To Back 20-3 Seasons
  The JV Mustangs were pushed to the limit in their final regular season contest by the 8-16 Simon Kenton Pioneers.

   Simon Kenton and Brossart went toe to toe through the first quarter which saw the Mustangs trail by 4 points on several occasions before ending the period behind 12-10.  Brossart rebounded to take a 19-17 lead at halftime as Troy Cooper posted five of our nine second quarter points with a basket and three of four from the free-throw line. 

   The third quarter was a defensive struggle which saw the Mustangs add a point to their lead by outscoring the Neers 5-4.  In that period Nick Clark hit his second three-point goal and would have a total of three 3s on the night between his JV and Varsity opportunities. 

    The Mustangs and Simon Kenton Pioneers battled through the fourth quarter in which a Josh Hurd field goal actually put the Neers on top by a bucket at the one minute mark.  As the clock wound down and the score tied at 32, Coach Bob Rowe called a time-out with 24.9 seconds remaining and the Mustangs in possession of the ball to draw up the last offensive play of the game.  As the ball came in and the Mustangs executed the intended offense, the desired shot was defended effectively by Simon Kenton causing the Mustangs to be forced into a improvise, adapt, and overcome situation.  Troy Cooper found himself in possession of the ball at the elbow with 5 seconds remaining and overtime looming.  The Freshman bigman executed a move to the basket as time was expiring, put up an off-balance shot that caromed off of the backboard and dropped into the cylinder giving his team a 34-32 victory and more importantly solidifying the JV Mustangs second consecutive 20 game winning season against 3 losses.

   Congratulations to Coach Bob Rowe and his JV Mustangs who complete their season with a 20-3 record, MCIT Champions, NKAC Division II Co-Champions and 38th District Champions.